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Hubert (Ga)engine7 
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Posted: 23 Nov 2019 at 9:38pm |
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Does anyone have a kitchen knife made from an old crosscut saw blade? Got several at the farm and though a bit crudely made they are some sharp knives.
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Tracy Martin TN
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 12:04am |
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Hubert, old crosscut saws make great knives. I have seen some real nice ones. Tracy
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shameless dude
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 1:41am |
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prolly take a reciprocating saw blade and make sum?
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 8:42am |
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Back in the 70s I made a knife from a section of band saw blade. It hung in the hay shed for many years. It was hard putting an edge on it and looked a little crude. But I never had to sharpen it again I left the teeth on the spine of the blade. It cut twine like crazy the blade was only 4" long I burned up a few of dads drill bits drilling two holes for the handle rivets.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 9:01am |
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I have a pretty nice knife I’ve made from a German chainsaw bar. I’ve made wood chisels and such from coil spring and leaf spring. Keep them clean and dry if cutting taters.
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cabinhollow
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 10:49am |
I have cutout 50+ of this design with my cnc plasma cutter. Someone gave me a 8" wide bandsaw blade, to make them out of. 
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 24 Nov 2019 at 7:43pm |
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The ones I made were in shop class some 50+ years ago and they are still in use. Had to use the blue wrench to burn holes for the handle rivets, a good bit on a drill press wouldn't even put a dimple in it. And once sharpened they will hold an edge. Dad never threw anything away if there was even a remote possibility it could be reused for something else, broken crosscut saws were just one of the things he saved.
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Ted J
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019 at 11:21am |
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The old ones work, the new ones are cheap steel and don't hold an edge.
Go to auctions and buy em up. Once they have an edge on em they're hard to dull. Only takes a steel to bring the edge back
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019 at 7:18pm |
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we use rada knives at home, good knives for the money.
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JW in MO
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Posted: 25 Nov 2019 at 7:30pm |
 Ted J wrote:
Once they have an edge on em they're hard to dull. Only takes a steel to bring the edge back
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You obviously have never let my wife use your knives, I think when I'm not looking she runs out and tries to cut rocks.
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Ted J
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019 at 9:15am |
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My wife is the same way JW. I chew her out all the time, but it goes in one ear and out the other. She gets mad at me when I say; "In one ear and out the other, nothing in between to stop anything, just a windy tunnel." Got kicked one time too!
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019 at 9:44am |
Finally got mom to quit putting the good chef, boning, and filet knives in the dishwasher and it has really helped with keeping them sharp. Not only do they bounce around against other metals, the dishwasher detergent is pretty caustic and eats away at the fine edge. I am now spending less time sharpening up when I go to cook.
Ted I'd have to run from a broom. 
Edited by chaskaduo - 26 Nov 2019 at 9:46am
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019 at 8:18pm |
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Made a big Bowie knife from a steel cutting circle blade a few years back, the ones with a carbide cutting edge. Dropped it on it's point after heat treat on my concrete floor and didn't even scratch it.
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019 at 9:23pm |
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we won lots of SS knives at the casino this month, they are solid and VERY sharp. they'll work good in my new cook shack!
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shameless dude
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Posted: 26 Nov 2019 at 9:27pm |
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one night on the way home from work I came across a zipper bag laying in the middle of an intersection, I thought maybe it was a pro pool cues, turned out to be pro knives, all kinds of them. man they are sharp and hold a good edge, one cuts frozen meat like it's thawed!
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