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Paring Knife from an Old Hacksaw Blade, with a Poured Lead Ferrule (Boy Mechanic, 1919)
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Paring Knife from an Old Hacksaw Blade, with a Poured Lead Ferrule (Boy Mechanic, 1919)

A small kitchen paring knife from a worn hacksaw blade, whose hard steel keeps an edge: the blade is riveted between two hardwood handle halves, a lead collar is cast round the joint in a paper mould, and the blade is ground to shape.
Utangiye
Two hours

Amabwiriza

1

Read the Boy Mechanic

"With a little work a hacksaw blade, or a portion of one, can be made into a paring knife that will prove very durable because of the excellent quality of the steel."
2

Make the handle

Cut two pieces of hard wood to the handle shape shown and rivet them together with one end of the blade between them.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

Ikibaho cy'Igiti GikomeyeIkibaho cy'Igiti Gikomeye1 igice
Hacksaw BladeHacksaw Blade1 igice
Utuma tw'umuringaUtuma tw'umuringa1 igice

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Umucumita w'IntokiUmucumita w'Intoki
Igikoresho cyo gutobora gikoreshwa n'intokiIgikoresho cyo gutobora gikoreshwa n'intoki
InyundoInyundo
Amakariso (Ikariso ry'Intoki)Amakariso (Ikariso ry'Intoki)
3

Pour the lead ferrule

Wrap a paper mould round the end of the handle where the steel comes out and pour melted lead into it to form a collar that holds blade and handle firmly together.

Ibikoresho by'iyi ntambwe:

ImpapuroImpapuro1 igice
Ikibumbe cy'isasuIkibumbe cy'isasu1 igice

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ikiyiko cy'icyumaIkiyiko cy'icyuma
Itara rya PropaneItara rya Propane
4

Grind the blade

Grind the exposed part of the saw blade to the knife shape you want, cooling it often so it keeps its hardness.

Ibikoresho bikenewe:

Ibuye ryo gutyaza ry'uruzigaIbuye ryo gutyaza ry'uruziga
5

Troubleshooting

Hacksaw knife troubleshooting.

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History and honest limits

From **The Boy Mechanic, Book 3** (Popular Mechanics, 1919), p. 207 (checked on the archive.org scan boymechanic0003unse). He gives no sizes; the tools and the cooling note are ours.

Ibikoresho

5

Ibikoresho bikenewe

7

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