How To Make A Wooden Pocket Knife With Hand Tools

[@JohnHeisz]

Build article with more detail and the free template to make your own: www.ibuildit.ca/other%20projects/wooden-pocket-knife-1.html

[@0818SEMPERFI]

amazing detail as always. I truly enjoy your videos!!!!

[@RUTGERMORTENSEN]

+John Heisz It's great....I just don't get it, why wood? :/

[@TheTrulyInsane]

+RUTGERMORTENSEN To mess with the TSA

[@RUTGERMORTENSEN]

+Gingerbread Girl why not?.. as great the craftsmanship may be its usless, it would just sit in a drawer and left to the ages, a real practical knife is a tool

[@caderelaford3173]

+John Heisz Is it possible to make the blade out of metal.

[@thebluefarmer6406]

WIll that oil prevent rusting?

[@rebenichkov2129]

lmao

[@coreypeake-wickhan8638]

+The Blue Farmer LMFAO u dumbass XD wood doesnt rust loooool, (Dont take that in the wrong way)

[@lukas321go]

+Corey P.W You're really good at dodging jokes, aren't you?

[@IgnasXXX1]

No, you'll have to gold-plate it

[@IBoudiaf]

+IgnasXXX1 ugh rookie you have to iron plate it

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

There's absolutely nothing wrong with making things merely as an act of craftsmanship...regardless of whatever utility they may have, or lack.

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

Just thought of a way to actually make this useful: cut a serrated blade design into the blade of the pocket knife, but a food safe oil on it, and you got an herb stripper.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

That spring and lock came together nicely! It was also nice to see the concrete knife make a cameo!

[@JohnHeisz]

+Peter Brown Thanks Peter :) I use the concrete knife fairly often.

[@aaron.s.robinson]

*uses knife to make knife*

[@juliogarcia6412]

When you need experience for a job but need a job for experience.

[@xxRainbowDash27x]

+Julio Garcia I've never been more confused 😂😂😂

[@just4u691]

+Julio Garcia shit ikr?? like what kind of bs is that

[@doggosuki]

when you need scissors to open packaging containing scissors

[@beggerstager]

Volunteering and internships

[@johnzzhu]

Now I want to make one.

[@JohnHeisz]

+John Zhu Do it!! :D

[@johnzzhu]

ha! you know I'd only do it if I can improve upon it... Did the "I cut you!" part fall on the cutting room floor?

[@JohnHeisz]

+John Zhu Lol, you remembered that :) As tempting as it is to joke around in the videos, way too many of the viewers simply don't have a sense of humour. As with everything else, the few bad apples spoil the lot.

[@johnzzhu]

John Heisz of course, it was a classic.

[@dadams106]

+John Heisz I want one now I need to make one like now!! hhahahahahahahaha I will make it sooooooooo cooooool

[@LitoGeorge]

Excellent! Also a wonderful training tool to teach children how to use a knife safely. With little danger of damage you can school them how to handle, deploy, retract, blade safety etc.

[@n8guy]

I made your old version for my boys, and they loved it. Although they summarily broke the locking mechanism by repeatedly stabbing a cardboard box. I think I'll make another one, but out of soft metals, and not get it sharp or too pointed. Thanks for the templates and build videos!

[@smokazilla]

cool:-D

[@Retroweld]

I collect pocket knives so I love this project. Excellent editing! Douglas

[@JohnHeisz]

+RetroWeld Thanks, you should definitely make one :)

[@_chillpage_]

Hi

[@aatto01]

i dont even know why im watching this i have never done something with wood but i love it o.o

[@AzzahraAlivya]

lol same

[@icantthinkofaname2417]

Same

[@Hhgforesjkloihn]

Sameee

[@Jimstar753]

probably the best tutorial I've seen in a while, was wondering if I could make a metal blade to use instead of a wooden one, would it work? maybe you could make a video on making a folder with a metal blade.

[@JohnHeisz]

+Jimstar753 I already did, just look through my recent videos.

[@MattDiresta]

Beautiful!

[@JohnHeisz]

+Matt Diresta Thanks :)

[@JustSushi0]

I aspire to be as great a craftsman as both of you guys some day

[@Suileglas0415]

It really is though

[@19Photographer76]

Well John, it was great that you used tools every guy should be able to get their hands on ~ well done!

