What to do with a useless, cheap throwing knife?

Repurpose it into a spear! That is just what I did one day just to see how well it would work.

Below are the throwing knives I got on Amazon. As you can see they are a bit small & light to be useful as throwing knives. Let’s see what we can do with them.

The only tool I used was the saw and awl on my Victorinox SwissTool.

First I found a spear shaft about the same thickness as the part of the spearhead that would go into the shaft. It was a little over 4′ long. The longer and straighter, the better. Try to find at least a 4′ shaft. Also try to find it in the deadfall. Try to avoid cutting down live trees/saplings. That can be difficult for this project, but at least try. Especially if you do not plan on using the spear. It’s a sad waste of a tree otherwise.

I then cut a notch in it to accommodate my spearhead…

Then I “drilled” holes in it to match the nice, handy slots that were in my throwing knives…

Lastly I wrapped wire around it to secure it and viola!

A finished spear!

This spear turned out to be around 5′ long and not all that straight. It threw quite nicely, though. Good accuracy at around 20′.

— Kilted Rambler