Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
Gee, never would have thought of that! laugh laugh

Okay, great minds, here's the rub:

My "coarse edge" will go through cardboard and tape like butter. I could butcher a deer if needed (with regular touch-ups).

Cardboard won't survive a 3' fall, and won't survive a swim.

There has to be a way to protect against the edge and point penetrating into my tender hide.


wood ?
chopping board/mat?
soda bottle?

Some dollar store knives come with plastic sheaths ... or very close to sheaths .. they also sell sandpaper , dollar tree sells sharpening stones


Speaking of cardboard,
A three foot fall and the sheath breaks really?

Try this,
wrap packing tape sticky side out around edge+handle
then stick to the tape and
wrap a full sheet of paper around blade only,
tape a little so it doesn't unroll
then fold/roll the excess paper so the knife tip has cushion,
then two-three wraps of non-corrugated cardboard around up to blade only, and add some cushion to the edge side
then fold over the packing tape
then final layer of cardboard but wrap around the handle
then packing tape all over
should survive a 1000 foot drop smile
and a dunking if the fit is tight enough
should last a long time if you slide the blade in spine first