sawzall or reciprocating saw blades in kit?

[Fonly]

wow, to be honest, and of course this is me, ymmv, I find a fiskars saw quite small, I carry it in my back pocket alot, it goes in my waist pack fine aswell(when I had it), but I carry a very small amount of gear.

 

[frank k]

Phil, I really like your mason line wrapped saw blade idea, will have to try that, even though I will probably stick with the Fiskars sliding saw. I keep some decent hacksaw blades with duct tape handles in larger kits, but duct tape sure wouldn't work as well as mason line for a woodsaw!



- Frank

 

[CShepherd]

wow, to be honest, and of course this is me, ymmv, I find a fiskars saw quite small, I carry it in my back pocket alot, it goes in my waist pack fine aswell(when I had it), but I carry a very small amount of gear.

Do you have a pic of the Fiskar's saw?

Thanks,

Charles

 

[DaleW]

Now here's a good side project for knife makers. Take a scrap peice of any stainless, particularly a blank that has a good tang and the blade end was damaged. Cut the blade off, mill an appropiate space for a saw blade base and drill and tap it for a couple retaining screws. Scales could be more scrap, or I would give it a paracord wrap. What I'm after is dead simple and as light as possible.

 

[alex]

Have you thought of trying an aluminum exacto blade handle to hold the saw blade? If the shank of the saw balde is thin enough it might slide in to the exacto holder then just tighten the collar down and start sawing. The aluminum handle itself cut be shortened if you were looking to save space.

Link to handle: http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/X-ACTO-hobby-knife-handles/BDJ44

Link to other exacto handle types: http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/CTGY/X-ACTO-hobby-knife-handles

Alex

 

[Fonly]

Do you have a pic of the Fiskar's saw?

Thanks,

Charles

yeeep

 

[CShepherd]

Have you thought of trying an aluminum exacto blade handle to hold the saw blade? If the shank of the saw balde is thin enough it might slide in to the exacto holder then just tighten the collar down and start sawing. The aluminum handle itself cut be shortened if you were looking to save space.

Link to handle: http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/X-ACTO-hobby-knife-handles/BDJ44

Link to other exacto handle types: http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/CTGY/X-ACTO-hobby-knife-handles

Alex

Have to try this. Only concern is that the thickness of the jigsaw blade might be a problem, but it might not. Good idea though.

Fonly,

I have the larger folding one that Gerber makes and while it's a great saw, bit bulky to carry. That one looks a good bit easier to carry. If it cuts like the Gerber I have, it's a great saw.

Charles

 

[DaleW]

yeeep

Gerber markets the same saw as a Sportsman's Saw. Only 3.5oz and packs easily. Here's a shot with some of my toys -- the one on the bottom:

 

[DaleW]

Y'know what would be good for a reciprocating saw handle is one with a D shape and a wingnut/bolt and a slot for the blade. That shape would be good for a pull stroke and would take little space in a pack.

 

[Guyon]

Lots of folks keep a small piece of hacksaw blade for getting sparks from a ferro-rod. I would guess a sawzall blade would work for that too.

Ditto this one. And in a pinch, the hacksaw blade could be wrapped with cardboard and duct tape (fashioning a handle) and be used to cut metal.