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My homemade knife collection

My homemade knife collection
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The main image is my mini bowie knife. It is cut out of a old Nicholson circular saw blade. It has a stained poplar handle, deer leather sheath, and a brass handguard. I free formed the blade design but when it was finished, i thought it looked like a bowie knife, so i called it the "mini bowie"

The knife with the deer antler is actually my first knife i ever made. This was made in my garage. I hate to say it, but this knife holds a terrible edge, but it looks good.

The third knife is one of my best, you can shave your arm with it! The jaw bone has a crack in it, so its not very strong and just for show. The blade is also made from an old Nicholson circular saw blade.

The sharpie balisong was made from a saw blade, and well, sharpies. All credits go to the actual person who designed it on Youtube.

The mini butterfly knife is made from a hacksaw blade, 8 popsicle sticks, paperclips, hot glue, and 2 clothespins.

The next knife is actually pretty sharp, made from sheet metal and an oak log, it's actually pretty good for my 2nd knife.

The next one is my switchcomb converted to a switchblade. I took a switchcomb, took out the comb, and put a sharpened hacksaw blade in there and hammered down the surrounding metal.

My most recent knife is a full scale rambo survival knife. Its made from a file, so it has good quality steel and will hold an edge for a long time. It actually can fit a mini survival kit inside the handle.

Final Picture: all my homemade knives together
23 comments
Oct 16, 2011. 5:48 PMTruorFalse says:
is that a clothes pin butterfly knife? creative...
May 13, 2012. 10:26 AMtriumphman says:
That is why its called the "Instructables" !
Oct 17, 2011. 12:03 PMzazenergy says:
nice job! you're obviously a pro! how about putting up an instructable with more detail on how make each of these?
May 13, 2012. 10:25 AMtriumphman says:
Yes a real 'ible please!
Dec 16, 2011. 7:05 PMThe Metal One says:
you need better steel man...try old lawnmower blades, worn out files, car springs (leaf or coil) etc. basically that and heat treating them will make your knives 100% better
Nov 18, 2011. 8:59 PMGrimmy Grim says:
Thank you, I enjoyed looking at your improvised knives. I love this stuff!
Nov 4, 2011. 11:57 AMtriumphman says:
when you turn the sharpies around, can you put the knife in your shirt pocket without cutting your pocket? if so then that is really stealthy! Nice, but we need some directions how to step-by-step make this sharpie thingy! Yes? Get on it dude!
Oct 16, 2011. 5:49 PMTruorFalse says:
lol again with sharpies
Oct 18, 2011. 5:35 PMTruorFalse says:
no i was just say kinda random like the clothespin one. I do like the sharpie on cause you can just clip it to your pocket and it would look normal
Oct 18, 2011. 2:42 PMLildevil963 says:
dude thts exactly what i did with my switchcomb
is ur blade a tight fit or does it wiggle alittle??
Oct 16, 2011. 9:22 PMl8nite says:
a few descriptions of the knives would be nice
Oct 16, 2011. 10:44 PMl8nite says:
for some reason I missed all the info the last time I looked at your "ible" (maybe my computer hiccuped) now I can tell what Im looking at

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