A knife is a prepper's best friend. What would he do without one? Having a knife as part of your survival arsenal is one of the best tools ever invented, if not the most valuable. Think about it. With a knife, you can protect yourself from danger cut bark from a tree to make yourself food and medicine, and also cut things while you're bugging out!
If you stop to think about it, a knife can be used for just about anything and matter of fact; you should think about making a survival knife that you can pass down through the generations.
Even though it's likely that you already own several knives that you have in your car, survival kits, and bug out cabin, you can stop buying more and more and instead make a beautiful and durable knife for a fraction of the price.
Most survivalists look forward to learning how to construct tools because learning how to handcraft a variety of survival items is something you should add to your skill set. Learn how to make a knife that'll fit your lifestyle and you'll end up with a prepper's dream knife that you can hold on for years to come.
With a few tools and some elbow grease, check out how you can make a handmade knife that could save your life during a pivotal SHTF moment. After the break learn how.
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Chuck Daniels
No video???
So the surviving how much
Some of us survive with just your bare hands….. Diehard survivor
No mention of source of Blade ? ! Went straight from gluing to plywood to drilling pin hole’s in blade. No pic’s, no video.
Hell yes
Old lawn mower blades work wonders. Have one iv made out of an old worn down steel file. Going to make another, better forge and try my attempt at a folded blade made from a lawnmower blade and see how that turns out.
Other than that iv used just sheet steel to make blades but couldn’t get the tempering right to maintain an edge, they will cut skin pretty easy but that’s about it. They look pretty decent though. Good shelf knives
Just buy a nice fixed blade and not be an idiot over it. It’s a knife, not a house. “Yo kid, here’s my knife.” :Thanks dad but they make them in China for less than $5 better than this.”
This goes a long way.
Or buy one of my handmade knifes cheap
You need to temper it after quenching and before you put the handle on or it will be to hard and snap first time you try to batton with it.
Just get a BY 2 second generation !!!
I recommend an American classic.
I prefer to count on my high carbon Old Hickory. From hiking to camping, it do it all.
Any fixed blade knife must have a guard between the handle and the blade….When you are really working hard with the knife, your hand will eventually slide down the handle onto the blade and you are then on your own, far from home and bleeding…Get a knife with a guard….Attached is a photo of a radical knife, but it’s the best all around survival knife
Well said. For the time used making knives – one could locate & memorize important skills or information.
Keep in mind, that there simply is no knife that “does it all”. Blades with tool functions such as wrenches or screwdrivers are often dangerous and defeating their purpose. One of the best concepts ever added was the saw-back spine – yet the ridges impede the stab & retract purpose whether anti-personnel or hunting.
From experience in both ops and minimized camping: the best knives are
A. Unbreakable ‘full tang’
B. Well Balanced
C. Able to lash on a wooden handle.
*Absolutely must have a handguard or be forged with ears at the tang to prevent injury or accident.
*Heavy enough for chopping, light enough for combat.
*Rugged grip handle to compensate wet or bloody hands.
*Material spring steel for edge, strength & flexibility.
Want to make your own knife, hey that’s an impressive art not many have patience for… and no one can say any retail blade is better or worse than what you could forge yourself.
while i am enjoying reworking handles,,,, i dont ever see myself making a quality knife MYSELF… would be a great skill to have, but it is acquired skill requiring MUCH training and practice…. i will stick with the my kabar in the emergency bag, and ‘field knife’ that i have carried ( and repaired the handle) for almost thirty years now,,,
Mitchell Benoit
Steve Bodnarchuk Derrick Ottenbreit
They make it sound so easy
Where can I buy it
I’m really just interested in the sheath