Hollow handle survival knife

adammichael

adammichael

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Has anyone here ever made made one?
I have a customer who wants a Rambo style knife for his son and he wants to be able to "use" it. I am not sure what that means tho.

Unless it is one solid piece like Chris Reeve makes them, I would think it wouldnt be very strong. I dont want it to crack in half if he tries to chop down a tree with it. Anyone have any construction ideas?

Thanks
 
If you can figure out how the Robert Parrish blades were done, you'd be set. His were about the strongest out there and suposedly, you would break the blade before breaking it at the handle.

Good luck -- I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
 
Jimmy Lile used to have the tang run 1/3 of the way into the handle and fill from the top of the handle to the end of the tang with JB Weld. He never had problems. They were made from 1/4" 440c I believe.


Seth
 
You can also leave the top inch of the handle solid and drill it and tap it for the tang, which would also be threaded and screw the 2 together. That's how Parrish and Crain did it. Join the 2 together with some 2 ton epoxy and it's strong as hell.
 
adammichael said:
Has anyone here ever made made one?
I have a customer who wants a Rambo style knife for his son and he wants to be able to "use" it. I am not sure what that means tho.

Unless it is one solid piece like Chris Reeve makes them, I would think it wouldnt be very strong. I dont want it to crack in half if he tries to chop down a tree with it. Anyone have any construction ideas?

Thanks
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Check out how the M9 bayonet bolts together.
 
Randall's model 18 Attack was another well made hollow handle knife. I'm not sure but they may have made the first of it's kind.
Scott
 
I think the integral construction that Reeves uses is probably tops, but is also a PITA to do, without suitable equipment. You could make it full tang, and then mill/grind out the center of the tang so that it looks like an elongated Y. Pin the handle to the forks of the tang. I've seen one made like this somewhere before, but I can't remember where.

Todd
 
get one by RJ Martin. They should work. Personally I would get a CRK Shadow IV, then get someone to file saw teeth on the spine and gunkote it again.
 
I have never handled one of these "Rambo" knives but I couldn't stop my self guessing how they have been done. It must be sturdy yet it will have hollow handle. Here is my (maybe ridiculous) plan:

Forge the blade from a round stock (let say 2 cm diameter) but leave the tang untouched. Drill the tang vertically with a little smaller drill bit (let's say 1.8 cm). The tang becomes a pipe now. Cover the tang with plastic material, make a cap. Voila, A Rambo knife....:rolleyes: (ok,.. maybe I dont know:confused: )

But I dislike those types of knives BTW :D ...
 
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