11 years later and it's still one of the best I've seen on KZfaq.

I really enjoyed your video. I find your videos fun and knowledgeable. I have been doing a lot of day hikes this year. With winter in full swing up here in Vancouver BC, I have been taking advantage of watching KZfaq videos on bushcraft and hiking tips in preparation for overnight hikes. I want to thank you for inspiring me and bringing the love of bush crafting to my attention. Looking forward to more of your videos. Thank you.

BEST diy Bucksaw tutorial on here!

This is the video I've been looking for to help me build my bucksaw. I have all the same tools too.

I love how it folds up to cover the saw blade. *** Best design out there!

this is the best home made Bucksaw I have seen it is very very clever

That is an awesome saw Robin. Thanks for showing that. Take care!

just found your channel looking for bucksaws-very nice design,first time I have seen a folding one,thanks

Very nice! Best folding bucksaw I've seen on KZfaq.

Hi Robin- enjoyed your take on the folding bucksaw- a great design with plenty of strength in it - so many don't seem to ! I like your different perspective on outdoor doings. Dave in the UK.

The fire piston was great, thanks a ton, now I have to give it a go

Making a groove with a hand saw is something!

Girl! Best one yet! Nice saw too!

Wow. Awesome video. Now I have to get started on one of my own! Thx for sharing.

First view of your videos. A new slant on what I have been working on. Good idea. Thanks

Your the best Handywoman I've ever seen.Great job!Especially with hand tools!

Nice! Good job!

nice job the saw looks great and very durable. Well done

Excellent job! I am quite impressed w/ this channel! Keep 'em coming!

Very instructable! Thanks for the pedagogical video.

Great idea,and great craftmanship! I've been wanting to make one myself,and this has given me some great ideas! Thanks! The only complaint I have about the video,is the music....I've always though music in an instructional video is distracting,but maybe that's just me! LOL

Nice job Robin. Great how to video. Take care.

I like that design. I'm going to make one.

All I can say is "WOW!" I've never seen a buck saw that was designed for packing out into the woods. Where I live (Northern Michigan) I can see how very handy that would be. Your design seems really great and you did a wonderful job on your video showing us how you built it. You're a very impressive lady...your boyfriend is very lucky! Thanks and please keep the videos coming!

fantastic video, your saw looks great!

great idea. look solid. I'm gonna try it out. thanks 4 sharing

excellent video and instructions plus I LOVE red fingernails

Fantastic!!! I need to go make myself one. I must admit, I am going to cheat and use a table saw to cut the groove. Thanks!!!

I liked a lot of your ideas concerning the buck saw. I myself had planned on making one, but after seeing your video, I can see I need to redo my plan. Thanks!

that's really cool, i love the stuff you come up with..

Really nice job. You go girl.

Awesome saw you made there !!

lots of good ideas in your project!

Hey glad you liked it....so far it's worked fine for me :) ...thanks for watching!

Greay bucksaw design. I think i might do the same. Takecare Sandy

It is great how you designed this from other Howto's, with simple hand tools, and added some of your own idea's, thanks for adding to the library of information. I'll take this into consideration when i do my own.

Sitting here at the kitchen table with a 1x3x4ft Ash board. Your saw is very close to what I had in mind except for the blind shallow hole for the dowel. That is a great idea and I plan on adding that to the build. Great vid and thanks for taking the time to film it and get it out there!

Hi Robin, Nice job on your hand held buck saw. Very well explained, well thought out. Thank you for sharing.

Nice work

awesome job! nicely executed

I just made one of these myself,and if there is one thing I want to stress,that is to use Oak like Nativerobin did,or a similiar hard wood...I used Poplar,because I happen to like the way it looks,but it is way to soft,cutting the slots was a nightmare,as the saw wanted to drag,and it chips off very easy around the drilled holes! Just some advice from experience! Thanks for the nice tutorial Nativerobin!

Very nice version of a buck saw. Thanks for sharing your know how. I'm glad I stumbled upon such an educational video. Peace.🌲

Best take-down saw on KZfaq. Thank you.

Love your videos Robin. You're my kind of girl.

Hey go for it! ....DIY jobs are fun and cost a lot less, besides it will mean more to you every time you use it as well :)

Absolutely amazing!

Have fun and enjoy your new saw...and thanks for watching !

Great project.

Very nice, well done.

I saw many bucksaw made DIY. And I made one myself. But, yours is the best of the best. Great job. mam.

That's a very nice job. I think I'll copy it. :) Cheers,

that's an excellent diy bucksaw. kudos to you.. may have to try that. I bought a pack bucksaw from gander mtn for 25.00. its only 12'' long I prefer atleast 18. good way to improvise the chair carrier. good vid.

I like the hole for the peg idea it never occurred to me that that peg could fly off. Instead of carriage bolts in case they rust or seize up when its stored (this is for the folded storage config) have you thought about a Canadian nap knot in some paracord wrapped the length of the saw? Doesn't have to be tightly wrapped but no worries about rust, easy to open and you have extra cordage just in case.

i appreciate your enthusiasm! and enjoy your channel! thanks Native

That's a really nice saw - well made. I did flinch when you ran the saw over the top of your hand when you cut the groove - Having been cut with a rip saw like yours, I would certainly recommend another method - That's really dangerous. That saw will rip straight through the tendons in your hand if it slips off the wood.

Solid saw! I have also been planing on doing one so thanks for sharing:o) Rob

this is really awesome blade and you are awesome too

Amazing job - love the finger grooves!

