How to Make a Guthook Knife from an Old Saw Blade
Here is a how-to great article about recycling an old circular saw blade into a nice guthook knife. Use it for hunting, toss it your bug out bag… Read the article here:
How to Make a Guthook Knife from an Old Saw Blade
Excellent article and very “how to” detailed. Definitely a good way to recycle a useless old saw blade. Thanks.
After reading it, I thought about going out and buying a saw blade just to try it out. I’ve got a decent gut hook knife, but the though of making one myself is enticing.
I have a dang good gut-hook knife too, but creating my own, definitely would add to the pleasure of using it and owning it, especially if it worked properly…lol Good fortune, if you attempt this task, and please let me know how it went, if you try.
I bought this blade to turn my circular saw into a more precise cutting machine for ripping down large sheets of finish plywood. It has done an excellent job. There is little to no tear out in the cuts and the thin kerf preserves as much wood as possible.
When I have to cut plywood this is my go to blade. This blade does require a slightly slower feed rate as you would expect for the number of teeth. The results are spectacular and I mean that. I can’t see spending any more money on a blade because the cuts are fantastic. When I use a zero clearance insert on my table saw, I get a perfect cut on the top and bottom every time. I could not be happier. I don’t know how long you can use one of these blades. I have used mine for a couple of years and it is still sharp. I use my saw twice a week, however, I have cut probably 200 sheets of plywood with it. It really does a nice job with OSB as well.
This blade is awesome! I bought this blade when I purchased my Bosch 4410L saw. When I was setting my saw up I did a few test cuts and was amazed at how smooth the cut was. Honestly, it felt like it had been sanded and I had no splintering. The carbide tips look like they could take 2 -3 sharpenings too. The blade is somewhat expensive, but it will pay for itself in the amount of time saved and stock that doesn’t get ruined. All I can say is buy this blade and you will NOT regret it.
I am very happy with this blade. I know their is not one blade to do every job, but for clean rip and crosscuts, this is good choice. I do not own a jointer, so I need clean cuts that require a minimal amount of finishing prior to gluing. This blade is full kerf, so is very stable.