Karambit designs?

[A.McPherson]

Hey folks,

A buddy of mine lost his karambit while out crawling through the bushes in the desert, and I thought I'd make him a new one for his birthday...

One problem. I have never made one and never really messed with one before.

Any good places to look at a bunch of karambit designs?

I looked here on bladeforums with the custom search engine, but most of the threads I found were about folders and other topics.

This is going to be a fixed blade, Micarta/g10 handled knife with a kydex sheath.

Any ideas?

 

[TILLER]

You could check grabcad. Looks like there are some designs on there.

 

[Josh Rider]

I’ve made a couple. The only thing that worked for me was drawing them out on paper, then making a couple mockups out of wood.
They’re difficult to make right.

 

[Josh Rider]

Also if you’re making one with a blade 90° to the handle, the sheath is easier if one whole side isn’t fastened in order to deploy it quickly. The guys I made them for were purists so they were very specific how the blade was and how their fingers needed to be flush while holding it.

 

[Lee Hester]

Ryan Weeks makes some amazing karambits if you want some inspiration.

 

[A.McPherson]

Thanks for the ideas guys, I'll check out the designs you suggested!

 

[A.McPherson]

And so it begins.

The spring is from my buddies truck. He upgraded his suspension shortly after buying it and I figured it would be a fun way to make a birthday present.