Ulu's from sawblades

[DeSilva]

Hello all,

Im in the process of making a couple of ulupiak (spelling?) and thought I would post a couple of photos for anybody who is interested. Thoughts and comments welcome!
Cheers, Tom.

Unfortunately it appears I am not allowed to post attachments. Ermm.....?

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o507/DeSilva1/af4d4929.jpg
http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o507/DeSilva1/aeec1498.jpg

 

[EarthToSimon]

Upload to something like http://www.flickr.com/ and insert them as links.
There's help with how to do it on the FAQ

Welcome to the forum by the way

 

[DeSilva]

Thank you kindly.

 

[Dannytsg]

They look very good. Nice work

 

[Suffolksteve]

They look nice.

The posting issue is down to a lack of posts and paid membership I believe.

There is a comprehensive how to post pics in the how to section of the forum.

Welcome to the forum BTW, it's a great place!

 

[DeSilva]

Thanks for the comments. I've a smaller ulu which I'll post later. As for the photos it's easy enough with photobucket- saves server space on here too.

 

[juttle]

They look really good!

What are they like to use?

 

[FGYT]

Hello all,

Im in the process of making a couple of ulupiak (spelling?) and thought I would post a couple of photos for anybody who is interested. Thoughts and comments welcome!
Cheers, Tom.

Unfortunately it appears I am not allowed to post attachments. Ermm.....?

There you go might be worth making them a little smaller on the picture size say 400 wide

 

[Dreadhead]

nice one looking good

 

[DeSilva]

Thanks FGYT- I took the pics on my phone and squirted them straight onto pb. I shall look into resizing them. Juttle- I've only used the little one so far, pics to follow. You can put a lot of force onto what you're cutting, and with this style (Canadian Inuit ish) you can allow the blade to rest against the back of your fingers and use the hand for something else.

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o507/DeSilva1/0b2de33b.jpg

 

[Colin.W]

modern saw blades are a good source for flat steel. After they loose thier edge they cant be sharpened so they just get thrown out. it's only the teeth that have been hardened.


on average I get through about 1 saw a week and if we get a run of new kitchens it can be 2 a week, work tops and mfc don't do them blades much good

 

[Bushcraftsman]

they look cool! and recycled too so even better!

 

[DeSilva]

I made two from a cheap nasty tenon saw(£1 shop) and picked up 4 handsaws for £3 at a car boot last weekend. Other ingredients include 6" nails and a hardwood broom shank. As you say, recycling. I might post a how to if there is any interest. It's not like I could use the saws even if they were sharp- I struggle to cut a stick square...

 

[crosslandkelly]

Good useful looking tools, nice work.