The knife. Where would a survivalist be without one? Having a knife is one of the most useful tools in existence, if not the most incredible tool available. You can hunt with one, have it strapped around your waist for protection, and have it on hand for cutting things such as a rope and even bark off of a tree to make medicine!
The uses for a knife are endless, really, and crafting a knife that you can pass down to your children is all the more motivating to create them on your own time.
You probably already have quite a few knives that you're prepared to bring with you when the collapse takes place. Sure, you can absolutely buy a relatively inexpensive knife that's beautiful and that will last a while, but why do that when you can make one?
Most preppers enjoy handcrafting their tools and handcrafting gives you a huge advantage: being able to craft a tool that fits your style and needs.
With just a few basic tools and some elbow grease, find out how you can create a knife that you can bring with you and stick in your bug out bag when SHTF.
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Chang Her
Been making my own knives for a year.
I carry
What do you carry Chad? Are you saying you carry a knife or you carry a gun? Because if your reason for not carrying a knife is because you have a gun then you’re mistaken. How long does it take you to unholster, safety off, and chamber a bullet? At close range a knife and the skill to use one is more affective.
Thorson-Knives Dale, legit? Or nah…
It’s rewarding.
Good advice.
If I can get my hands on the tooling, I’d like to try it.
Got me a kabar. Tanto bladed. I have chopped down smaller trees and split firewood with it. And easy enough to put a skinning edge back on it. Gonna pick up the wife a plain edge for her camp gear.
That it is
Cheaper to buy a knife
Carry what?
* on average I have 3 on me *chuckle*
Do it.
How do you get into this? I want to more than anything.
Charles Lake
John Lisle
Rolla McCarty
Taylor James Smith I started in my garage with basic tools and YouTube.
I started with a bench grinder and an angle grinder with a cutting wheel. Used a bastard Nicholson file as the blade. It was fuckin hideous but every first knife is.
Kenneth Carver I need one of these.
Hand grinder and a horse rasp. Crazy thing is, once I get almost to my final edge, I use the top of my car window to hone it to razor sharp.
Nicholson file was my first knife. Used a benchgrinder and sand paper and an antler.
Evan Santana
Two words “neck knife”
David Maneely
Probably a pistol and a knife or 2. That’s what I do.
David’s Knives can u make this? How much?
I’m
Good
Yes sir I can build it. All of my sheathes are $6 per inch.
Love making knives
Love making knives. This is a full flat ground hunter made of 1095 steel, hardened to 58rc, with red maple burl handles.
Lucky Loon Knives checking in.
Two im workin on
Weston Mcgaa
These instructions are garbage! Look for eli jensen’s tutorial series on youtube if you want to make a real knife. As is the knife a guy makes with this instruction WILL snap easily, if he actually used high carbon steel for it.
I disagree. The most useful tool is knowledge
“Most” people would be screwed “with” a knife in a survival situation, lol
That’s not a knife, this is a knife. One of my make.
Or you could learn to knap.
My Sabertooth…made by yours truly and ground from M390 super steel forged at 2100F and nitrogen quenched to -300 then coated with carbon nanotubes.
followed the steps and came up with this. thanks for sharing.
Who cares
Hey man that’s a beautiful knife, you did a great job! Do you sell your creations?
I do sell them. I work full time and make knives after work, so I don’t make a lot of them and they tend to go quick. I’ll be churning out some more next month. If you’re interested in a custom order, please visit luckyloonknives.com and send a message with your inquiry. Thanks again for the kind words.
Beautiful knife ! You should try working with CPM 3V steel. It’s much tougher than 1095 and more rust resistant.
If you happen to have all this laying around…
How about a $5 buck knife
Nice work, Matthew Miller!!
Thanks for the kind words Richard Anderson!
Very nice!