From sofa to bucksaw

[nodd]

I started to brake up our old sofa the other day and the main frame was made of 2"x1" beech I thought just the right size to use to have a go at making a folding Bucksaw some thing I have been wanting to make for some time here are a few photos of my first attempt at making one .

Sofa wood supply

The made up Bucksaw

The Bucksaw folded down

It took me about a day to make just using hand tools all I have do now is finish of by sealing it with some boiled linseed oil I will post a photo of it when its been sealed.

 

[calibanzwei]

Fixed

 

[nodd]

hi thanks for that man and machine not in perfect harmony.

 

[calibanzwei]

No probs - awesome resourcefulness there.

 

[Shewie]

Great job Nodd

 

[nodd]

Thank you for your comments all I need to do now is make a canvas bag for it and sort out the photos.

 

[malente]

that looks really nice and quite a user too!

 

[Tony]

very nice, looks clean and very usable, what's it like in use? What dimensions is it?

 

[nodd]

I have given it a test and it works well the blade is held nice and tight.
It takes a 24" blade working size 25" x12" from bar to blade 6" pack down size 25" x 2" x 2" I based it on the woodlore folding bucksaw but this one only cost £1.98 for the brass bolts and blade.

 

[MartinK9]

Great idea Nodd

 

[Ogri the trog]

Looks great Cal,
and maybe just the push I need to have a go - I have a wrecked bed frame on the wood heap at the moment......

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[topknot]

Hi Nodd, that looks very good, made me one from an old front door and used gutter bolts, all it cost was the blade and not HOW MUCH.
Topknot

 

[Twodogs]

Nice work
Twodogs

 

[British Red]

To me that's REAL Bushcraft. I don't mean some sort of crusade not to spend money, but making something that's just as good from "wombled materials".

Great work

I feel the spirit coming back on this site at the moment

Red

 

[Chinkapin]

Great worksmanship, an inspiration for me to get off my butt and get started. I been looking for the right wood for some time now. Got the blade and am ready to get started. Thanks for the push.

 

[Bravo4]

Great worksmanship, an inspiration for me to get off my butt and get started..

sorta like, 'from sofa to bucksaw'?

Fantastic nodd, really like this thread, thanks for posting. I,,,I,,,I think I'm coming down with the bucksaw fever, can you catch that from the internet?...

 

[nodd]

Thank you all for your comments, Bravo4 I think feaver could be catching, I still have a bit more timber I can get out of the sofa I just have to think of another project for it.

 

[nodd]

As promised here is a photo of the saw having been finished with boiled linseed oil.

 

[Asa Samuel]

Can I have one?

 

[nodd]

Once again thank you all for your comments,I have a bit more wood I can wombel I think I might make another saw and a couple of beech spoons to go with these ones I made a while ago from a branch apple tree I had.