On Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:41:50 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2016 08:39:57 -0400
"Jim Wilkins" wrote:

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I couldn't find a compact handle for recip saw blades, which are
longer and more useful than pocket knife saws, so I made a flat
aluminum one that attaches with a screw and wingnut. The wingnut
doubles as the handguard.

I found one many years ago (~25?) that has worked well. I think it
came
from Sears or maybe US General. The later had a store in a local
mall
back then. It has a hollow handle with a sliding door. You can keep
a
few blades there but not the long ones. The blade holder has two
ends
for either style blade. Has two different notched blade positions.
It
seems to made from a hard plastic type of material that has proven
to
be quite durable.

I took some pictures and put a montage he

http://www.iserv.net/~lfisk/BladeHolder.jpg

During hunting season I use to carry it in pocket/fanny pack with
the
blades in the handle. Otherwise it was in one of my toolboxes for
work.

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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I made mine as a sheath knife with a belt loop for hiking, around
1980. It disassembles and the hollow tapered handle telescopes over
the aluminum sheath for storage in a small belt pouch. A few years
later much bulkier saw blade handles hit the stores.

Nice. Compact and sturdy are Good Things.


The back of the blade doesn't hold a knife edge very well.

Wouldn't imagine it would.

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