Nice instruction. A suggestion is to mount your miter piece to a board and then you can clamp it to a table and it won't move on you and cutting will be easier

I Like It. Ya done a great job on "Your Design" and "Your Build" of it. The Stain came out real well also.

I love this bucksaw design. Would you please share the bucksaw measurements?

In the storage mode, replace the wingnuts with T-nuts. They fit flush and don't get lost because they are mounted to the cross-piece member. Along that same train of thought, replace the storage carriage bolts with countersunk slot screws. Same reason, they fit flush. Every Leatherman and Victorinox has a slot screwdriver patiently waiting for employment. Or, you could use a dime, one thin dime, one tenth of a dollar. This substitution would behoove the blade mount too. Snagging things in the backpack should be avoided if at all possible. I'll be curious to see if abandoning the trapezoidal structural gambit is a non-issue for saw frame rigidity to remain rectangular and not becoming a rhombus with the dowels and broad shoulders of the center board. BOTTOM LINE: I like it!!

I used an old ash handle off a shovel or rake and a couple scraps of oak wood. bought a 21 inch blade at true value for 4 bucks and used two 1/4 by 2 stainless steel screws( which happened to thread right into the blade, no wing nuts required) then notched with a 1/4 inch wood chisel, mortise and tenon style, and tensioned it all with paracord.

You and my BF flinched LOL ....notice I put on a pair of gloves soon afterwards...as ordered :)

Hey go for it and have fun ...thanks for watching :)

I've made one of these folding saws and a few non-folding saws. In order to avoid having to use washers to fill the excess gap between the blade and the upright member, I used a very thin razor saw with a .020" kerf to cut the channel. Specifically, a Zona razor saw. It works great, saws accurately and fast, and provides a tight fit for the blade, so that you don't need to use any washers.

I was wondering about the dowels. That seems like a good idea and a simple solution. Otherwise you have to make a mortise and tenon joint which just seems like a lot more work. Also I’d finish the saw with an oil, like boiled linseed oil or tongue oil. This way it’s softer on your hands. A varnish or lacquer finish is way harder on your hands and will give you blisters. The oil won’t.

I know this is a little late but if u check with company dock formans and they have busted pallets they will give u. Look and get one made of hard wood and pull off a few slats and your wood is free . Thanks for shareing ur videos !!!!

Nice job an original ideal

Thanks ...glad you liked it :)

I drilled a hole in the small dowel or pin and ran my paracord thru it so I wouldn't lose it or if it came off it wouldn't hit me in the eye. Works good ! Great job on the saw.

Beautiful work Robin! I've been thinking of getting something like this but your handmade one is a wonderful design. Thanks so much for sharing it with us! : )

luv your design.. just made my first bucksaw today

Thanks you are all awesome!

Thumbs up, well done

Wow! I gotta say, I am beyond impressed. I cant believe you made that with only hand tools! I was getting freaked out tho when you started that groove with out wearing gloves. I didnt want to see a first aid video. Ha Ha. Beautiful saw an a excellent video Robin.

well done but look out for your hands well planned a really well executed job.

@snappa222 Hey glad you liked it, it can be a nice project for a DIY kinda person. :)

Great ideas for sure but never really have had any rust issues so far....but doesn't mean i won't eventually...

Robin check into getting a Dremil. Pawn Shops might be half price of new, but u can buy hundreds of different attachments for thousands of different tasks!!

Great job on the details and build. This is my next project.

Thanks!!!

Well Done ! I had this build planned out in my head and was happy to see you build it. I like the alternated dowel pins but would do it slightly different. This way would force you to assemble custom fit pieces the same way each time so that is a bonus. How bad did you tear up your hands doing that long cut? I noticed you finished with heavy leather gloves. I would use a table saw for that cut. broken down saw would fit into a piece of capped PVC tubing. would add a pack container

Hey I appeciate you watching ....!

@houseoffire72 glad you like the vids ...i use a cannon H20 camera. :)

Great video Robin!! I DEFINITELY have to make one of those! I've added this video to my "Bushcraft DIY" playlist :-) When I use it in my vids I'll give you a shout-out for the design! Take care and thanks for sharing! ~~Jim

Thank you

I think for your hands it would have been good to cut down the stock a hair and still put in the finger notches which were a great idea for stronger grip while in use. I have to commend you on cutting the blade groove with a handsaw, not many would even think about that. That shows patience and skill! Have you had the chance to break it in? How’s it performing? Like you hoped?

thank you :)

Just thinking how long it would take me to cut the area out to receive that saw blade! Your good!

your amazing, very nice

Nice buck- saw , I made a Doe- saw all tongue an gruve

@alonewolverine1984 Thanks and glad you liked my vid.....loved yours as well :)

Best I've ever seen, amazing! I'd love one any day of the week ;-)

@meanmangary ...thanks I enjoyed the project :)...thanks for watching!

Thanks Jim! ....and have fun making your own as well :)

I really appreciate the hand tool build besides the drill! I like it but I question using 1x4 over 1x3 or 1x2? With oak it will weigh more and seems like overkill. I like the video and the build though!

Oh it wasn't all that long ...heck i dodnt have anything else to do :) Thanks for watching !

you sure a trusting sole with that saw there little lady.... thats a nucklebuster tryin to cut that groove... But I like it.

Nicely done. Only thing missing was a wood cutting demonstration. Have you used it to cut much wood? How well does it work? I know some folks prefer to angle in the sides about 15 degrees. Do you think that adds some strength to the saw?