[@ScrapwoodCity]

Awesome project for practising with hand tools! Wood springs are really interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@JohnHeisz]

+Scrap wood City Thanks :)

[@MarkH10]

John, I appreciate you, Izzy, Mathias, and so many other creators. The only thing I don't see that I would absolutely love is a time declaration. A statement that while making the video, it took this long, without a video, you estimate a truer time, and with certain steps cut, it could be faster. I have yet to recall anyone saying it only took x hours.

[@PaulHathawayRetired]

This would be a GREAT tool for teaching Cubscouts about their first pocket knife!!!!!

[@mwilley011987]

My boys have been asking for a knife for a while now. This will be perfect to start. Great content as always.

[@nickhadfield3192]

Would this model be able to be a 'reverse knife'? I'm thinking of doing steel (or aluminium) handles and a wooden blade, just because.

[@jasonpolakow98]

Funny idea :D do it!

[@emtscythe3782]

Excellent job John, I wish I would have seen this a few weeks ago. I would have made a few of these for my boys and engraved them for Christmas. These would be excellent keepsakes to pass down to sons and grandsons. True craftsmanship.

[@CatSkinCap]

This is perfect for when you walk late nights, and vampires attack you

[@DBNO.Phanum]

Not really

[@xdestroyerx117]

+Daniel Phanum how come?

[@steampunk7104]

+adrian.xd4k it's a stake in the shape of a pocket knife

[@sanjai20111]

Lol

[@GUNsandGlorey123]

if its big enough and sharp enough to slice off their heae

[@Oli4vn]

I made three wooden knives like these a couple months ago, and a wooden knife just looks so beautiful! I even made one with copper liners, you should try that too! that adds another dimension of beauty! Well done John!

[@theunluckyfisherman4845]

Can't wait til im older and have collected all these tools so i can make my grandkids cool shit

[@JoshHuntRocks]

This will be a nice gift for my nephew to add to his knife collection. Thanks John.

[@ColinCochranT11]

Would make a slick letter opener though

[@anikinliu6257]

All your tools are in order. For some reason it comforted me. :)

[@markgreen8276]

Woodcraft is very relaxing even to watch nice video;)

[@PathinAZ]

Now THAT is So cool! The best kind of gift is one you put your heart into making.

[@lordtrump8255]

Why didnt you sharpen the Wood to make it able to cut?

[@yellowjacket1476]

It's just a replica, but you can always shaped it afterwards.

[@yellowjacket1476]

Sharpen*

[@yaface4876]

+Joey Miller because he doesn't want to kill anyone

[@SophisticatedHermit]

Do you want to kill anyone when you are making sandwiches with the kitchen knife? Moron.

[@marienorris3479]

+SophisticatedHermit i did

[@ritanirenberg5057]

So happy for this guy, he's got so many subscribers for doing what he loves

[@yarichen8783]

Can you make a wooden butterfly knife?

[@ryanparagas3033]

Yes!!!

[@mrmeme733]

that would be beautiful

[@dmin6395]

+Yari Chen CSGO style baby!

[@ethanchiasson]

please do john!

[@brandya10]

Hey, John, that is a neat little project thanks for the template. Now is the time to keep the mind occupied with so much stuff going on in the world staying home and doing a project is perfect.

[@gauravcheema]

i just realized that we can tweak it to add a steal blade to get a knife with wooden handles. so cool

[@Psymon_Psays]

This is a cool little project. Thanks for sharing. One could summate that this is a really great way to prototype a future folder made with a steel blade and other materials for scales. Certainly a time saver when designing. 👍

[@truthvirus]

Aaaaand now you're on the no fly list. Loved the project. Fun to watch. Thank you.

[@cocomomo80]

I don't know how I ended up at this video. I was watching makeup tutorials, and then hours later, I'm watching a wooden pocket knife being made. Nevertheless, this video is AWESOME! I want to make this...even though I have none of those tools. Lol

[@stefanocervasio5379]

That is really awesome. It reminds me of my grandpa, he was a carpenter and he used to make wooden toys for me when I was a kid. It's great to see that at least someone is still doing this kind of stuff. Keep it up, man!

