Homemade knife designs

[underaged!]

I'm looking to make a thrower and get into throwing, but I do not have the money to buy a real one.

Does anyone know of a simple design to make or can link me somewhere?

 

[Watchful]

You can usually get throwers for as little as US$3.00 new.

But don't let me talk you out of making your own! You can actually make a thrower out of almost any blade design--the drop point doesn't work so well, although I've seen 'em thrown successfully.

Bowie-shaped clip points are good.

Spearhead shapes are good.

Dagger-shapes of all lengths can work.

Kabar-shaped blades work.

I throw screwdrivers (not my good ones!), skewers, spikes... pretty much anything with a point can stick.

In the event it appears I'm not answering your question, I really am trying to: anything can pretty much be made to work. I suggest experimenting with things you have around the home and see what you like.

 

[NI200]

read the post by Kajuna, he had a lot of fun throwing nails. I'd say go to your hardware store and choose a couple big nails/steel rods, sharpen them a bit and start practicing.

 

[Bilker]

As Watchful said, just about any design with a point works well. As far as making throwers, if you have a grinder and some time you can make great throwers out of old lawn mower blades. The steel is soft and relatively easy to work with. It has always been my experience to start with a large blade first (10" to 14") to learn throwing techniques. Throwing large blades is much easier that throwing small ones. Most throwing competitions specify that blades must be a minimum of 10 or 12 inches, depending on which rules are being followed. A trip to a local scrap yard or welding shop may also help, as you may be able to find flat bar scraps for very low prices. Leaf spring steel also makes great throwers, but more time and elbow grease is involved. If you don't have the right tooling and basic skills the frustration factor may outweigh the cost of a new thrower.
Hope this helps. Good luck!