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Knife throwing target? - Aram - 11-17-2019
Has anyone made a knife throwing target? The target part is easy -- I'll cut 2x (whatever I bought, 10, I think?) into 3" lengths, glue them in rows with end grain exposed, then glue the rows together to make a rectangle. Probably about 2' wide by 30 - 36" tall. I can stick paper targets onto it. It's the stand i'm not sure about. I'd like to make something like an easel I can take out into the yard, and use to support the target a couple feet above ground.
I found this on a knife throwing site:
The Roland Zwosta design
But I'm not sure how the angled top is held together. I would think joinery. (?) Too much work. I am looking for something simple but sturdy, with bolts, screws, joist hangers, that kind of thing. Something I could bang out quickly, and then get back to real woodworking.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
RE: Knife throwing target? - Bob10 - 11-17-2019
(11-17-2019, 10:18 PM)Aram Wrote: Has anyone made a knife throwing target? The target part is easy -- I'll cut 2x (whatever I bought, 10, I think?) into 3" lengths, glue them in rows with end grain exposed, then glue the rows together to make a rectangle. Probably about 2' wide by 30 - 36" tall. I can stick paper targets onto it. It's the stand i'm not sure about. I'd like to make something like an easel I can take out into the yard, and use to support the target a couple feet above ground.
I found this on a knife throwing site:
The Roland Zwosta design
But I'm not sure how the angled top is held together. I would think joinery. (?) Too much work. I am looking for something simple but sturdy, with bolts, screws, joist hangers, that kind of thing. Something I could bang out quickly, and then get back to real woodworking.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Hinges
RE: Knife throwing target? - Aram - 11-17-2019
(11-17-2019, 10:43 PM)Bob10 Wrote: Hinges
Well that's just smart
RE: Knife throwing target? - Bob10 - 11-17-2019
(11-17-2019, 10:47 PM)Aram Wrote: Well that's just smart
https://www.thehardwarehut.com/catalog-product.php?p_ref=256852
RE: Knife throwing target? - mike4244 - 11-20-2019
(11-17-2019, 10:18 PM)Aram Wrote: Has anyone made a knife throwing target? The target part is easy -- I'll cut 2x (whatever I bought, 10, I think?) into 3" lengths, glue them in rows with end grain exposed, then glue the rows together to make a rectangle. Probably about 2' wide by 30 - 36" tall. I can stick paper targets onto it. It's the stand i'm not sure about. I'd like to make something like an easel I can take out into the yard, and use to support the target a couple feet above ground.
I found this on a knife throwing site:
The Roland Zwosta design
But I'm not sure how the angled top is held together. I would think joinery. (?) Too much work. I am looking for something simple but sturdy, with bolts, screws, joist hangers, that kind of thing. Something I could bang out quickly, and then get back to real woodworking.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Never made a knife throwing target but made a target for air rifles. I tacked an old ceiling tile to a piece of plywood and used a picture of Adam Schiff for the target.
mike
RE: Knife throwing target? - Cooler - 11-20-2019
When I was in college the dorm doors were solid core.
One of the students used the interior of the door as a knife throwing target. His roommate complained. He said at the very least that the door should be locked when he was doing his knife throwing.
He said, "Once I throw the knife, you cannot open the door quickly enough to get hit with a flying knife." It is probably true but did not make his roommate feel any more secure.
He had to pay for a new door at the end of the year.
End grain wood flooring is uniform in thickness. I don't know if you can order small quantities though.
Kaswell is the major player in that field: http://kaswell.com/end-grain/
You could explain what you are using if for and see if they have any "seconds" to sell.