hunters or cooks how do you cut bone

[masraum]

So, what would you use to cut a ham bone down?

We have a hambone, but it's about 10" long and the missus wants to cut it in half. My first thought was hacksaw, but I don't have one, and thought that there may be a better option so I went to Amazon.

Amazon has a bone saw with a stainless steel blade that looks like a hack saw. That seems like a pretty good deal.


They also have several other types of saw that I think are more geared towards hunters.





Any thoughts? And no, I don't have a hacksaw (well, probably in storage) and I don't have a relationship with a butcher that I could take tho bone to either.

[RKDinOKC]

Sawsall, but I just do it for a..uh...hobby...yeah, that's is a hobby.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Sawsall, but I just do it for a..uh...hobby...yeah, that's is a hobby.

Thanks. I had a sawsall, but when we sold the house, that was one of the things that went with it. The only thing that's keeping me from buying a $5 hacksaw is that after cutting the bone, we'll be cooking with it. I'd rather not have oil or paint in our food.

[Tobra]

Hacksaw

Mom has a bone saw, but it is an antique that is out of an old doctor's bag she bought at an estate sale.

[pavulon]

cable saw.

[masraum]

Thanks all.

[Jeff Higgins]

Yup, plain old hacksaw from the garage. We never have to cut bone in the field, so it makes no sense to have a dedicated "bone saw". I do, however, keep a folder like in your second pic in the bottom of my daypack. It's more for whipping up a temporary shelter, though. It's best work, though, is in filling our Christmas tree tag every year. Pretty deadly on those things...

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by masraum

Thanks. I had a sawsall, but when we sold the house, that was one of the things that went with it. The only thing that's keeping me from buying a $5 hacksaw is that after cutting the bone, we'll be cooking with it. I'd rather not have oil or paint in our food.

Wash the blade.

[aigel]

Hack saw. Get a blade that isn't painted and wash it in hot water and soap before going at it. A wood blade will not work well.

If you want to buy something, look up "wyoming saw", they are made in the US, collapsible for camping and spot a bone and a wood blade. I have one of those I take with me to cut animals in half (along the spine) in camp if I want chops.

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[legion]

I used to help a neighbor (a few houses ago) butcher deer. He had a stainless steel bandsaw in his garage. Just about any kind of saw will work. Buy a new blade if you plan on consuming. (Like making soup.)

[masraum]

OK, I bought a cheap hacksaw today. I'll just wash the hell out of the blade first.

[Jeff Higgins]

Hmmm... maybe I oughta wash mine someday. Should I wash it before I use it, or before i hang it back up?