There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop ... Chop-style saws that use special metal-cutting carbide-tipped blades not only slice steel tubing, angle iron and flat stock with ...

THE steel used in hacksaw blades is well adapted for making knives, as it can be ground to a good keen edge that stands up well under usage. The knife shown in the illustration was made from a ...

Tony Carrick, Contributing Writer A hacksaw is a general-purpose metal cutting saw usually defined by its blade length. They can vary from 6-inch mini hacksaws up to heavy-duty 24-inch tools.

Discuss the different types of blade to be used for different thicknesses of metal, for example teeth per inch, or which is better, a hacksaw or junior hacksaw. This activity can be fitted into ...