Knife made out of U2 Spy plane wing skid.

[Mark Barone]

An airman asked me to take this wing skid from a U2 spy plane and turn it into a knife. It was damaged and he removed it. I didn’t know that U2 planes land on 2 wheels and as it comes to a stop, the wing with more fuel in it tilts and there is a controlled skid on the ground. I thought Purple Heart Wood would be appropriate inlay in the skid handle also. It will be a display knife. You can just make out the skid plate at the bottom of the tip of the wing.

 

[KenH]

A very good choice to use the skid plate as the handle, and the wood fills the slots nicely. You did a good job, and that will be a nice display as well as a useful knife since the blade is good steel.

 

[opaul]

Nice!

 

[Mark Barone]

A very good choice to use the skid plate as the handle, and the wood fills the slots nicely. You did a good job, and that will be a nice display as well as a useful knife since the blade is good steel.

Thanks I will admit it was difficult to work with. Also the original holes did not line up so only 1 is pinned the other two are decorative and the rest is epoxied. Another reason why it needs to be a display knife. The customer was informed of this.

 

[Chris Railey]

Very clever use of the material. That is an awesome keepsake.

 

[Gliden07]

Very nice! See ya figured it out!!

 

[Sean Jones]

That turned out great! Nicely done!

 

[Mark Barone]

Very nice! See ya figured it out!!

Very nice! See ya figured it out!!

Hahaha I did thanks. It was actually my first knife sale. I posted it on my Facebook page and now I have a special order for a”regular knife.”Skinner.

 

[MarcWeitz]

That's a way cool story for a knife. Dang cool. Now every U2 plane is in danger of being torn apart.

 

[Dennis Morland]

I really like different. That is different. Great job!

 

[Mark Barone]

That's a way cool story for a knife. Dang cool. Now every U2 plane is in danger of being torn apart.

Hahah that’s funny because I got 3 more orders from other servicemen that he knew . I actually turned it down. It was a special knife for a special person and I didn’t want to duplicate it.