Again, never sure where to post the threads, so I apologise if it's in the wrong forum/subforum!
I saw these advertised on the a certain tool/outdoor equipment website and decided that I could probably make one for less than the asking price. Here's what I made following Paul Kirtley's very informative blog http://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/how-to-make-folding-bucksaw/:
The wood I used is Beech wood because it's been used for tool handles for many years and it's also what I had lying around. I made the mortise and tenon joints using a 1/4" and 1" chisel and cut the rest with a ban saw/planer/chopsaw depending on what I was doing. The blade itself it just one I picked up from a DIY store for 3.99£.
There is one minor change that, in my opinion, makes it much more useable:
I made the handles curved to fit more comfortably in my hand, as seen in the top pic. I tried it with just a straight piece of wood as seen in many other examples, but personally I wouldn't be able to use them for any period of time.
As a first attempt at any sort of wood work since I was 16 at school, it's not bad. I can appreciate the time that goes in to making one and hence the asking price for the one I saw for sale (well kind of). Gunna make a few more up for friends with the left over wood, so hopefully I'll get a bit better at it and refine the shape of the handle. Also I could have spent a lot of time working on the finish, making the cross bar exactly symmetrical etc, but I thought if I make it too nice I wont use it.
I saw these advertised on the a certain tool/outdoor equipment website and decided that I could probably make one for less than the asking price. Here's what I made following Paul Kirtley's very informative blog http://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/how-to-make-folding-bucksaw/:
The wood I used is Beech wood because it's been used for tool handles for many years and it's also what I had lying around. I made the mortise and tenon joints using a 1/4" and 1" chisel and cut the rest with a ban saw/planer/chopsaw depending on what I was doing. The blade itself it just one I picked up from a DIY store for 3.99£.
There is one minor change that, in my opinion, makes it much more useable:
I made the handles curved to fit more comfortably in my hand, as seen in the top pic. I tried it with just a straight piece of wood as seen in many other examples, but personally I wouldn't be able to use them for any period of time.
As a first attempt at any sort of wood work since I was 16 at school, it's not bad. I can appreciate the time that goes in to making one and hence the asking price for the one I saw for sale (well kind of). Gunna make a few more up for friends with the left over wood, so hopefully I'll get a bit better at it and refine the shape of the handle. Also I could have spent a lot of time working on the finish, making the cross bar exactly symmetrical etc, but I thought if I make it too nice I wont use it.
