Lash your knife to a stick?

[not2sharp]

When was the last time anyone felt the urge to lash their knife to a stick?

Here's the article:
https://www.fieldandstream.com/phot...-and-why-make-knife-spear-survival-situation/

I can say that I have never felt a need to do this. Attaching a stout lever to a blade seems an excellent way to torque and break most knives.

n2s

 

[Barman1]

Ya got a knife, just sharpen the stick.

 

[marchone]

I think about it all the time. Never did it. My TRC Splinter 120 has tube fasteners to lash to a stick to fashion a spear. Pig sticker.

 

[Owen K.]

I'd never do it but if i did it'd probably look like his.

 

[not2sharp]

Ya got a knife, just sharpen the stick.

You may have just violated the code of the Mall Ninjas. Stop making sense.

n2s

 

[not2sharp]

I'd never do it but if i did it'd probably look like his.

You are doing it wrong. Where do you get duct tape in the wild? You are supposed to use the paracord lashing points that are so common on modern tactical knives.

n2s

 

[OrangeBlueOrangeBlue]

You are doing it wrong. Where do you get duct tape in the wild? You are supposed to use the paracord lashing points that are so common on modern tactical knives.

n2s

You don't keep duct tape in your bag?

 

[Owen K.]

You are doing it wrong. Where do you get duct tape in the wild? You are supposed to use the paracord lashing points that are so common on modern tactical knives.

n2s

See! This is why I'd never do it. I'd screw it all up. Honestly though, you have no idea what your talking about. I've seen duct tape hundreds of time in the wild.
My next idea was to electrical tape a case trapper to a pool cue.

 

[comis]

You may have just violated the code of the Mall Ninjas. Stop making sense.

n2s

Not every mall ninja technique work flawlessly, just like not every leaf is edible...

 

[Ruari]

You are doing it wrong. Where do you get duct tape in the wild? You are supposed to use the paracord lashing points that are so common on modern tactical knives.

n2s

Paracord? You mean you haven't braided some stinging nettle cordage?!

 

[jstn]

With COVID 19 and social distancing guidelines, I have to lash my knife to a stick every time I need to stab somebody to maintain my social distance. Don't want to get the guy sick on top of being stabbed.

 

[DocJD]

No lashing needed for some knives :

 

[deadzonepatrol]

I saw Joe Teti use a Cold Steel Bushman to kill a wild boar in a Hawaii episode. Come to think of it, I think he just inserted a stick into the hollow handle. So I guess that doesn't technically qualify as lashing a stick to a knife. But I think maybe I saw either Teti or Dave Canterbury do it in a different episode, in the African bush. They needed a weapon, and he lashed a knife to a stick.

I would do it in a survival situation, if I had a couple of large knives with me. If only one large knife, I don't think so.

 

[abcdef]

I think about it sometime.

 

[The Aflac Duck]

If you need to attach your knife to a stick then you should’ve just brought a bigger knife

 

[afishhunter]

I have a (not a Bowie) CS Bushman with tapered hollow handle. No lashing required to attach to hiking/treking staff.

 

[Lack_of_Response]

When was the last time anyone felt the urge to lash their knife to a stick?

when I was like 10 years old and had to pull weeds one by one out of the front yard with a rusty butterknife as punishment for something or other?

https://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_store.html?usrsearch=spear&a=spear&s=1 is where I'd go first if i need a long pokey implement with a metal tip, as they are the closest big online knife dealer to me.

 

[craytab]

When was the last time anyone felt the urge to lash their knife to a stick?

Anyone? I'm not sure but I'm betting someone recently thought about it. Theirs a lot of people in the world though....

 

[Bigfattyt]

I've not had a lash a knife to a stick fantasy for a while.

I used to have a hollow handled survival knife. I used to think about making a spear out of it as a kid.

Until the blade and handle parted ways!!

I do want a spear...but a dedicated spear..on a nice ash shaft...

 

[MolokaiRider]

I have not needed to, but I can see a few uses if you had no other options.

Cutting fruit from a tall branch.

Lashed to a light stick and swinging it to cut tall grass like a machete.

Needing to poke something hard to reach or dangerous, like an mud wasp nest.

I’ve never had to do this, but who knows...maybe one day.