Hay Saw - to cut round bales

So why do you need a Hay Saw?? IF you are feeding round bales free choice in a round bale feeder you don't need one. But if you wish to feed hay from a round bale in your loafing shed or stall (where a round bale feeder will NOT fit) then you either have to unroll the bale OR use a Hay Saw and candidly using a Hay Saw is IMO a LOT easier.

I bought an old - likely antique - Hay Saw on eBay. I looked for one with both wooden handles still in decent/usable shape. When it arrived I found one handle partly cracked - so I simply taped over both handles with electrical tape to help the very old wood to stay together and to make the surface smooth and sliver-free for use with bare hands. I found the blade was no longer straight - so I set it on my anvil and with a brass hammer straightened it. I then put it in a farrier vise and roughly sharpened it from ONLY one side - then dusted the burr off the other side - then dusted the burr off the sharpened side - until there was no burr. And then it was time to test it out - which is where this video comes in.

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