I bought one of these for cutting trees out of the way when mountain biking. Fits in any pocket, and with a little creativity I have managed to get through a 14" or so diameter log. You can slide it under the log, and cut from the bottom to avoid binding during the cut, unlike a bow saw or folding saw which comes in handy. Only downside I have found is that if you don't pay attention to which way it will pinch because when you get it stuck, it is really stuck. On the same note if you get it stuck, and tweak it getting it unstuck, and then it breaks due to that shortly afterwards, their customer service (Supreme Products)is great. Since then I have been more careful about which direction it will pinch from, and haven't had any issues at all, and have taken out multiple 12" + diameter logs. With some forethought this saw is capable of much more than advertised. Works better than anything I have found aside from a chainsaw which is hard to carry around miles back into the woods.