what to do with old bandsaw blades

[Mike Heaney]

So, I had a little incident while resawing some bowl blanks- the blank got away, and twisted my 1" Timber wolf resaw blade. I now have 159 1/2 inches of surplus hooked steel. I only have a need for so many scratch awls and scorers so I thought I would ask the creek at large for some ideas on what to do with all the leftover steel!

all ideas (creative, useless, crazy and whimsical) welcome

Mike

[John Coloccia]

Hang the blade upside down from the ceiling so the gullets face up. Now drape your homemade spaghetti over the teeth to dry.

[ray hampton]

a saw blade 1 inch wide will made a good letter opener
if you own a lathe this blade will be handy for cutting wood off and for marker lines on turnings

[steven c newman]

Cut the blade into about 12" long strips. Band these together, alternating the teeth pattern. NOW, you have a nice rasp. How you place a handle on this rasp, is up to you.

[Carl Carew]

Maybe you have a friend with a smaller saw...could be re-welded at a smaller length to fit.

[Heath Puckett]

The thicker ones make good fillet knife blades.

[John McClanahan]

You don't even need to cut the blade to make a rasp. Just fold it in a zig-zag. Duct tape makes a good handle.

Edited a typo.

[Duane Bledsoe]

A shop tips magazine I got from WOOD suggested using old bandsaw blades as a place for finishing projects. Placed on a bench with the teeth up, and the fewer teeth the better. I think the idea was that only the points contacted the work and made it easy to finish with as little marring as possible. It seems to me though that this idea would mar the wood pretty good, but WOOD didn't seem to think so. Personally I wouldn't do this, but you also said to include useless and crazy ideas, so here it is. LOL

[Gary Kman]

Save it. When you ruin part of another blade you can piece the two together.

[Rod Sheridan]

A short length with the teeth ground off, set in a wood handle makes a great thin kerf parting tool for lathe work........Rod.

[Troy Turner]

Cut you off a piece or two. Attach them to a board and use them to rip sandpaper for different sanders.

[Bill White]

Don't forget to cut them in 12" +-, gang 4 pieces (5 if ya want), alternate the teeth, tape the ends with duct tape (I also dip the taped ends in plastic coat like the stuff used on tool handles), and use the tool to clean/fluff the cloth wheels on my power polishing device.
Bill

[Van Huskey]

You do have a smaller saw right... everyone needs multiple bandsaws. If not somebody close could probably make use of it for their saw.

[David G Baker]

When I was a kid my brother and I would un-solder radiator caps and bases and use 3' lengths of small band saw blades to rod out the radiator tubes, re-solder the cap and base and the radiator worked like new. Those days are gone pretty much due to plastic radiators on modern vehicles.

[Harlan Barnhart]

Build a frame saw and cut like Roy Underhill.

[James Baker SD]

I put them in a tub of water and let them rust. After enough rusting, I feed my iron deficient plants in the garden. Actually works.

[George Gyulatyan]

I put them in a tub of water and let them rust. After enough rusting, I feed my iron deficient plants in the garden. Actually works.
Could also put them in a vinegar-water solution and let them sit for a while. Makes a nice stain for darker woods.

[Mike Heaney]

Looks like I have quite a list now- thank you for all the ideas (I think the pasta drier is my favorite though!)

Mike

[Sam Joyce]

In smaller pieces you can stick them in a wooden holder, file/grind different profiles into it and boom, instant cheapo beading tool. Works great.

[Harold Burrell]

You can always try burning it in your woodstove.

It's pretty simple really. You just get the fire up to about 2500 F and it should melt the blade.

Wait...

Come to think of it, it would also melt your woodstove.

Nevermind...

[Van Huskey]

You can always try burning it in your woodstove.

It's pretty simple really. You just get the fire up to about 2500 F and it should melt the blade.

Wait...

Come to think of it, it would also melt your woodstove.

Nevermind...

Just bump up the thermostat to 4000 degrees C and boil them away.

[Chris Tsutsui]

Make a DIY shinto saw rasp.