Survival Knife made from a Reciprocating Saw Blade

[cjc5531]

Thanks so much...

[countryscience]

That is a great and easy way to make a knife.

[XSwingGolf]

Very good idea! I just started making some knives out of saw blades but never thought about recip saw blades. Maybe for my next video.

[cjc5531]

XSwingGolf ...Thanks for watching and good luck....

[sonofursus]

Great idea. I have a lot of those laying around. Now I can re-use them!

[cjc5531]

@sonofursus ...Great....Thanks for watching!!!

[stmike5707]

nice,i have been using old[and new] sawz all blades for making *utility*knives for years,usually the wood blades are a little stouter,and they work excellently,hold a good edge,and go anywhere.

[cjc5531]

@stmike5707 ...Thanks for watching.....

[renigadegi]

now make a survival saw!!

[Uriel1816]

good idea.

[cjc5531]

Uriel1816 ....Thanks so much..

[reaper83001]

I LOVE MAKING HOMEMADE WEAPONS FOR THE PRICE OF FREE AND STILL WORKS THE SAME AS THE RGULAR ONES :-)

[cjc5531]

reaper83001 ....It's a good way to recycle and it works great!!!!

[TheiBoXeR]

@cjc5531 nice idea man but try and try it out at home so u know when you need to use it works good

[cjc5531]

TheiBoXeR...Will do....Thanks for watching!!!

[TheiBoXeR]

@cjc5531 its ok man

[Elnyne]

@theguydudety If forging is not for you, then buy "full hard " hack saw blades, sawzall blades, OLD hand saws for a thin blade. most good Top name Chainsaw bars, make servicable knives. if you can build a fire you can forge and really open up your steel choices. hammer heads (tomahawks "4140" / "L6" steel), car axels / Leaf springs, "4140 / 5160 / 1070" steel(BIG blades), bearing races "usually" 52100 steel, Hope this helps!

[Elnyne]

@theguydudety on the 3rd trip take it back to where it just starts melting fast (1500F) and quench in a container (capped metal pipe) of pharmacy mineral oil. temper in your home oven at 400F for 2 hours bring it out to cool to room temp, then back in for another 2 hours.

[Elnyne]

@theguydudety a good "general" heat treat recipe for that type of steel is to keep some kosher salt nearby, as it is a great simple high heat thermometer. It's melting point is 1475F! and after forging to shape, stress relieve by sprinkling salt in a "coke line" (for lack of a better term) then heating it up to just a shade past where the salt melts fast. ttake it out and let it cool to room /outside temp, next again but this time pull it when the salt starts melting...

[Elnyne]

@theguydudety If you absolutly have to have a knife made from found steel, you can forge one from basically any steel spring lying around. round springs can be forged to 2x diameter wide. (i.e. 1/2" round = 1"Wide x 1/8-3/16"Thick)

[Elnyne]

Hey all I'm a knife maker and I'm unsure if anyone has already commented on this issue. but BI METAL BLADES WILL NOT MAKE A GOOD KNIFE!, They are junk low carbon steel with HSS (high speed steel) teeth welded on! you need to find a "Full Hard" Blade like a Starrett Red Stripe. (green or blue stripes are bi metal so there out too!) to grind a blade out of. Good video otherwise!

[cjc5531]

Elnyne ...Thanks for the insight....

[Loveoftheoutdoors]

@Elnyne I think the idea is that they are better than nothing, and with minimal effort and supplies needed to make one.

[theguydudety]

@Elnyne hey what is a good metal that anyone could find in a regular house their house? the only thing tht i could think of is a used lawn mower blade

[kg51596]

@cjc5531 thanks for the info great kit by the way

[cjc5531]

kg51596 ....Your very welcome...

[kg51596]

Can you please make a review on the kit in this video

[cjc5531]

kg51596 ....Got one done.....In your YouTube seach bar type in cjc5531 then you will click on CJ's channel and it will have all my vid's. Just look for Maxpedition FR-1 and you will see a part I and part II. If you have any trouble let me know...Thanks for watching...

[Rockunstank]

@kg51596 Niffty!!

[cjc5531]

Rockunstank ...Thanks so much....

[trollgoal]

Why didn't you leave the saw teeth and just sharpen the other side?? You could have gotten multiple uses... Knife, saw, striker for your firesteel....

[cjc5531]

trollgoal ...The teeth were only ground off where the handle is above the blade teeth are intact. You should be able to see this in the Vid .......Thanks for watching...

[MrFlaujac]

dropped ?