[@Lockheim]

Well, I am hijacking an airplane.

[@BDC_GH0UL]

haha

[@bomr9769]

Now you're on a NSA watchlist.

[@ivancebellansanchez]

he was probably already in it xD

[@manwiththecigar2606]

you're fucked now

[@flamingpenguin2345]

Way to go man look what u did

[@MrPeterwaldi]

Nice build! That concrete knife is really one of the coolest things you've ever made! Thank you for all the great videos in 2015!

[@innerspeakervibes3187]

Wow you did that part at 2:20 pretty fast

[@jacob.woodward]

it was speed up

[@mrkittens8661]

Really?

[@innerspeakervibes3187]

+Jacob Woodward sarcasm! XD

[@stumbling]

It's all about practice... with video editing software.

[@stichedsnake3526]

This was a very fun activity, it was really good way of passing time, and also the mineral oil makes it look beautiful

[@francisbarnett]

Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy this year..... Please would you bring me a wooden pocket knife just like John's.

[@alishafuentes4765]

I wish I could do this but I don't have all the tools. It's all about the art and the fun while making it. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@nnmacameraman92]

you could use it as a practice knife, for martial arts.

[@danthemakerman]

Nice explanation of the mechanism and trouble shooting. The visual of the spring is very helpful thanks for making this video.

[@GreenHandMovies]

how to stab a vampire, with style

[@mattrodeheaver5940]

That's one heck of a stake isn't it

[@DarkSketchbooks]

I needed a little break from my norm, and saw this so...I'm following this and making one using different veneer layers 🤔 I hope it's half as good as this....wish me luck

[@TorontoBoii]

I got this past airport security.

[@rogue0192]

XD XD damn

[@TorontoBoii]

i also sharpened the blade of it, i could of stabbed someone easily.

[@rogue0192]

did they question it at alll?

[@TorontoBoii]

nope, i had it in the case with my Dr.Dre headphones.

[@rogue0192]

pfffff...that combo man.....shady as fuck XD

[@zerchert]

Beautiful work John. You're imagination is endless.

[@prettyboyy24]

u sound like u could voice a character on rick and morty

[@prettyboyy24]

an insecure alien overlord who's uncomfortable with his body

[@kurashi_]

An old man (no offense) who is homeless and insecure 😂😂

[@futuregamingtemp3663]

It's Ethan raberry

[@nattt3842]

This was so amusing to watch. The finished product looks so nice and the video quality is really great too!

[@KangJangkrik]

next video: How To Make A Wooden Axe, that capable for cutting logs just like on minecraft :)

[@canoe365]

Very professional; both the shop work and the video filming and editing. Great job!

[@caskwith]

While not functional it is beautiful and certainly a great talking point. That's the sort of thing I would have to play with while watching TV or something. Great design, especially the locking mechanism.

[@DonnaMSchmid]

I think that's one of the neatest things I've seen in a LONG time! Very cool! TFS!

[@GamerNation98]

As I was slipping away into the Devils soul from being so bored John smashes out a video and shows me the light.

[@withoutmanual]

Amazing. In search for how to make a toy shaving razor for my son I found this...it was awesome to watch

[@brantongregorie4308]

Just so happens my neighbors kid is 14. He wanted to make it. With a little help it turned out pretty darn well for a kid of that age. One thing for sure he learned a lot. How times have changed. When I was 14 we were making tic tac toe boards and napkin holders in shop class.

[@Alex_bkr10]

Was whittling a tanto blade shape as best as I could. Come to KZbin and find this masterpiece that outshines mine in every way possible 😂

[@GILB3RT]

That is so cool. I didn't even know making a pocket knife out of wood was possible. Great Job!

[@bex--]

Thats so cool you're promoting creativity by giving out a template! -_-

[@daifeichu]

That is really cool John. I've been thinking of making a folding knife for a while and see you make one and distill it down so that I can understand how to make it is great. I'm going to have to make one of these.

[@wokperd2583]

Amazing job on this beautiful piece of woodwork.

[@seanbrown4920]

I just built one. Gonna use it for a letter opener. Great video and templates!

[@shadowfootball1763]

You are now official my favourite KZbinr!!

