In the back of the garden were constructing a shed to keep all our stuff in (camping gear, power tools, snowboards, bikes etcetera).
While in the process of cleaning the garden a bit I stumbled upon some big pieces of wood that needed to be cut, in order to get them in the back of my car. I didnt have a saw at hand, so I decided to make a folding buck-saw with the materials at hand (knife, drill, cord, electric wiring (instead of bolts), spare Bahco blade from a previous buck saw, scraps of wood from the shed).
Nice tension, clean cut! Thinking of keeping this buck saw since it turned out quite rigid.
After sawing all those beams into pieces I decided to call it a day.
But this was an excellent moment to experiment with another tool I was thinking about the other day. A drawknife made with the tools at hand, being a knife, the bucksaw and some wood. I had searched the web for pictures but I couldnt find any photo or article about it (drawknife with your own knife used as the blade).
I wanted a tool which enables one to make long, steady, even cuts along a piece of wood. Carving axe-handles or paddles has been in mind the last weeks.
This is what I came up with:
The tool is held with both hands. The knife handle can be secured with cordage if needed (it didnt move one bit during my test).
The tip of the knife is battened in the bigger section of wood on the left. Perhaps a hole in the knife-blade might be used as a secondary means of tension/safety when a nails is driven through it.
After a first try I immediately felt that, however it seemed a bit dodgy, the blade didnt move. I could shave of the longest of feathers without a problem, with both hands, giving you more force and control.
By carving the section of wood which supports the spine in the right thickness, you can just put the wood and the bevel on the surface, giving you the same cutting angle with every draw.
Im looking more into this tool and will post some better quality pics. (took these with a phone).
While in the process of cleaning the garden a bit I stumbled upon some big pieces of wood that needed to be cut, in order to get them in the back of my car. I didnt have a saw at hand, so I decided to make a folding buck-saw with the materials at hand (knife, drill, cord, electric wiring (instead of bolts), spare Bahco blade from a previous buck saw, scraps of wood from the shed).
Nice tension, clean cut! Thinking of keeping this buck saw since it turned out quite rigid.
After sawing all those beams into pieces I decided to call it a day.
But this was an excellent moment to experiment with another tool I was thinking about the other day. A drawknife made with the tools at hand, being a knife, the bucksaw and some wood. I had searched the web for pictures but I couldnt find any photo or article about it (drawknife with your own knife used as the blade).
I wanted a tool which enables one to make long, steady, even cuts along a piece of wood. Carving axe-handles or paddles has been in mind the last weeks.
This is what I came up with:
The tool is held with both hands. The knife handle can be secured with cordage if needed (it didnt move one bit during my test).
The tip of the knife is battened in the bigger section of wood on the left. Perhaps a hole in the knife-blade might be used as a secondary means of tension/safety when a nails is driven through it.
After a first try I immediately felt that, however it seemed a bit dodgy, the blade didnt move. I could shave of the longest of feathers without a problem, with both hands, giving you more force and control.
By carving the section of wood which supports the spine in the right thickness, you can just put the wood and the bevel on the surface, giving you the same cutting angle with every draw.
Im looking more into this tool and will post some better quality pics. (took these with a phone).
