Cheap Knife

[udtjim]

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.

 

[lotoblades]

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:

 

[udtjim]

I love to tinker with stuff like that and it helps to not have a job. (retired)

 

[lotoblades]

I've made a few myself..a hacksaw blade makes a pretty decent paring knife

 

[Tim-Gabz]

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?

 

[udtjim]

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.

 

[siguy]

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.