Making a DIY Knife Throwing Target 

Just want to take a second to say thank you for sharing and taking the time to explain this target making process. I’m a beginner, my knives get delivered today. I was just going to use a couple bales of hay, then I seen your video, so I’m on my way to Home Depot. I’m sure it will make all the difference in the world, so thanks again.

Comparing to other builds on RU-vid this one has been the best. Rows of blocks and screwed down to be able to replace each row when needed. Compared to shimming a shimming and calling it good. Also using less expensive 2x4s versus 4x4 is better IMO. Thanks for making the video

Great work, just a couple tips. One the frame didn't need screws from top to bottom, only horizontally for the rows . Second your throwing a half spin with the blades, half rotation, which is the most powerful form and thus called combat throwing sometimes . I've seen the 2x4 a lot but have had better luck with 4x4. Lastly it's better to attach a stopper, or block, or jig to the miter saw, so each cut is as close as possible to identical. When you measure all your cuts right off the bat your losing about a 16th of in inch each cut because of the width of the saw blade. Keep building brother thumbs up to you . When the zombies come it will be nice to have all these metal toys lying around right lol.

Thanks for sharing, looks amazing. 😃

Great looking board! I've been meaning go make a pressure board for some time. Just a tip I learned, soaking your targets will make the board much kinder to your knives. Hose a target like this down and let it dry and you'll be able to hear how softly the knives hit the board. I'm still very new to throwing, only about six months into it as a serious hobby so I still know very little, but this one tip has really made a difference for me. Love your channel!

Nice..... now I'm I'll be humming Benny Benassi Satisfaction all day... actually more like thinking about that video... oorah! ;) I'd suggest clamping two 6-8" wide ply pieces onto both sides at the top when you're standing those up to keep everything in alignment when screwing in the edge pieces - I saw you on the struggle bus a little keeping it all aligned but... it worked. Nice project tho.

Love this project! built it exact, great directions and demonstrations I really appreciate it it helped a lot. keep up the good work and stay safe

I like the idea of this wooden target but I've also been thinking, if someone has a chainsaw with a long bar, like 18" or longer you could cut a 36" diameter section of tree trunk, say 3" or 4" thick and probably get the target for free. If you can talk to a tree cutting outfit and find out when they're going to cut down a large diameter tree somewhere in your area they might just cut a slab off for you for free or maybe a small fee. Sometimes you can drive around and find trees that have been downed and just lay there for days, weeks or months and could probably get permission to cut off a slab or two.

I love the quality of this video!

Huge tip: make a 3.5-inch mark on your miter saw table (or clamp a block to the fence.) Measure ONCE and cut each block! Also, you may choose to use 4x4 posts and cut only HALF as many pieces! www.RandysSuperSharp.com for beginner throwing knife reviews.

Just finished mine. Did mine the same way. Took me about 2 days. I like the idea of using the screws in the back because I can change them out. Mine is 2 ft/ 2 ft. Thanks for video.

On these type of targets , if it stays outside or you wet the wood before you throw to make the wood softer , you should never use any type of glue, use 1 to 2 inch screws & put a piece of 1/4 inch plywood on the back the diameter of your target . I made a target like this out of 4x4s each piece being 6 inches long & I used 1 to 2 inch screws in the back with plywood , mine stays outside year round .

If you hold the blade then it is NOT blade forward...also it is spinning one and a half revolutions...if it was just one rev then it would strike handle first since it was handle towards the target when you released it. Some guys throw only a half spin from a blade grip...this gives you two effective ranges with the same spin rate...a short range half spin stick and a longer range one and a half spin stick. Nice target, With the half spin throw, you can learn the slip rate and start to apply some real power....Your music was cool for one repetition...then i wanted to stick a knife in the speaker....

I was stocked when the music dropped!

I made one of these out of 4x4s and ended up "eating" through the center of it in less than 50 hours of throwing practice. My next project will have the pieces wedged in tightly and screwed, not glued, in place so the most damaged sections can be replaced more easily. (For now, I'm throwing at free tree "rounds' that someone wanted hauled off)

Wish I had a saw. Will it wear my knives down faster with a large cutting board?

Nice. As someone else suggested you really need to step up a stop block (jig) on the miter saw so that you can simply repeat the same cut over and over. That way you don't have to measure and mark any of the wood and you will get all the pieces exactly the same size. Two big benefits! Easier and more precise!

uh oh, this looks like my next project... HEEHEE at the Benny Benassi tune, wouldn't have assumed you guys were into electro :)

I saw this and now I am going to make it in my shop class thank you for the idea

Was looking for this diy on youtube when I saw your Shot video, thanks! -Wyatt

I really like this build. Great job. But my only question is how would you build a free standing version of this. For those of us who live more residentially without any garage walls to mount to. lol. :P A Video would be great! :D

Great instructional video, but the music was good for about one minute, then I muted it. I guess I'm too old for that stuff. Gonna build one this weekend. Thanks!

