Sunday Saw

[Kepis]

A week or so a go i had an almost brand new bandsaw blade snap on the weld, man did it go with a bang , rather than throw it away i thought id make myself a bucksaw / basic turning saw using the bandsaw blade, today was that day.

The broken blade, 1/4" wide and 6 tpi

20180204_155517 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

First job, make the uprights, for these i used a couple of old 1" Hazel rake handles i made ages ago and that have been gathering dust in the workshop ever since, i cut them down to 11" long, handily i had already drilled hanging holes in each one, so these were to be the tops for the windlass.

20180204_144031 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Next to make the spreader bar, i cut a length of Hazel and took it down from 1" thick to 3/4" with the rounding plane, i then cut a 1/2" tenon on each end that would mate with a 1/2" mortice on the uprights.

20180204_143216 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

20180204_144138 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

20180204_155608 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr


Next job, cut the saw blade down to length, heat the ends to soften the metal and drill two 2mm holes, then i ripped a blade slot in the end of each upright and installed the blade on a couple of pins, the pins are not fixed as blade tension should keep them in there, if they work loose during use, i'll replace with a small machine screw.

20180204_160047 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

Finally install the cord, make a windlass from another piece of hazel, assemble and use.

20180204_160039 by Mark D Emery, on Flickr

works really well

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nicely done. That rounding plane looks a handy tool.

 

[Dave Budd]

I like the idea of making a whole new tool rather than waste one little bandsaw blade That's the sort of thing I do! A frame saw has been on my to do list for ages, I really must get around to it. Nicely done

 

[Kepis]

I like the idea of making a whole new tool rather than waste one little bandsaw blade That's the sort of thing I do! A frame saw has been on my to do list for ages, I really must get around to it. Nicely done

Just seemed such a waste to throw a new blade in the bin, guess most of us on BCUK are the last of the make do and mend generation

 

[snappingturtle]

Ace tool! nice and compactable too, I was going to damascus my broke blades but you have feed the thought for another option. I was wondering do you get twist in the blade over long use?

 

[bobnewboy]

A nice bit of re-use. What a good idea

 

[Muddypaws]

Lovely new tool! I think you're right that many of us on BCUK would be loathe to throw away a broken nearly new blade. I keep all manner of broken drill bits and the like, just in case they come in useful some day.

 

[Kepis]

. I was wondering do you get twist in the blade over long use?

Guess time will tell, if it does twist and i cant increase the tension to rectify it i'll just put another bit of the broken blade in.

 

[Kepis]

That rounding plane looks a handy tool.

They are lovely tools to use, i use them to make dowels, chair & stool legs, rake handles the lot

 

[Robson Valley]

Who is making rounding planes? I'm used to using spoke shaves and a draw knife for the rough part.

 

[Nice65]

They are lovely tools to use, i use them to make dowels, chair & stool legs, rake handles the lot

I'd never seen one before and was going to ask what it was. Luckily I read on, and now understand the manufacture of our old kitchen chairs. Lovely tool, used to make another. Impressed.