How to Carve a Wooden Knife

In this instructable, I will be showing you how to carve a wooden knife out of door shims (the ones that are like 8-10 inch long). The knife will have a point but wont be able to cut anything more then thread, wood doesn't hold an edge very well. I am not responsible for anything dumb done with the knife.

(sorry for the bad pictures, my camera broke so I had to use my cell phone)

Thanks, and be sure to vote for me in the Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest!

Step 1 So Here is What You Need

The things you need to make this knife:

A wooden shim for doors and windows,
A sharp knife, or a razor
A sanding block or sand paper
Something to wrap the handle in ((I used thread) Not shown)
A pen
A basic idea of what a knife looks like

Optional:
sander
glue (for handle wrap)
Stain

Comments

[dbodarev]

THIS IS SO COOL! Would it be ok for me to use paracord as the "thread around the handle"?

[DanYHKim]

"A basic idea of what a knife looks like"
Luckily, you provided a handy photo.

[punkhead58]

Thug: Hey kid, gimme your wallet!

You: Back up, otherwise I will be forced to give you a moderately severe splinter with this wooden knife!

Thug: Oh god! Please don't hurt me! Here, take my wallet!

[Great Wight Ninja]

Not as ridiculous as you may think, but the thug would not feel particularly threatened.

[explosivemaker]

"what are you making?" "a knife" "you're making a knife with a knife?" "DO YOU KNOW A BETTER WAY??!!!" .....the office is awesome....

[sirodim90]

haha.... the office

[Thelonelysandwitch]

scraping against a rock or sand paper, laser, burning, mind powers (if you have them), or water jets? And thanks

[Hitman227]

What about nukes,acid,light sabers,chainsaws,assalt rifles, OR.........da DA bubump DUBUMP DADAAAAAAAA!(intence build up) lego.

[explosivemaker]

....it was a joke....a quote from "The Office".....

[teckner]

True dat, my homedog gangster boi!

[Thelonelysandwitch]

oooooooooh ok.

[abf220]

or u couled just make an indent down the whole blade of it and and a slip of metal then sharpen

[Owlbear]

fire hardening can make the wood take a sharper edge. the mezo-amareicans used wooden swords in combat with deadly effect.

[Thelonelysandwitch]

Really, I never knew that, how would I do that.

[Owlbear]

basically you just scorch the outer wood and shave it down to just below the char (discolouration), repeat a few times. this "cooks" any sap or moisture out of the wood making it much harder.

[jaredsalzano]

no the goal is to heat it do drive out the moisture making it harder, but you cant scorch it or it will be brittle

[kibbler]

Wouldn't that also make it much more brittle? So, if you hit something and it was a hard enough impact, wouldn't it shatter?

[tyson.ras]

You know my grandparents have a knife like that, they use it as a butter knife. Maybe if you apply some kind of sealer or finish, it would make it more sanitary. But that would be a cool application for a knife like that.

[flamesami]

my entire family only uses wooden chopping boards in the kitchen, apparently if you keep the wood clean of crud, the wood will rid itself of germs and stuff

[crayzclown1]

I'm bored, might as well!

[daetol]

i have made arrow heads out of ash and white oak, i found out a coating of hide glue on the edge makes it work better, but i guess you could try super glue, it would harden the would.

[Thelonelysandwitch]

I dont plan on using it as a knife, But it is a good idea. p.s. you spelled wood wrong

[corey_caffeine]

fire hardening my friend

[daetol]

it might not work as a knife. but you could make a really cool looking letter opener!!!!!(sarcasm)

[Shadow13!]

When at a cookout with my youth group I was bored so I whittled a knife/letter opener.

[absolute zero]

you can make a working knife out of a stick, you just sharpen it like you would a real knife. I just carved a knife handle the glue holding my home-made blade in is drying. LET IT BE PROCLAIMED A WORKING KNIFE CAN BE MADE WITH A STICK!

[Thelonelysandwitch]

thats what I use it for, and a nice thing on my wall (I made 2)

[sckleymann]

wow this is cool but I just cut my finger with the knife trying to sharpen the blade, I cant wait to give it to my younger brother as a toy knife

[Thelonelysandwitch]

give it for Christmas.

[Alcreion]

Make a knife with a knife! Nice ible

[Thelonelysandwitch]

thanks