DIY Frame Saw Blade from Carbon Steel Shim

I show you how to make a frame saw blade from a piece of 1095 carbon spring steel shim plate (0.016"). Frame saw blades can be expensive and difficult to find; most blades have a heat treated edge that makes sharpening difficult and prohibitive. @polywright Scrapwood Saw Vise    • Saw Vise - Scraps Project   How to make a Chinese Frame Saw    • Frame Saw 中国锯 - Traditional Chinese Woodwo...   Bandsaw blades can be used as frame saw blades but they get expensive as it gets wider (0.75"+) , and are often bi-metal or have a treated edge. I am sure if you ever researched different frame saw blades you'd have already encountered these and many more problem. I made this for my traditional Chinese woodworking frame saw (中国传统木公框锯) and it has worked great for me needs. I hope to bring you a series of traditional Chinese woodworking tool soon. Checkout the links below where I show you how to make a variety of traditional Chinese woodworking tools. How to make 7 traditional Chinese woodworking Tools: 1. Chinese hand plane 刨子 (   • Hand Plane 刨子 - Traditional Chinese Woodwo...  ) 2. Chinese frame saw 锯 (   • Frame Saw 中国锯 - Traditional Chinese Woodwo...  ) 3. Chinese dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 (   • Adjustable Sliding Dovetail Plane 燕尾刨 - Tr...  ) 4. Chinese Knife Saw 刀锯 (   • Knife Saw 刀锯 - Traditional Chinese Woodwor...  ) 5. Chinese cutting gauge 勒刀子 (   • Cutting Gauge 勒刀子 - Traditional Chinese Wo...  ) 6. Chinese bevel gauge 活尺 (   • Bevel Gauge 活尺 - Tradition Chinese Woodwor...  ) 7. Chinese styled half moon marking gauge 线勒子 (   • Half Moon Marking Gauge  半月线勒子 - Tradition...  ) 7b. Offset plate for easy layout of mortise and tenon (   • Offset Plate - Angled Mortise and Tenon La...  ) 7c. Foolproof Angled mortise and tenon with the half moon Chinese marking gauge and Offset Plate (   • Foolproof Angled Mortise and Tenon Layout ...  ) I hope you find this useful. Let me know if you have any questions. John Z Zhu 2017 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED