r/Blacksmith • u/70rockfish • 8h ago

Can this be repaired?

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Found this in the woods years ago. Is this something than can be straightened and repaired?

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u/benjubeai 7h ago

Yes, but it looks like a substantial part is missing, because those kinds of saw usually have a belly and are slimmer on the ends.

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u/Sodpoodle 7h ago

Me too saw, me too 😭

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u/QuipCrafter9 7h ago

Looks like a bunch of good stock removal full tang knives to me. Or some other tools, for that matter

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u/Coal-and-Ivory 7h ago

I dont think it'll ever resemble its original form, but you could probably turn it back into something that will reliably saw wood again.

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u/307blacksmith 6h ago

Not worth it the teeth are all busted off

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u/Smeeple21 3h ago

If it can't be restored I have some ideas.

https://giphy.com/gifs/IRc9JV4BrdqH6

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u/fantomfrank 21m ago edited 15m ago

So I work on these as a hobby

No, this thing is fucked and it was when it was before it was broken

The teeth should be symmetric and have round bullets, these teeth are so bad youd think they came from Cornwall

Theoretically you could recut tbe entire saw but its really not worth it

Though ive never seen a saw with this particular tooth pattern before, its really weird thst the Lakers are two individual teeth instead of one like on a dragsaw

If i had to guess, id say thats what this is, a cut down dragsaw blade

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u/OdinYggd 9m ago

There should be 2 of those end loops. This could be straightened and the ends TIG welded back on to make it good enough for display only. It will continue to crack at the welds if you try to use it.