Folding butter 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.
If you don't know it look it up it's a pretty cool knife!

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23 Comments

Ilixtze@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 264d (4 replies)

somebody make a Butter-fly knife!

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 264d (1 reply)

Hell yeah

Wren@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 263d

If you do, please take my money and give me twelve.

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 261d (1 reply)

Done! Will post about it later with more pics but here's a sneak peek :)

Ilixtze@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 260d

HELL YEAH!

athairmor@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 264d

That’s a pretty fly butter knife.

Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 10 pts · 264d (2 replies)

Neat, you could crosspost this to lemmy.world/c/pocketknife.

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 264d (1 reply)

I might take some better pics and do so, thanks :)
All the knives I see on that sub are real nice though mine is pretty rough not sure it'll fit.

Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 264d

KNIFE IS KNIFE

(Yours is good :D)

stephen@lazysoci.al · 8 pts · 264d (1 reply)

I like this and now wish I had a problem to solve with your solution.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 263d

step 1: unfold bread

JayFonduh@lemmy.org · 8 pts · 264d

Must a man burden himself with the ownership of a tactical butter knife for the sake of a perfectly level sandwich on the go? Truly an artisnal display of necessity and consumerism.

shalafi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 264d (1 reply)

Feel free to reuse this OP.

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 264d

Lmao. Thanks

Aeri@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 264d (2 replies)

OK hear me out:switchblade butter knife

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 263d (1 reply)

You guys and your ideas are gonna drive me to make a collection of ridiculous butter knives

janus2@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 263d

just watch out for the bobbies checking your butter knife license

chloroken@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 263d

Nice job, it looks cool.

Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 264d (3 replies)

Any opinions on making the handle with something like a 3D printer? I have a similar project I need to do myself for a workbench knife.

Mnem667@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 264d (1 reply)

If you poke around, there are a few folding (knife, comb, practice balisong, etc) designs out there on 3dp sites

Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 264d

I'll definitely look at those, but I'll probably have to make a custom design. Without going into too much detail, this is a knife that will be repurposed from a salvaged metal-cutting hacksaw blade.

MacAnus@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 264d

I have no experience with 3d printers but I would say as long as your filament is strong enough I don't see why not.
It would make it easier to precisely design.

Quexotic@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 261d

You have placed within me the desire for a switchblade butter knife.

I need it.