Hacksaw carving tools

[Erzulis boat]

I have made some hacksaw blade inletting tools.

I made them around 1.5 inches long, and used them as a vertical drive (small rawhide mallet) border tools. I made the "chisel" portion around .125 wide.

Verdict- Still in my inletting tool box, and have not seen use in years.

Went back to my modified X-Acto blades. For what it's worth.

I love the idea with the 3/16" drill rod!

 

[Herb]

Mudd Turtle- I use a lot of "carving" tools made from hacksaw blades. Grind the teeth off the front end with a bench grinder. Score across the blade with a grinder, Dremel carbide disk, or even a file. Break off in 2" long chunks. File a bevel on the end, they are soft and file and sharpen easily. Bend to the shape you want, a gentle curve or a radius to fit an inlay. Or leave flat. I use them to tap around an inlay outline, such as a lock, then cut a "trough" up to the line from the inside of the area to be inletted. They can be bent into easy curves with no heating, but if you want a tight radius, say 1/4", heat them red and shape them over a bolt. No need to reharden afterward. They work very well.

 

[Black Hand]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1EQi0mduUc

 

[tenngun]

I never thought of this :thumbsup: I am building a pistol now ai had a cva mt pistol from the late 70s that I cracked the stock on at least ten years ago. Well I got a new roundtoit in and so got a full stock in from Track and making a 'southern style pistol' :shocked2: well any way I'm inletting the lock. I have a little copper candle holder with a bees wax candle in it that I'm using to smoke my pieces, so I'm sort of hc right? Well yeah my chisel has a modren handle and my mallet is rubber. I have my exacto and cleaning out some black smudge and snap the little blade. I just replace the blade and go back to work and right then I think about this thread and the other thread on line about turn screws.
A pack of exato blades are a couple of bucks and a throw away. It's so easy to forget how easy we have it.

 

[GunnyGene]

Why not just buy the ones you need? A small set will only run $20-$30 or so, and will be far superior to anything you make out of hacksaw blades.

Or buy a carving jack if you need something to carry around in your pocket. I have one of these:

https://www.woodcraft.com/

 

[Coalforge]

I have made knives, gouges and chisels from reciprocating hack saw blades. They are about 1.5" tall and 3/16 thick.

 

[Darkgael]

Carving Jack.....a very neat tool. They have gotten pricey, though. Still, when I am working, I carry one on my belt.
Pete