…in a comfortable fixed blade.
I like neck knives, and I own several of them (one of the best is the SR Warden). They are light and compact, so just ideal as a back-up blade. The drawback is that they are really uncomfortable for long tasks: a short, squared, thin handle is not ergonomical at all.
Neck knives are commonly available with or without handles. The first ones are in practice “miniatures” of fixed blades. The second ones are skeletonized, which I prefere…


…because it’s easy to transform them in a strong and confortable fixed blade whit little effort. That requires just 1,5 mt of paracord (or other wires available), a piece of woods, and of course you’re neck knife.

First, cutting a piece of wood, long roughly 14 cm (4 1/2”), and thick as you’re thumb



And round the two extremities of the woods


Now go to baton the wood, until you reach the middle of it. Make it carefully, you don’t want to split entirely the wood, just make a cut until the middle of it



Now, you may insert the skeletonized handle of your knife in the wood


And wrapping it whit the paracord, I used 1,5 metres long to do it

(note: apologize, I had so less time available this morning, just 10 minutes, so no pics about wrapping technique, but it’s really easy. Also you may use different wrapping knots of course, the important thing is that it works 

Now you have a confortable, strong fixed blade. I may ensure you that is more comfortable than most of my fixed blades, and all my folders 


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Here is a short video showing the results
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5mg7j7Q1VA&feature=youtu.be

Hope you enjoy, ciao,
Alfredo

Good job Alfredo, BRAVO! I think that many times we do not think about doing something as simple as this.

I hope you and your beautiful bride are both in good health. Stay safe.

We are both great, thanks SH. About my beautiful bride you're right, I'm a lucky man



Hope the same for you and your family, see ya mate!

In that picture with the way her face is tilted and the "smile" she has she sort of looks like Sigourney Weaver! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Cool

Updating this 3D, I made a small footage on how to realize the neck knife handle,
hope you like it
Alfredo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGl6hPkvfQ