found some elm at work.......

[bdshim]

so i thought id have ago at making a folding buck saw, went and got the 21" banco blade and have come up with this so far.

still not finished yet might do some carving on it then oil it, it has mortise and tenon joints so should be strong enough

i might even have ago at making a leather bag for it, i might get some ss bolts with wingnuts to secure the blade in a slot. will update this when i have done more.

 

[spandit]

Wow... what cordage are you planning on using for the tensioning?

 

[bdshim]

not sure yet, thought of para cord but then had the mad idea of making some natural cordage, para cord would probally be much stronger? open to suggestions on that one?
cheers

 

[spandit]

Some sisal cord would look the part

 

[Bushcraftsman]

thats great work! the carving could really make it look ace depending on what pattern you put in it! what type of oil are you going to use??

 

[bdshim]

tung oil or linseed i rekon, i will give the carving some thought over the next few days
thanks

 

[bdshim]

Some sisal cord would look the part

good idea

 

[Bushcraftsman]

try some sort of tribal pattern, (dont know how good your carving skills are) that would look ace, and yeah linseed will make it look good, dont want a dark oil because the wood is really nice, want to show that off

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice! could always try some knotwork carving/kolrosing

 

[bdshim]

very nice! could always try some knotwork carving/kolrosing

knotwork carvig?
sounds good
cheers

 

[Hugo]

Looks nice, I made one out of some pine I had lying around a few weeks ago, yours looks much better, well done.

 

[jackcbr]

Hmm, I've got a bit of elm, been wondering what to do with it...

 

[crosslandkelly]

Nice job, a useful bit of kit.

 

[bdshim]

the boss was out all day today so when the cats away the mice will play.......

kept it simple will do some on the cross bar next

still have yet to sort out how the blade will be held in.

 

[grey-array]

Love that stuff, but I warn you I will be trying to top you off in not too long of a notice if life allows me ^^
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[spandit]

Can you not just use some wing nuts & screws to hold the blade? Will mean drilling your masterpiece but will enable you to pack it down again

 

[Kepis]

Cut the blade slot right the way through, put a nut and bolt in the end of the blade and then fix it so the end of the blade is outside the uprights, you wont have to drill holes that way, something like this on the one i made last week from some Hazel, you can see the way the blade comes through the bottom of the upright, you might have to reduce the length of your cross brace though so it all fits.

 

[bdshim]

got 2 brass pins in the end will be attached somewhere somehow lol, also got an idea of storing the blade safely, but i had to give it a coat of linseed oil, will be back tommorw with finished product, thanks for all the comments

 

[Harvestman]

That is just beautiful.

 

[bdshim]

thank you, will need a nice leather/canvas bag to go with it i think, not sure what would be best?