[cjc5531]

zaco519...got ya...Have others vid's in front of it ...almost where I can do it. I will follow up with an email to you when its in the works...

[PACER2320]

Great idea.

[cjc5531]

PACER2320 ...Thanks so much...

[noahwic1]

This is cool I just finished a building project and i got alot of these laying around so I am make one of these and try at a throwing knife thanks

[ariesdarko]

Awesome idea! Very pro-active & resourceful! 

[cjc5531]

ariesdarko....Thanks so much....

[cjc5531]

zaco519 ...Had other request as well...Will try may take a while since I have other Vid's to do...But maybe a can push it up...Thanks for the request...

[notsuferatu]

@cjc5531 please do,

where i live mechanics and electricians use a hacksaw blade to make something kinda like a utility knife, but they end up with something below rubbish, and i found a reciprocating saw blade the other day lying around my workshop

[tomi3557]

Very creative

[cjc5531]

tomi3557...Thanks so much....

[Sergent9932]

hey think you could put up a video on how to make that knife of yours looks real cool.

[cjc5531]

Sergent9932 ...I'll try...Behind on some other Vid's....Thanks for watching

[bennyboyshaw]

I use a Dewalt saber saw at work, with these same blades and have never thought about putting them in my survival pouch, damn good idea, thanks.

[cjc5531]

bennyboyshaw ...Your very welcome and thanks for watching...

[AndrewJBright]

can you send me a msg with the contents??? im making a kit right now and im wondering what food i should put in it

[MrEhud77]

What kind of shop did you get the used blades from? (Trying to put together a 0 cost bushkit to show on youtube...Landscapers usually have good razorblades for exactoknives that they'll give you)

[johnbleeker]

Smart idea, thanks for sharing. Btw. very nice survival pouch.

[noisepuppet]

What kinda bag is that?

[cjc5531]

noisepuppet ....That is the Maxpedition FR-1 pouch

[cjc5531]

Certifiedfunds very soon...Thanks for asking...

[viverenelbosco]

salve e molto interessante

[cjc5531]

viverenelbosco .....grazie per i vostri commenti

[maxinpains]

now that's a great idea. as long as good handles available it's a go.

[cjc5531]

maxinpains ...Thanks

[maxinpains]

@cjc5531 yeah , think about it!

it's flexible, sturdy, it's cuts accordingly, light..very light. saves a lot's of space, able to use strike a fire fom magnesium block. man. someone hit me from blind spot!!!

[cjc5531]

maxinpains ..very well said...Thanks!!!

[teabaggerable]

im making one right now for my grandpa for a gift and i payed a total of 6 dollars not including tax at lowes home improvement for a 8 inch blade and a file and im getting power cord sometime next week

[cjc5531]

teabaggerable......that's cool I'm sure he will really like it......Take care and thanks for watching...

[DarkSeraphane]

Nicely wrapped handle.. Clever fellow! Well done!

[cjc5531]

DarkSeraphane thanks so much.....

[ChuckCh9]

Nice work!

[cjc5531]

ChuckCh9 Thanks so much...

[bweider1]

dude i just made 1 just like that

[cjc5531]

bweider1 that's cool....

[Panaru2010]

That's what I call SMART. Great video matey!

[cjc5531]

Panaru2010 Thanks so much for the comment......

[tokke509905]

how did you do the handle?

it's a cool knife, i want to make one just like that.

[cjc5531]

The handle is just a paracord wrap which you should find some on youtube that would help....

[ArtisanTony]

cool

[cjc5531]

Thanks!!!

[41142211211518]

just a question, if anyone knows how he cut it to the shape i would love to know

[cjc5531]

I just did this with a bench grinder..Just use a sharpie to mark the shape you want. While grinding dip the blade in water from time to time so you don't over heat the metal...

[wlindenlaub]

This may be common knowlege, but could you show how you looped the 550 cord around the handle? Great video BTW!

[cjc5531]

I have a few more VID's to do but at some point I'll get it done...Thanks...

[wlindenlaub]

AWESOME!!! I look forward to it.

[TheLimbReaper]

Great idea. Check out Milwaukee tool blade called "the Torch" recipro. blade for metal cutting. They are a heavy "hacksaw" type blade. I think I'll use a new one and keep the teeth on the backside.

[WoodenFoot]

Starting on one tonight, but I think I need a new pad/blade for my grinder. I have a few fire and rescue sawzall blades that are begging for this.

Great idea brother.

[cjc5531]

WoodenFoot ...Thanks for the comments....

[1PATRI0T]

Great idea! 5*

[cjc5531]

Thanks so much....

