This is a really easy self-defense weapon that you can make. If you want to improve the reach of a kitchen knife, you simply need to attach it to a really long pole or sturdy stick. This is the finished result:
Go in the kitchen and get the biggest, meanest, nastiest butcher knife that you can find (if you have two identical knives, then get both).
Then go get a rake from the garage. If you don’t have a rake you can use a broom or mop handle, but a rake handle is stronger and heavier duty.
Everything you need is in the pic below:
You remove the handle(s) from the knife(s) exposing the tang and set it/them aside (the tang is the part of the knife that’s covered by the handles):
You get the rake handle and make a slot in the end that the knife tang(s) will fit in:
Measure the handle for the holes that are in the knife tang.
You can use a tape measure, a piece of paper that you mark with a pen or pencil, or you can hold the knife against the handle and mark it, whatever you have to do.
Drill the holes through the handle. If you don’t have a drill then you can burn the hole through by heating a nail or screwdriver, you can twist a screwdriver until you grind a hole through, just whatever you have to do.
Just be sure the holes are lined up well so the knife will be tight in the handle:
- If you have one knife, put it in the handle and put pins in. use screws, bolts, nails, other sticks, ink pens whatever you have to do, look around and see what you have. You might be able to reuse the pins from the knife handles.
If you are using two knives, put them in with one edge pointing one way and the other knife edge pointing the other way to make it a double edged spear head.
You can use glue to help re-enforce it, if you have some. I know gorilla glue is awesome stuff, so is liquid nails/construction adhesive. You can also duct tape it if that’s all you have. Just find what you have on hand to get the job done.
As with the shovel weapon, tie some strips of cloth about a foot below the bladed end. This keeps the blood from running down the handle.
Eric Eichenberger is an avid outdoorsman, skilled marksman, and former certified range officer and instructor with nearly 40 years experience handling and repairing firearms.
A skilled craftsman with a strong love for working with his hands, Eric spent 20 years as a carpenter and custom woodworker in high end homes. As a gold and silversmith he has created hundreds of pieces of jewelry over the years using the lost wax casting method.
The grandson of humble country folk, he was raised with the “do it yourself” mentality and so is accustomed to coming up with unique solutions to problems utilizing materials at hand.