folding saw new handle

[lannyman8]

hey up,
does anyone know how i could make a new handle for my folding saw the blade is ok but the plastic handle (being plastic) has snaped clean in half.

i was thinking of some sort if wing nut assembly through some wood but want the blade to be covered and folded or inserted for when i carry it around.

has anyone got any ideas please..........

thanks.....chris..

 

[Toddy]

How did that happen ?

Anyway.........how about a folded bit of metal, like the brass handle on Tengu's new folder ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[lannyman8]

appart from having no money to buy some i want to try and keep the handle wooden for grip and comfrot.

i also just like to work with it and have more exsperiance with it to.

it happened this weekend on our N/Yorkshire outing.....

like i say plastic cheap c%$£!!!!!!! but it got me by till now lol.....

 

[Toddy]

You might not like this, but I have seen one repaired using a slit open piece of hosepipe I think it was araldited on.

Wood's always good How's your carving ? Some of the pallets (in fact quite a lot of them) are made of teak. Worth the effort to break it out carefully. Carve a duplicate from two pieces leaving the folding slot in the centre with a welt from another bit of timber ( like a knife sheath)

What kind of folding saw though ? There's quite a variety.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[lannyman8]

its like the wilkinson sword one but cost £3.99 from LIDL thats why the plastic broke.

i have a few spare blades to so dont want to waste money on a new one when i can make one for free and enjoy doing it to.

think you are right about the wood and welt i can also use a wing nut and bolt to secure it / open it.

thanks toddy think i wll do that when i get some time........ta again chris.....

 

[lannyman8]

my handle is almost done......

its not beautiful but it works well and cost me nout which is always a winner.......

 

[Taffy63]

Hi, I know it's a bit late but here are a few pictures of a couple of vintage wooden handled folding saws. They might help if anyone needs to repair or re-handle a saw in the future.
Cheers
Nigel

 

[Peter_t]

i want one im gessing you can sharpen those too?
we sharpen knives and axes but not saws? instead we throw them away

pete

 

[phill_ue]

They certainly look sharpen-able, a bit of work with a needle file but certainly doable. They put me in mind of the saw in Ray Mears' Survival Handbook. IIRC, it is a Sandvik steel blade with a plywood handle.

 

[Dave Budd]

i want one im gessing you can sharpen those too?
we sharpen knives and axes but not saws? instead we throw them away

pete

speak for yourself mate! I'm too tight to NOT sharpen my saws

Even the ones with hard teeth that are a narrow pitch, such as on must folding saws can be sharpened if you know how

Having seen those old saws above, I think I may make a couple and see how they go down I've made saws before and cutting the teeth is a tedious job so I couldn't sell them, but the short length and coarse spacing of those saws might make it feasible

 

[Locky]

you could use an epoxy resin to glue for the plastic possibly, hard to picture your saw, it the plastic attached to steel?