[SK84D3ATH]

i don't have a grinder, can i use a file?

[cjc5531]

I guess you could if you got the time...

[themasterkiller1]

if you cu food with it you could get lead poisoning if its lead paint be careful! Buy non painted ones

[cjc5531]

Lead or any lead chromates have been ban from paints for a while now...I guess unless it comes from overseas.....Good point....Not sure where my blades were made...Thanks!!!

[dreamthinker79]

just one example of how cheap a survival kit can be made, A+

[cjc5531]

Thanks for the comment....

[OnRappel]

Pretty ingenius idea. I would like to see a field test review of that knife. See what it will do.

I'm also interested in the paracord wrap? Can you show us how you did it?

[cjc5531]

Thanks so much...I'll try to squeeze in a VID on your request....

[XxTheMetalxX]

Not to be rude, and nice blade by the way, but why does all your comments end in "..." ? Very nice blade by the way. Excellent Idea.

*Lords of Time*

RIP Kronos..

[cjc5531]

The for the comments and watching...

[The67676767676767676]

how thick is that blaide

[cjc5531]

1/8..........

[MrCableguyken]

I make knives, nothing nice, but working class knives, and thats pretty swift, I did something similar with a steel cutting hacksaw blade, and made a machete....left sawteeth on back for cuting nothces and such...great work.

[cjc5531]

Hey MrCableguy...Thanks for the comment and I did consider the hack saw blades but I had some many reciprocating blades and they were a little more beefy than the hacksaw blades.Take care...

[MrCableguyken]

The hacksaw blades I am using are the 1/4 inch thick blades for the big metal cutting saws, its a hacksaw, but the blades are 28x3x1/4...M7 tools steel...more work to cut, but I can get them for 10 bucks new, or find them used for free...great work again, and Ill post a video of the machete as soon as get a better camera

[wingmanalive]

Nifty idea. Good way to recycle also.

[cjc5531]

Thanks so much....

[chrispychris14]

where did u get the bag? its perfect for carrying outdoors stuff and the knife idea is brilliant I think i`ll make one

[cjc5531]

The bag is a Maxpedition FR-1 that you can get from them...Thanks for watching and the comments....

[SurvivalSensei]

This is pretty crafty, wouldnt use it for a main survival blade but if had just had this? you would still be pretty well off. I am going to make a few of these I think alteast one for my first aid pouch and my repelling pouch. Thanks for the idea.

[cjc5531]

Hey thanks so much....and your very welcome...

[PaFirePhoto]

thats kind of cool. a double sided knife- saw.

[cjc5531]

Thanks for the comment and watching....Take care...

[fishwolfSBK]

Good Job!

I have been making those knives for some time now.

Fishwolf SBKs

[cjc5531]

Hey...Thanks for watching...

[VH326CHAMBERS]

Great Video!! nice job on the knife...and the survial pack is nice as well..keep up the great videos!!!

- m. chambers

[cjc5531]

Thanks Matt....

[ZRat89]

Nice piece of kit you've made for yourself there. I might look into making one; at that price even I could afford to make a few. Take care and thanks for sharing.

[cjc5531]

Yeah, it worked out well....Thanks for watching

CJ

[rockiez1]

If you ever do lose it I hope I'm the one to find it! ;-) Cool vid CJ. Very unique.

[cjc5531]

Hey Rock, Thanks for watching and the comments...

CJ

[Varghjarta]

Great videos, I wish for one video you'd make an overview of your "Survival kit", I would appreciate any pointers I could learn from that in assembling my own. Thank you!

[cjc5531]

Hey thanks, I got a VID on the survival kit...check out my VID called Maxpedition FR-1 Pouch Review..Take care

[Flash28flash]

Again....a great vid.

Thanks for doing these for us!

[cjc5531]

Hey Flash, Thanks so much...

[oxyp7]

i love your vids

[cjc5531]

Thanks so Much..

[Baldovino63]

Nice video, thanx for sharing the idea. Maybe I will make one of this for my backpack (see the six videos for my backpack, if you want)

[cjc5531]

Thanks....I'll check out your VID's

[karlsefni01]

great idea!

[cjc5531]

Thanks!!!

[firecode625]

Great video, just like your others. Very impressed with the improvisation as well. Look forward to more informative videos. Thanks, Doug

[cjc5531]

Doug, Thanks for watching and the kind comments...Take care..

CJ

[petervagt]

Hi Cj Buddy Great to see another video from you

Regards Peter

[cjc5531]

Hey Peter, Thanks so much.....Later

CJ