if there's a lot of tension of the saw, it will get a memory over time......
Only time will tell weather your way works...

Maggot,
I have a similar wire saw. I just wrapped some nylon twine around the saw. It took about 10 feet to cover it. This should cover up the sharp edges.

I'm not obsessive about wire saws, but ... Mine came with two enormous metal split rings to use to pull the saw back-and-forth. I substituted two smaller pull rings so it would fit in my mini-PSK Altoids tin. But in studying the kits Doug has reviewed, I notice that most of them don't include ANY pull rings, which means you can't use the saw until you improvise something. I can see a lot of arguments for being able to cut your way out of or through something in a hurry, so this deletion of the pull rings puzzles me. What do some of you do when packing the wire saw in your PSK - pull rings, no pull rings, or something else?

I kept mine. So the saw is ready to use and I might need the rings for some other pupose. I don´t see any need to ditch them as long as I don´t need the space for a more important item.

well depends on the kit, in mine PSK i don't have pullrings. BCB makes 2 wiresaws, one has swivels and rings, the other has a big loop on the end of the saw, i use the latter one in mne PSK, i got plenty of rings on mine key ring, but if i really need it i could use something else 2 ( loops are big enough ) like small branche or something. The lack of swivels and rings make it much easyer to pack, thats] the mine primary reason i took that one.

I swapped one of the rings with the ring from my key chain, which is a slightly smaller diameter so it fits inside. That way the two rings only take up the same amount of space as the larger ring would by itself. I've considered hollowing out the top part of my tealight candle so that the split rings would actually fit inside it - I think the impact to the candle's usefulness would be negligible, (although I understand that a lot of people here don't have a high opinion of the usefulness of a tealight in the first place, anyway <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) Of course, I still have the original ring on my keychain if I need it, but if I don't have time to remove the keys from the ignition before the car sinks in 14 feet of ice water, then I'd rather have a self-sufficient PSK in my pocket <img src="images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I don't have a wire saw (i can't find one in any shops locally), but this is how i would , theoretically have mine...

It should have swivels at each end. THis is to stop the saw from kinking while it is being used.
I'd ditch the split rings (space), and thread some paracord through the swivels. this will take up less space, and probably be more comfortable.
I'd place it along the inside of the PSK container. this , i think will save the most space (in my case), without damaging or kinking the saw, if it was rolled up into a tight coil.

these are just my thoughts, so I don't know if they are actually valid points.

I once made a wire saw for fun. It's quite easy. You basically rap wire around another strand. You do this about 3 times (round seperate pieces of wire), you then twist these together, fold over, add swivels, crimp and there you go. Its best to use leader or strong steel wire. Hope this is helpful.

Good idea about using two sizes of split rings so they will "nest" flat for easier storage. I did find that I HAD to take the split rings off the wire saw in my mini-PSK, because there was no other way to cram it into the Altoids tin.