mel b3 Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 hi guys , has anyone got an old mechanical hacksaw blade knocking about,they're about an inch wide and 2 feet long , i need one for a little project i'm trying out,if anyone has got one can you pm me your address and i'll send the postage, cheers fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I THINK YOUR DESCRIBING THE BLADE FROM A "DONKEY SAW" HAVE U NOT GOT A LOCAL STEEL MERCHANT NEAR YOU THEY WILL HAVE AN OLD 1 OR SELL YOU A NEW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 BUY A NEW ONE cough...splutter .... . i hadn't thought of a steel merchants, i know i could buy one from an iron mongers but i only wanted one to try my hand at making knives and a new one would probably cost more than a knife :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Mel I didn't know that you were from Yorkshire.... :o They really have to learn to sew those pockets shollower...... My brother use to be a mill wright, and he use to bring the broken blades home for me. If you know someone in that trade you may have your answer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 mel be careful making a knife from an old hacksaw blade its a different type of steel and will be very brittle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Mel I didn't know that you were from Yorkshire.... :o They really have to learn to sew those pockets shollower...... that's the trouble i'm not one of those rich yorkshire bu66ers , i can't afford a cloth cap or a whippet ronttuk, i know they can be a bit brittle but i just fancied having a go at making a couple after reading an article in an old shooting mag,it's just something to pass the winter nights away ,i was making priests but i had to stop before i put wabbitbosher out of business and he sued the pants off me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 mel be careful making a knife from an old hacksaw blade its a different type of steel and will be very brittle Spot on !!!!, not the best thing to use at all mate, much too brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Yes definitely, ouch comes to mind. I used to make a small knife out of old hacksaw blades but only used it for wire stripping. I once saw one of those larger saw blades go and it almost exploded. Parts of the blade were found the other side of the workshop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 oh well that's another idea out of the window, i'll never be a millionaire at this rate B) ,i've got to find something to do on the long winter nights,if i sit here doing nothing the wife will want me to talk to her and she'll realise we have nothing whatsoever in common and leave me for somebody normal, it's not funny :( . i thought about fly tying but as i'm not a fly fisherman i thought it might be a bit pointless really B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 where are you going to find a fly to tie up in the winter. tie the wife up it may be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 we tried that before ,she said tie me to the bed and do something to drive me wild,so i tied her to the bed and went to the pub for 6 hours,it worked a treat ,she was wild alright B) B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 B) B) :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 we tried that before ,she said tie me to the bed and do something to drive me wild,so i tied her to the bed and went to the pub for 6 hours,it worked a treat ,she was wild alright ROFLMAO B) B) :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 i thought about fly tying but as i'm not a fly fisherman i thought it might be a bit pointless really B) I tie my own (fishing) flies and I can tell you, you will never make any money doing it, even if you got good and quick. The Indians have the cheap end of the market sown up, and at the high end people expect the very best for not much more money. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 i've already made a few sticks,nothing special but they're ok,but this year i forgot to cut any so i'll be cutting a few shortly and making them next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozo Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Mel make your knives anyway! U can temper them so they become less brittle. . Temper the blade to get the desired hardness: in a kitchen oven at 400 deg F for about 20 minutes. The goal is Rockwell C-62. Warning: If you put the knife blade in your wife's oven without thoroughly washing the 30 weight motor oil off you will be in BIG trouble. Many books give a slightly different recipe for tempering carbon steel. The procedure they follow to temper a quenched and hardened blade is: 1. Polish the hardened blade with emery cloth so you see shiny metal. 2. Heat the blade slowly until you see a colored oxide form on the surface of the blade. When the color is just right plunge the blade into water. (light straw color for a knife to deep blue for a screw driver.) That's the way it was done by the village blacksmith. Welcome to the 20'th century. I don't think oxide colors are as accurate as a thermostatically controlled kitchen oven. Theres two simple ways to temper a blade from this site : Knife building Ive made a few, il try to get a few pics up of them sometime soon! Ozo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted November 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 lovely mate, i'd like to see the pics,the only problem i'm having is that i still can't get a big saw blade :thumbs: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 I have also made a knife from a hacksaw blade. They keep and incredibly sharp edge and I made a filleting knife shaped one with a hardwood handle. It had to be sharpened on an oilstone as the steel is so hard. Unfortunately it was knocked of the edge off a charter boat off the isle of wight and was never seen again. Good luck with yours Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Mel, you have PM mate, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozo Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 havin probs with camera software, so no pics atm, was just thinking it would probably be handier for you to make the knife from a piece of steel from an old leaf spring of a car/trailer etc., this means you wouldnt have to temper it. I know that alot of the Khurki's made in india are beaten out from old lorry leaf springs. regards Ozo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRAPSHOT Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi Mell. You can use old power saw blades for lots of things,we used to make machines for cutting aircraft tires in one inch stips. You can get a hundred foot length or more, we used them for binding the bottem of lobster pots. We started off using stanly blades but they werent big enough for the larger tires so we made our own from power hacksaw bades. we also made knives with thm and they worked well, also make exellent scrapers. I will ask my mate tommorow if he has any old ones, and if so will get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcha Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 lovely mate, i'd like to see the pics,the only problem i'm having is that i still can't get a big saw blade . Maybe a bit late but I can get those big hacksaw blades you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 hi vulcha,yhpm mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonna Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Mel I didn't know that you were from Yorkshire.... They really have to learn to sew those pockets shollower...... My brother use to be a mill wright, and he use to bring the broken blades home for me. If you know someone in that trade you may have your answer... Dear Moderator. I am a Yorkshiremen born and bred so whats the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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