What is this thing called? saw

[sitefive]

I remember using this stuff some 10years ago at school in woodworking lessons (not in UK)
was cheapo saw with really thin blades and you could cut really precise stuff with it (like a small manual bandsaw) ,
I remember it took ages to saw with it and the blades broke like $hits and the teacher asked me to pay 10cents for every blade I broke

Anyone knows what is this tools name and where I can buy one?
picture how I think I remember it looked like.

 

[n0legs]

Coping saw, fret saw or maybe a jewellers saw.
B&Q, Wickes, Screwfix, Axminster and many others.

 

[sitefive]

That's the thing! Thanks.

 

[n0legs]

That's the thing! Thanks.

Your welcome my friend

Edit,
Buy good blades if you can. I send myself loopy snapping them all the time.

 

[sitefive]

That's the thing! Thanks.

Your welcome my friend

Edit,
Buy good blades if you can. I send myself loopy snapping them all the time.

any suggestion which ones are the best?

 

[n0legs]

any suggestion which ones are the best?

I've got some Bahco blades at the moment and they're the best ones so far. I had a load of Faithful blades and was really pleased when the last one snapped.
Like they say, buy cheap buy twice. Ain't that the truth :lol:

 

[sitefive]

haha sure is
is this Bahco 302 fretsaw the one you should be getting? seems like the best one for not much more than a tenner?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-302-Fre ... 1e7bfaa883

 

[dzj]

When my daughter was in fifth grade the teacher allowed them to finish their projects at home over the weekend.
One time I probably made a dozen birdhouses for her classmates.
Yes, I know it was wrong of me.

 

[jamesevenlode]

haha sure is
is this Bahco 302 fretsaw the one you should be getting? seems like the best one for not much more than a tenner?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-302-Fre ... 1e7bfaa883

I have that saw- it is fine for the money.

 

[Eric The Viking]

If your budget can run to it, get one with a narrower throat too. the deep throat one (as in the picture) will tend to pull crookedly if used one handed, because of the weight distribution.

You do need one like that sometimes, but rarely, and for the other times, even though it will cut, it will have you muttering into any beard you have!

E.

 

[Droogs]

I use Pegaso skip tooth scroll saw blades in my fret and coping saws and my chevalet and with the wide range of gauges that they have you can buy a multi pack and find which suits you best and go from there

rgds
droogs

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Seeing your other post, good luck to you if you're thinking to cut tight curves in 30mm stuff with that.

 

[Jelly]

Seeing your other post, good luck to you if you're thinking to cut tight curves in 30mm stuff with that.

If you cut kerfs into the curve with a normal saw then used it for short cuts to hog out the waste and finally tided it up with a paring gouge it would work, though kerf cuts and a firmer gouge would probably do just as good a job...