Reciprocating Saw Blade for Bone?

[kovarag06]

Does anyone use a reciprocating saw blade to cut through their deer or pigs, if so what kind of blade works best? Thanks

[Texbow]

Medium tooth, long blade. With mine a long blade is necessary to prevent meat, fat etc from being pulled into the area the blade attaches and making it difficult to clean. I have placed a piece of duct tape around the base of the blade to help with that but a long blade makes it easier.

[Gummi Bear]

I use a 8" long DeWalt 16TPI.

Does a quick job of quartering up animals. Pigs are a little more difficult, not because of how they are, but because of the thicker layer of fat (they jiggle a bunch)

My Dad still uses a backsaw, it works pretty good too.

[PSD Ryan]

I've done it with a 12TPI bimetal blade. Worked great.

[arrowdynamic]

go cordless if you can.

[Texastaxi]

I don't remember the tooth count, but the ones I use are labeled as "DEMOLITION" blades.
I like the longer ones, I think they're 12".

[Uncle Saggy]

I've done it with a 12TPI bimetal blade. Worked great.

Been using a metal blade for the ribs....use a knife for the front legs, joints and all the rest

[Coach W]

yup metal blades for me too

[VorTexan]

I bought my processing guys a cheap (firestorm) sawzall-reciprocating saw cordless to keep them from using my Milwaukee and I think we used bimetal blades (they would grab whatever blade of mine they could find...)

[Randy]

I prefer to hit the joints with a knife and not use a saw. Saws are messy to clean up on a daily basis and leave bone fragments everywhere.

Id be glad to teach anyone who wants to learn. Stop by my skinning rack on just about any given weekend.

[native_texan]

I use a pair of heavy duty limb loppers to cut through all the legs. Then a sharp knife to finish cutting through the skin and tendons. No electricity required.

[hogbuster]

cordless with demolition blade

[Smart]

Cordless Dewalt with long bimetal blade here as well.....zip zip zip..

[finfeather98]

I have found long metal blades work the best

[CircleTHD]

Metal blades, used them on hogs for a long time now.