$6 Folding Buck Saw
I made a folding buck saw out of some oak flooring strips salvaged from a construction dumpster. I only had to buy the blade, 2 bolts and 2 nuts. Sure, you can buy a bow saw for $10 that will cut as good as this one, but this one folds up, looks cooler, and has an awesome old school vibe. The inspiration for this project was an article on Paul Kirtley's blog, titled " How to Make a Folding Bucksaw ." Materials: scraps of hardwood flooring 24" Fiskars bow saw blade 2 1/4 x 1" stainless bolts 2 1/4" stainless lock nuts about 5' of paracord The first thing I did was run the flooring strips through the table saw to remove the tongue and groove. Then I ran them through a planer to remove the grooves on the bottom. This left them at 5/8" thickness. They were originally 3/4" thick. The windlass (stick for tightening paracord) is 3/8" thick and 7" long. I ripped it to thickness on the table saw. It is 1.25" wid