Making a bucksaw in the woods

Making a bucksaw in the woods using only materials found available to hand, with the exception of the blade and cordage, cross bar held and locked in place by friction and tension only.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• bushcraft
• bushcrafting
• survival
• woods
• woodsman
• bucksaw
• buck
• saw
• bowsaw

[Lee68Perry]

Well, I was just thinking to do myself this project tomorrow, and now I saw this VID. Great job, but I have a question. How do you secure the saw blade to the main poles. I see some wrapping at 0:13 but nothing more. Is there any tension sticks in the holes of the saw, which I cannot see, or the trick is not of that kind?

[maveraver]

@Lee68Perry - i have a couple of pieces of oak in the holes on the saw blade, the uprights but up against these and tension the blade when you tighten the windlass

[vinternatten]

yepp, nice saw. Gonna make one myself and I needed some ideas. But: that blade must be blunt as hell?

[maveraver]

erm nope it isnt, brand new but working hard against well seasoned oak

[synal]

Awesome!

[smokarette]

Nice job mate, I'd hate to lose that among the similar coloured branches on the ground though..

[jimmy00010red]

That is a great way to show people how to save £150 nice one . I know it works because ive used it

[vinternatten]

Well seasoned oak will give any saw a challenge. Anyway, thanks for the inspiration. Good job!

[186282plus1]

Well done video and very resourceful.