[@bje005]

One of the coolest things I've seen made.

[@markdotcomau]

Jumped on ibuildit immediately and purchased kit!...cant wait eeeek

[@GregsGarage]

Cool John. Great conversation piece for a wood worker to have in his pocket.

[@JohnHeisz]

+Greg's Garage Thanks :)

[@benlucas1039]

John you should make this knife out of steel. It would be an awesome addition to your knife collection.

[@justwondering5540]

Makes a nice letter opener with a little tweaking .nice work John

[@charvan3466]

I have never seen anyone saw so quickly, amazing!

[@RB-rc4hy]

It felt so nice to watch this like when he was cutting the wood and it was sped up

[@CMRWoodworks]

This is cool! I might actually try to build it as a challenge for myself.

[@JohnHeisz]

+Chris McDowell | CMR Woodworks Thanks, I'd like to see that :)

[@notpublic7878]

love how you get straight to the point, subbed

[@21makan]

Thanks John,you inspired me to do the handle but with metal blade i made a bunch and sold them .

[@madcowrebel4216]

Excellent! I plan to use your templates to make a REAL knife with, thank you vary much, looking forward to more great videos in the future.

[@eddraper]

Lots of fun John! Well done and Merry Christmas!

[@brantongregorie4308]

One thing we did different. My 14 year old neighbor couldn’t cut the sides to match. So I cut two XL side pieces and drilled holes in all four corners and used toothpicks to dowel them together, glued the template on. Drilled all the holes and then cut the sides at the same time. The sides were a perfect match and the holes lined up perfectly (flaws and all) lol.

[@WoodenCreationz]

John! This is super cool! I may have to make one and put metal on the insides!!!! Thanks

[@hypnolobster]

I just finished up one while I was noodling around in the shop. Some kind of ridiculously hard exotic wood (purpleheart maybe, but it's incredibly dense) for the sides and black locust for the blade and spine.

[@Dibblah1900]

Thank you! I made one as a last minute Christmas present. Only things I changed were the mistake of printing it out on A4 (it still works!) and adding two more pins at the back supporting the butt. Thanks again!

[@filmgeek9136]

I'm always so excited when I see you have a new video out. I may make this design out of metal.

[@scrager4]

This would be good for teaching knife safety to youngsters as well!

[@hananas2]

A wooden vice? First time i've ever seen that, and it's really cool!

[@nilgaming0575]

How can 389 people dislike this............ This is amazing

[@bowlcut7214]

nice respect to people who can build things

[@marksinden4156]

Might well make a very useful letter opener for the office. Nice idea, nice video. Thanks, Oh, and Merry Christmas!

[@marcosquilezmartin7293]

Wow. Looks really nice. I´m going to try to build my own knife. I am quite sure it´s not going to look the same. Thanks for you help.

[@bwbark]

very kewl John! You just keep raising the bar!

[@johnreed5015]

You are quite talented at making just about anything. I enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them. It seems that everything you come up with I want to try. I just don't always have the time. Keep up the good work and have a Merry Christmas.

[@lscaliman25]

Du kannst es einfach! Bei Dir sieht alles sooo einfach aus! I love it! Frohe Weihnachten und ein gesegnetes Neues Jahr. God bless you

[@TylerAvakian]

There is something about his voice that I love.

[@sylviacoelho1611]

That is so cool. Neat fun stocking stuffer idea for hubby

[@patrickkerr329]

I always look forward to your build videos. You do awesome work with both the subject and production.

[@Raycefan]

Not gonna lie, a person could easily replicate these steps with metal and have a working actual knife. It would be way harder and more time consuming, but it could be done. Great video!

[@randytolman5735]

Nice Smashing Pumpkins shirt, man. Love it

[@ianbradbury5218]

It looks fantastic very impressive, great video

[@Matthewroyermusic]

Great project! This looks like something Id like to try! Well Done

[@tonysbones2813]

Beautiful. Thank you ive been looking for more projects. This was a major help!

[@PokemonZeta6]

Idk how I found this video, but it's pretty cool!

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

I made one of these for the cub scouts to use to get familiar with knives. Need to make a few more. Last time I did it, the plan for the blade size was off though, but I don't think it was from you.. Can't recall. Good stuff either way.