Please Help Me Make a Fixed Out of a Folder

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Butcher1

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Hi guys, I was wondering, is it possible to make a fixed blade out of a folder ? (I dont know if this is the right place for this or not so feel free to move it if it needs to be)

I am completely new to this type of thing so I was hopeing everyone here could help me out. I dont have many tools or money so I'm would like to keep this as simple and inexpensive as possible.

I'll be useing a Cold Steel Kudu for the blade, the reason being that it was cheap($5), it should hold up to some use, and I really like the shape of the blade. Other than what blade to use I am at a complete loss.

If anyone here could give step by step instuctions, or any kind of help at all I would be grateful.
 
I know someone will have a better idea than this but I have used a folder for the design and made it into a fixed blade. As for using that blade you could weld a hand on it and shape to your design?
hope this helps
Eric Knight
 
I suppose you could weld a tang to it, but you'd almost certainly have to redo the heat treat. I would get some good steel and make your own blade and finish it out that way, or find a kit knife that has a similar shape and finish that out.
 
i wouldnt want to weld on a cold steel blade and wreck their precise heat treat. id try a mora or a cold steel fixed blade. cold steel offers several knives around or under $30. i swear by cold steel. i have a cold steel bushman and i cant believe what it has survived over the years. keep lurking on this site and read everything you can and you'll be able to make your own when you're tired of the cold steel. thats what happened to me :)
-Lou
 
I wanted to use this to learn from not as a edu or anything like that. It seemed like it would be a fun project.

I was thinking that the easiest way would be to get a solid piece of wood, make a small slot just deep enough to hold the small "tang" ( I know it probably isnt called a tang on a folder but for lack of a better word) and put two rivets, one in the preexisting hole and either drill a new hole or use the notch that the lock falls in to for the second one and probably use a lot of glue to make it as secure as possible. I would then shape the handle with a file, sand, and stain it.

This wont be a hard use knife or even an often use knife. The main reasons I want to do this is I want to learn how to do handles my self and I have a broken Kudu lying around doing nothing so why let it go to waste?

Doing the handle on a cheap knife should help prepare me to do a good job on a more expensive knife (like the Enzo that caught my eye). So if anyone wants to give their opinions on this project I would be happy to hear them, and thanks for the comments so far.
 
That handle would not work, I don't think. If you want to practice making handles, Jantz and Texas knifemakers supplies both sell a lot of different knife blanks to practice with, in addition to some nice materials and pins to make them with. I know you already have this knife, but you're going to put a lot of time into a project with a unsatisfactory result.
 
What would the problems be for the handle? I'm just starting out and would like to learn how to make decent knives so all info helps.
 
Butcher1 said:
What would the problems be for the handle? I'm just starting out and would like to learn how to make decent knives so all info helps.
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It would most likely be pretty weak and any sideloading at all would cause it to crack. I personally don't see the value in "practicing" by doing something in a way that you have no intention of doing in the future, but that's just me. I'd rather practice at something I want to get better at...

Just my $.02

-d
 
stainless steel wire and bambo should do the trick,oh and a coat hanger for the pin, and some epoxy
 
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