View Single Post
  #8   Report Post  
Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking
Jim Wilkins Jim Wilkins is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 3,146
Default reciprocating saw blade recycling

On Jul 20, 3:32*pm, Grant Erwin wrote:
Sawzall blades are very highly sought after in prison, where they make
wonderful weapons.
I volunteer in a maximum security prison ..
Grant


Good knives for one use, maybe. I ground an edge on the back of one to
make a collapsible survival knife. The saw teeth hold up well but the
blade dulls after sharpening one or two oak tent pegs. I filed the
teeth cross-cut and carry a small triangular needle file to keep it
sharp.