Abstract: This saw, when folded, is a portable, compact package occupying a space no larger than the handles. These handles, which are pivotally connected to the saw blade, enclose the blade when folded to avoid personal injury in handling and to avoid damage to adjacent articles as well as to the blade itself. When folded, the strut and tension member are stowed within the hollow handles. When the handles are unfolded and the strut and tension members placed in working position between the handles, the frame is complete and becomes a bucksaw.