A knife repair underway.| Photo by Felix Wilson The metal part of the knife that’s not the blade? That’s the tang — it goes into the handle and provides weight and support. Full tang Full tang handle. | Photo by istock.com/Alexander Baluev ...
Be a home repair animal. Fly off the handle An easily concealed knife has a lot of uses, but impressing TSA agents isn’t one of them. The Zootility Multi-Tool’s blade easily detaches from the body so you can take the other functions with you when you travel. When you get back ho...
Typically such blades did not have handles. You can wrap tape or cotton cords around the blade. Or, you can make your own wooden handle. This is a very useful tool. I have come to depend on this knife for many repair operations in my shop. Photo of blades showing the variety of shap...
"This knife came from portland or and someone carried it long enough to repair a tear in the sheath, I can pictire it being the knife of a deckhand having been one myself in my mispent youth" Feb 3, 2020 Jeffrey PenningtoncommentedonMichael D. Mitchell'sphoto ...
Subsequent ports are not usually a problem getting it back for diving as they keep it near the debarkation exit. However, the BAD thing is that at the end of the cruise, they usually give the knife to the port security folks and I have to track them down to get it before leaving ...
The X-Acto X-Light knife also has a soft-grip handle, and looks to come with a reusable plastic safety cap. Price: ~$12 Buy Now(via Amazon) First Thoughts On one hand, this sounds like a great idea. I’m sure there are plenty of people who use precision hobby knives in dimly lit...
"This time, he asked me to carve a seal for him. This was positive affirmation," Han said. "Praise and criticism are what an artist should learn to handle all his life. Praise is candy and criticism is medicine. We can live without candy, but cannot live without medicine when ill." ...