Introduction: Knife Sheath From Paper
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About: Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional Pacific I…
Cowardism, our national response to Terrorism, steals my pocket knife every time I go to the airport.
The next day I need to cut a piece of string and Dammit! where's my knife?!! Oh yeah.
My society in an orgy of panic needs it for self-inflicted injuries.
So like any good tool-using ape, I grab whatever knife is handy, rub it on something til it's sharp, and when I'm done opening the letter or whatever, I roll the blade up in a piece of paper, fold the end over, and pretend it's a pocket knife.
Take that, you unelected King George! The founding fathers and I despise your Tyranny!
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28 Comments
13 years ago on Introduction
put it in your suitcase - no problem at all. just dont try to bring it along with you onto the plane...
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
In the US, we can have knives and things in baggage, as long as we put it in the belly and not carry it on. Guns too.
15 years ago
Good idea in theory, but the xray machine will still pick up the blade shape. I thought of this a while back, wrap up the knife/blade/pointy thing in tin foil. Fold the foil into a flat square shape. The xray machine will see a square thing that wont look anything like a blade.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
I don't think the tin foil trick works with newer security systems.
11 years ago on Introduction
King George deserved that.
12 years ago on Introduction
Actually, pvc works great for potato guns and devices as such... pneumatic cannons, confetti cannons, etc... The main thing is that you have to be sure to use a bonding agent so that the pvc pipes wont come apart during launching. Yikes!
13 years ago on Introduction
You are asking for trouble then!
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
pretty much lol but it would be fun to say something else like "security sucks"
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Yeah... "Security Sucks" and there is a knife in your suitcase xD
13 years ago on Introduction
There are very sharp half-serrated composite (glass embedded plastic) knives available, but the act of carrying a concealed knife on airline may bring felony charges and a police beatdown at the airport. Your improved butter knife is pretty cool though.
14 years ago on Introduction
It's cowardice, not Cowardism, genius...
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
xd3m1 missed the humor in the play on words. And he's probably never been to the airport or a courthouse.
13 years ago on Introduction
umm...ya...this wont work for my sog seal pup, my knfe will just cut rite throught the paper
14 years ago on Introduction
good idea we're goin to florida sometime during the summer ill have to try this
14 years ago
Ok, for those that didnt understand the poorly phrased political comment. He meant that airport security takes his pocket knives away from him, leaving him without a pocket knife. So, he takes any old knife, or makes one, and wraps it with paper to make it a pocket knife. And why the politics on instructables?
14 years ago
this makes no sense, man
15 years ago
WTF
15 years ago
"Take that, you unelected King George! The founding fathers and I despise your Tyranny!" What does that have to do with taking a knife onboard a plane? Are you implying that if Bush wasn't president you would be allowed to take knifes onboard planes, you liberal hippy douche?
15 years ago
Same song, different damn verse. Electoral college. Democracy within a republic. Tri-branch gov't, checks and balances. Poli sci classes available at all community colleges for a nominal fee.
15 years ago
Write "I am a terrorist" out using Beanwaur's method. the best way to convince someome hat you are not lieing to them is to tell them you are :-P