Like the concept. I'd recommend a jig for cutting all those 3 ¹/²" pieces. It will cut down build time tremendously. Just a thought.

What’s the bit that makes the wholes wide at the top for the crew head?

Next time set up a stop block on the miter saw, will save you alot of time marking every cut. And pretty much guarantee the same cut every time

nice diy set up, and nice touch at the end there with a great logo btw.

Kool I'm going to make one of these.

Thanks for sharing. Well done....

ITS Tactical The Dirty Techno Song at 5:19 made me ROFL

Awesome video, I'm definitely going to make one!

Hi! Is your wood kiln dried?

Thanks for the DIY.. My question does it matter the type of wood on the 2x4 or cheap = weak/softer wood

This is probably a dumb question but i was wondering cause i would like to make one of these myself but is the wood soft enough and wont damage the blade on the thing you are throwing please let me know thank you

Why would you use a 2x4 instead of a 4x4?

For a beginner practicing no spin from 15 feet away this target is too small. I have a makeshift target out of 6 4 foot long 2×8s nailed to 1 inch thick plywood. The whole target is 4'×4'. The biggest change I need to make is to use the materials to make an end grain target. Even 2×8 lumber chips all over the place eventually.

Why dont you use 4×4's

Amazing video but the song sounds like two transformers blowing bubbles while fighting a gastrointestinal infection

.....excellent video!

Great project, thanks. I think I'll put something on the floor below mine, so the bounce offs and fallen have a place to land without chipping the blade:)

Why the small pieces, instead of a sheet of plywood? Is this so the grain of the wood is exposed, so the knives impact more deeply and don't fall out?

Love this video but as a wood worker those thigh gaps gotta go! Which is a wierd thing to say...normally I love it 😀 lol table saw rips would solve

What i don't quite understand why you wouldn't just use a whole wooden square plank.

This serves to target arrows? (Bow and arrows)

Nice😊

Seems like i will just keep destroying my blades if i throw them at hard wood. Unless we are investing about $10,000-100,000? into a bagful of titanium blades? Also the stronger blades. Isnt there a reason we don't buy them? Like not being able to sharpen them?

Lol... Satisfaction! Hilarious

I would have assembled it on the floor against a wall. Driving wood screws into 2x4s shouldn't split it, could have saved lots of time that way! Good vid tho thanks

hi i could not find the instructions on your site for the target build.

Great vid music bites

What wood is best for this project

The song is just Stephen Hawking's dirty talk

hi the throwing knives u got from SOG ,where did u get them???

Not hating but the music sucked on the other hand the video was great cool project definitely going too make something like it

Terrible Music

What kind of wood?

Practice the finger slide and you'll be able to throw knives without any spin, especially if you don't know the distance or low light conditions prevent you from estimating correctly.

If you are just learning how to do this for entertainment (like throwing darts) then flipping them is fine but if you ever wanted to be able to throw a knife that would actually penetrate flesh you need to learn how to throw "no spin". I got into knife throwing as a kid and enjoyed it, once an old timer taught me how to throw no spin I could sink it every time, up to a certain distance. One of the big differences is that with practice you can throw the knife a lot harder if you throw it without spinning it. The basic principal of throwing no spin is to hold it by the handle, and when throwing you let the tip of your index finger slide down the handle of the knife as it is released, taking the natural spinning motion out of the throw. Your throws are more accurate and more lethal if you learn to throw 'no spin'..

Where did you get the stencil.

Can I buy the stencile online?

There are certain people that I don’t like from elementary school and at my gym I work out it and I get really mad about those people so mad to the point that I’m gonna do something bad to them so instead of trying to do something bad I just play a game like that and make it target kinda like what you did and throw knives and print out pictures of those people

a t square is great for a lot of things (and worked out for you) but a speed square or combination square would have done you right.

What the hell is strip club music doing in this video?! LOL

how much were the knives

Soak target in water it will work better.

Should have used a stop. Eliminates the need to mark everything out.

great song

Do you mean rotations not revolutions

Next time just clamp a stop on your miter saw and you will only need to measure once, no marking all those lines.

clamp a back stop at 3.5

Good project. Is worse music possible?

good video , terrible music , but thanks !

Bust out the Robot.

i just used old dart boards mounted to a piece of plywood but good vid for newbees

Horrible time lapse music

I love the Benny Benassi .. Still better with the girls tho. GREAT job tho

The song is cringe

Why in the fuck wouldn't you say what kind of wood you used...

worst music I have ever heard

Wtf is up with the song