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removable handle extension for 7-8" bladed knife.
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Fellas what would you recommend I make the handle with? I wont be whittling a new branch every time I go off trail. Intention is to have a 12-14" handle that straps onto the side of my small hiking day bag to assemble as needed. I was also thinking of an eyebolt screw for quick affixing as well which should work okay, and the handle will last a few assemblies.
Was even thinking of a hollow handle, lighter, maybe something I could store extra things in. Then again, may be getting carried away.
Was even thinking of a hollow handle, lighter, maybe something I could store extra things in. Then again, may be getting carried away.
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RokJok
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For a hollow extension handle, aluminum tubing perhaps? More corrosion resistant than steel, light weight, can be threaded for a cap to make storage compartment, cheap, & readily available. If you got $$$, titanium instead.Fellas what would you recommend I make the handle with? I wont be whittling a new branch every time I go off trail. Intention is to have a 12-14" handle that straps onto the side of my small hiking day bag to assemble as needed. I was also thinking of an eyebolt screw for quick affixing as well which should work okay, and the handle will last a few assemblies.
Was even thinking of a hollow handle, lighter, maybe something I could store extra things in. Then again, may be getting carried away.
Sam Wilson
here on BF makes hollow handle knives, but they aren't in your price range.
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Oak dowel from one of the big box stores? Cut it down, taper fit the end, add a screw or pin hole. Sand,stain and finish. If you’re going to be swinging this to cut brush or chop, I think you want something strong. if anything, you could bore a short hole in the end for a fire steel or whatever, but the joint end should be solid imo.
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No metal tube is going to fit quite right. Even if you get really lucky at the hardware store, metals expand and contract at different rates at different temperatures--a tight fit could become a non-fit, so err on the side of rattle. The thinner the wall of the tube, the more it's at risk of bending or deforming, so if you try it, take it out test whacking someplace close to where you have the right tools to take it apart in case of failure.
Go look at the Forged in Fire episode where one of the smiths used a rake handle on his attempt at a $10K pole weapon. Now imagine swinging a knife on a foot and and a half stick at obstructions that are most likely at head and torso level. Don't use a dowel, the wood is farmed and grown as fast as possible with large rings. That makes far less difference if the goal is poking things on a longitudinal axis or on static loads like hanging dozens of pounds of clothes. Shock loads are going to be different, and sure it will probably be fine. If it does fail, there is now a blade spinning around going wherever the Physics Gods decide with the added bonus that Oak breaks into sharp splinters so now it's double pointed.
Get a piece of Ash or Hickory that was going to be an impact tool handle, like a shovel or axe to cut down. At the length you want, maybe a good framing hammer handle would fit, I don't have a Bushman to check. Rasp or whittle to fit, drill out for a set screw, keep the screw in the handle until it's time to assemble as needed. Rattan is another good wood for impact, it breaks into fibers as opposed to shards, and at 16 inches or so it won't be too flexy. Fibrous wood will suffer more damage over time from screw threads, so may need replacement more often. Handles are consumable items, wear is expected and they will need to be replaced if they are regularly used.
Go look at the Forged in Fire episode where one of the smiths used a rake handle on his attempt at a $10K pole weapon. Now imagine swinging a knife on a foot and and a half stick at obstructions that are most likely at head and torso level. Don't use a dowel, the wood is farmed and grown as fast as possible with large rings. That makes far less difference if the goal is poking things on a longitudinal axis or on static loads like hanging dozens of pounds of clothes. Shock loads are going to be different, and sure it will probably be fine. If it does fail, there is now a blade spinning around going wherever the Physics Gods decide with the added bonus that Oak breaks into sharp splinters so now it's double pointed.
Get a piece of Ash or Hickory that was going to be an impact tool handle, like a shovel or axe to cut down. At the length you want, maybe a good framing hammer handle would fit, I don't have a Bushman to check. Rasp or whittle to fit, drill out for a set screw, keep the screw in the handle until it's time to assemble as needed. Rattan is another good wood for impact, it breaks into fibers as opposed to shards, and at 16 inches or so it won't be too flexy. Fibrous wood will suffer more damage over time from screw threads, so may need replacement more often. Handles are consumable items, wear is expected and they will need to be replaced if they are regularly used.
The sort of handle on a fiskars axe would be ideal.Fellas what would you recommend I make the handle with? I wont be whittling a new branch every time I go off trail. Intention is to have a 12-14" handle that straps onto the side of my small hiking day bag to assemble as needed. I was also thinking of an eyebolt screw for quick affixing as well which should work okay, and the handle will last a few assemblies.
Was even thinking of a hollow handle, lighter, maybe something I could store extra things in. Then again, may be getting carried away.
I have no idea how to achieve that.
Otherwise. Attached via this?
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