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udtjim

udtjim

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I changes the blade in my recipe saw today and was ready to throw the old one away. Then I decided to make a small knife out of it instead. I will put a little sheat on my walking stick and carry this as a back-up. It throw sparks like crazy and took a wicked edge. It's a Bi-metal blade but I don't know what kind of edge it will hold. I just put some traction tape on it for a grip. Feels good in the hand. If it works well I will save some more blades. This one is 6 inches over all.
 
Its funny how much we talk about the perfect knife etc, but in all honesty, one could get a lot done with a simple makeshift knife like that!:thumbup:
 
I love to tinker with stuff like that and it helps to not have a job.:D (retired)
 
I'm glad I was not the only one. They get horribly sharp. I did one out of a large industial saw blad some years back and am now wondering what happened to it?
 
I am doing three with power hacksaw blades but the are awful hard steel and until I get a decent belt sander, it goes pretty slow.
 
i usually make firesteel strikers out of mine.

i grind the teeth off of the bimetal strip, but leave the strip attached. at a nice sharp ninety degree angle, i've found that these throw spark showers rivaling the corona carbide machete sharpeners.

i've also made a couple of blades from them, i made one into a stick tang and sunk it in a little pine handle for one of my first knives from start to finish.
 
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