Hacksaw having improved blade storage

A hacksaw comprising:

• a handle
• a beam defining a blade storage cavity that is configured to receive a perishable hacksaw blade;
• and
• a fastening member fixing the handle and the beam to one another, the fastening member having a body that extends through the aperture, the body being positioned relative to the blade storage cavity in a manner that permits the hacksaw blade to move into and out of the blade storage cavity while the fastening member is secured to both the handle and the beam.

A hacksaw comprising:

• a first handle;
• a beam defining a blade storage cavity that is configured to receive a perishable hacksaw blade, the beam being coupled at a first end to the first handle;
• a second handle coupled to a second end of the beam, the second handle having an aperture that extends through the second handle and which intersects the blade storage cavity;
• a fastening member fixing the second handle and the beam to one another, the fastening member having a body that extends through the aperture, the body being positioned relative to the aperture in a manner that permits the hacksaw blade to move into and out of the blade storage cavity while the fastening member is secured to the second handle and the beam without the hacksaw blade contacting the body;
• a plug formed from a resilient plastic material and operable for selectively closing off the aperture to inhibit the hacksaw blade from exiting the blade storage cavity through the aperture, the plug including a plurality of fingers that are configured to frictionally engage the fastening member, each of the fingers having a recess that is sized to conform to a portion of the body when the plug has closed off the aperture;
• and
• a tensioning mechanism coupled to the first handle and selectively moving a rearward mounting point on which the hacksaw blade is mounted to thereby adjust a level of tension applied to the hacksaw blade.

A hacksaw comprising:

• a handle;
• a beam defining a blade storage cavity that is configured to receive a perishable hacksaw blade, the beam being coupled at an end to the handle at a connection;
• and
• a plug that is selectively coupled to at least one of the handle and the beam to inhibit the hacksaw blade from fully withdrawing from the blade storage cavity, the plug including at least one resilient finger that is configured to engage at least one of the second handle and the beam;
• wherein ingress of the hacksaw blade to and egress of the hacksaw blade from the blade storage cavity are obtained without altering the connection between handle and the beam through the removal of the plug.