Hacksaw Knife

[johnnytheboy]

Seen this and found it very interesting! thought i would share!!!!

http://www.m4040.com/Survival/10_Cent_Survival_Knife/10_Cent_Survival_Knife.htm

 

[tomongoose]

That's a great idea I have some spare blades in the garage so I might have a go at making one

 

[3bears]

*cough cough*

used my dremel to turn a few old blades into a nice locksmith set... had a set that I'd borrowed to make templates from good steel and I can make replacements easy peasy

 

[Everything Mac]

get a really thick hacksaw blade - ie one of the 2mm 2" wide buggers.

now that makes a damn good knife!!!

it's usually high speed steel too so there is no need to HT. - takes the best edge I know.

Andy

 

[MSkiba]

That does not look safe at all and I would be scared to use it to make a tent peg with.

 

[glyn77]

The big thick ones Andy mentions might be ok, but the 'normal' hack saw blades I've used in the past would snap under the slightest pressure - good for, er, lock smithing tools, but you'll have an eye out/finger off using them as knife blades.

Cheers,
Glyn.

 

[johnnytheboy]

To be honest, who is going to make a tent peg with it lol chuckled at that one lol

whats these 2" wide ones they sound interesting?? i forsee we might need them at work soon!!!

 

[Loenja]

To be honest, who is going to make a tent peg with it lol chuckled at that one lol

whats these 2" wide ones they sound interesting?? i forsee we might need them at work soon!!!

nice way of putting it...
me, being a lucky little......have a fully fledged forge at my school and can make almost anything i want (bar any milling)in school time. w have some really think hacksaw/sawmill blades about the same dimensions as everything mac described. and i alos havev some old mercedes coilsprings i use to make knives, and machete... (only one till now but more coming). aslo the m/w teacher has two leaf springs.... i feel so lucky...

 

[johnbaz]

To be honest, who is going to make a tent peg with it lol chuckled at that one lol

whats these 2" wide ones they sound interesting?? i forsee we might need them at work soon!!!

Hi Johnny

The wide ones are for the mechanical hacksaw machines such as these

I have some but they're only about 30mm wide and about 2mm thick..


John

 

[1234]

a hand miter saw blade may be a better option,
about 40mm x 2mm worth of carbon spring steel
i made a food prep blade out of one, its still in the shed waiting to be handled though