BUILD YOUR OWN UTILITY KNIFE

Have you ever considered making your own knives? It’s much easier than you may imagine. To get started, you can buy blade “blanks” in many styles, and then all you have to do is cut handle scales, rivet them to the blade, and then shape, sand, and oil the handle. The photo above shows the range of knife options you can create, from simple to fancy.

The indispensable utility knife is, without argument, the most useful implement for tooling about a farm, homestead, or shop. Whether you’re cutting baling twine or slicing an