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in a comfortable fixed blade.
I like neck knives, and I own several of them. They are light and compact, so just ideal as a back-up blade. The drawback is that they are really uncomfortable for long tasks: a short, squared, thin handle is not ergonomical at all.
Neck knives are commonly available with or without handles. The first ones are in practice miniatures of fixed blades. The second ones are skeletonized, which I prefere
because its easy to transform them in a strong and confortable fixed blade whit little effort. That requires just 1,5 mt of paracord (or other wires available), a piece of woods, and of course youre neck knife.
First, cutting a piece of wood, long roughly 14 cm (4 1/2), and thick as youre thumb
And round the two extremities of the woods
Now go to baton the wood, until you reach the middle of it. Make it carefully, you dont want to split entirely the wood, just make a cut until the middle of it
Now, you may insert the skeletonized handle of your knife in the wood
And wrapping it whit the paracord, I used 1,5 metres long to do it
(note: apologize, I had so less time available this morning, just 10 minutes, so no pics about wrapping technique, but its really easy. Also you may use different wrapping knots of course, the important thing is that it works 
Now you have a confortable, strong fixed blade. I may ensure you that is more comfortable than most of my fixed blades, and all my folders 
Hope you enjoy, ciao,
Alfredo
I like neck knives, and I own several of them. They are light and compact, so just ideal as a back-up blade. The drawback is that they are really uncomfortable for long tasks: a short, squared, thin handle is not ergonomical at all.
Neck knives are commonly available with or without handles. The first ones are in practice miniatures of fixed blades. The second ones are skeletonized, which I prefere
because its easy to transform them in a strong and confortable fixed blade whit little effort. That requires just 1,5 mt of paracord (or other wires available), a piece of woods, and of course youre neck knife.
First, cutting a piece of wood, long roughly 14 cm (4 1/2), and thick as youre thumb
And round the two extremities of the woods
Now go to baton the wood, until you reach the middle of it. Make it carefully, you dont want to split entirely the wood, just make a cut until the middle of it
Now, you may insert the skeletonized handle of your knife in the wood
And wrapping it whit the paracord, I used 1,5 metres long to do it
(note: apologize, I had so less time available this morning, just 10 minutes, so no pics about wrapping technique, but its really easy. Also you may use different wrapping knots of course, the important thing is that it works 
Now you have a confortable, strong fixed blade. I may ensure you that is more comfortable than most of my fixed blades, and all my folders 
Hope you enjoy, ciao,
Alfredo