Shiv #41 of 365 - Spoon Part 1

Shiv #41 - Spoon Part 1

Spoon handle crammed into part of a capsule inhaler.

Asthma is still sexy.

Expect the exciting sequel tomorrow.

Shiv #40 of 365 - Shivvy the Vampire Slayer

Shiv #40 - Shivvy the Vampire Slayer

Sometimes a piece of metal for a proper poker isn't available, so people would make a shiv out of even more impractical things, like bones or wood.

So it's October now and I'm thinking, "None of these shivs could stop DRACULA!"

I had to change that.

Shiv #39 of 365 - Pretty Makeshift

Shiv #39 - Pretty Makeshift

This was the first shiv with which I tried hammered aluminum. It was pretty encouraging, so I hammered other things, became more excited about those, and pretty much forgot about this one.

The curving of the blade is a pleasant side effect to the hammering; pounding one edge expands the metal along that side, causing it to steadily bow as the opposite edge keeps tight and unstressed.

Shiv #38 of 365 - Rice Cooker Lever

Shiv #38 - Rice Cooker Lever

I like rice. I go through a rice cooker like once a year, because they're cheaply-made, mass-produced crap.

But, man - do they make good rice or do they make good rice?

Shiv #37 of 365 - Zero Shiv

Shiv #37 - Zero Shiv

I was in a Walgreens or something one day and noticed there were Mega Man action figures on the shelves. Being a Mega Man fanboy since ohhh 1987 or so, I figured one couldn't hurt. I saw this one figure of Zero, from the Mega Man X series, but in a black theme. I thought that looked pretty sweet and sleek on him, so I went with the Zero.

I got home and cracked open the packaging, gagging at the smell of plastic and paint and rubber, and pulled the Black Zero from his trappings. I raised his left arm to do that fist-in-the-air badass pose, and the arm promptly snapped right off in my hand.

Screw Jazwares and their crappy action figures.

In other news, this shiv puts the project at a tenth of the way to completion. Tell your friends - I'm going alllllllllll the waaaaaayyyyy.

Shiv #36 of 365 - Wheelie

Shiv #36 - Wheelie

Sorta like a pizza cutter, eh?

Sharpened washer on a puzzle piece on a Jenga block. Lordy, I love some Jenga blocks.

Shiv #35 of 365 - Shivosaur

Shiv #35 - Shivosaur

Rawwwrrrr!

(Shout-outs to Jezzi, what what.)

Shiv #34 of 365 - The Million Dollar Question

Shiv #34 - The Million Dollar Question

This shiv is made with a bible tract some guy foisted onto me one night during a First Fridays gallery walk in Richmond, VA. I thought it might be amusingly ironic to turn into a shiv this faux million dollar bill tract asking "The Million Dollar Question" of whether or not I am fit for Heaven.

I want to be clear that this isn't so much that I have a problem with Christians, but with pushy Christians. Like the kind that camp out around the gallery walk and bellow fire-and-brimstone fear-mongering at people through a megaphone.

Jesus's message was about love and getting along, taking a moral high road, being better people - not making a spectacle of yourself shouting fear at peaceful people as they pass the street corner your buddies work every first Friday of the month.

Shiv #33 of 365 - Red-Handled

Shiv #33 - Red-Handled

This is an aluminum rod inserted into a painted wooden handle from a cheap plastic rolling pin, then hammered flat into a blade and and given a nasty edge.

Shiv #32 of 365 - Gift Card

Shiv #32 - Gift Card

Made from a gift card.

I'm not going to polish this one up too much; it's thin, flexible plastic, and even with minor serrations carved into its edge, it's pretty dull. It does have a good point, though, and the coffee stirs bracing it do keep it pretty sturdy, so this could feasibly work for one good strike.

And that's all ya need.

Shiv #31 of 365 - Thorn

Shiv #31 - Thorn

Tee hee, it has a cloth rose on it.

I promise something far dirtier tomorrow.