Hello everyone,
I’m new to this community, got a suggestion to cross-post this from !imadethis@lemmy.zip , hope you appreciate my rough looking knife :)

For making sandwiches on the job because I don’t like spreading stuff with a sharp pointy knife or a box cutter.

I made the handle with a piece of L shaped aluminum profile crudely bent using clamps.

I then pierced a hole through the blade and the handle and test fitted it. I didn’t like how it looked when closed so I decided to drill a new hole after flipping the handle around. (Hence the hole at the end of the handle and the second hole on the blade).

I then riveted everything together twice (one smaller rivet inside a bigger one, no idea if thats a good idea or not but it looks better). Cut the handle to shape with an angle grinder and softened the edges with a file then different grits of sandpaper.

I got the idea for the handle from the Higonokami.

Thanks for reading, let me know if you have adidas for the next version!

  • stellar_jay@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    13·
    21 days ago

    “Rough looking knife”?
    Looks pretty sleek to me, a person who’s never made something like this ever before in their life (: Great job!

    • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      6·
      21 days ago

      Haha I guess I should cut myself some slack, but I know I could give it some more love and make it look finer :)

      Thanks!

    • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      7·
      21 days ago

      Oh hey it’s you! Haha yeah, well after seeing the level set by dual_sport_dork in this community I had to at least get you a whiteish background and some more light :)

      • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        4·
        21 days ago

        Well, you certainly delivered, gg!
        (And a proper, detailed description too.)

        So when next knife?
        A BBK (butterfly butter knife)?

        • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          4·
          21 days ago

          Thanks!
          A BBK would be awesome.

          While writing this answer about how it would be so much more difficult to build and it would probably stay a dream, I remembered I have an old butterfly comb that is terrible as a comb (it’s metal and the teeth just rip your hair off).
          But I might just be able to use the handle parts and hopefully find an effective way to attach the blade! Don’t hold your breath though… I’ve been thinking about this folding butter knife for more than a year before finally getting to it. And I don’t know where that comb is.

          • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
            3·
            21 days ago

            Just glue the pocket knife to the butterfly comb to produce a pretty fly butter butterfly pocket not-comb knife.

            Well, you seem to like to do things proper so we await your next masterpiece Christmas 2026.

            • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              3·
              20 days ago

              Well… You guys gave me the motivation and I found the comb. It is done :) will make a post for it later

              • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.clubEnglish
                2·
                20 days ago

                It’s not even Christmas 2025 & we already get a butt-butt(-flyer) knife? It’s a miracle!!

                Ok, daily new knives from now on fully expected.
                (Butter battleaxes allowed too.)

  • Jerb322@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    21 days ago

    Do you have a dedicated pouch or something to keep it in? Matching fork and spoon next? Looks good, nice job.

    • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      3·
      21 days ago

      I might go for a pouch that’s a good idea!
      Never been a fan of folding forks and spoons… But if I get a good idea for them why not :)

  • beengEnglish
    3·
    21 days ago

    If you had another piece of alu, you could think of pushing the pivot point back into the handle a bit to hide the tang when folded.

    Love a good useful knife!

    • MacAnus@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      I could but if I understand what you’re saying correctly, it would also hide more of the blade.
      And I’d rather keep it as long as possible to avoid food getting up in there :)

      • beengEnglish
        2·
        20 days ago

        maybe could keep some of that blade exposed still.

      • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        20 days ago

        I use my fixed blade car knife to make peanut butter cracker sandwiches and yes, I regret having the handle wrapped in para cord right up to the tang when I bought it. Para cord plus peanut butter and crumbs. Just imagine. I shan’t post a pic, because a Buck doesn’t deserve to be shamed that way.

  • cetan@piefed.worldEnglish
    2·
    19 days ago

    This is really great! A little ingenuity and a solution is born. Thank you for sharing.