A couple of new slip joints

[Craigb]

A Lanny's clip and a cattle knife.

I finished these a few weeks ago.

Blades are CPM-154 at 60 RC. Integral 416 stainless liners / bolsters mill relieved at the pivot. Stag on both, Lany's clip has a pivot bushing and file worked liners.

[Craigb]

Cattle knife,


Thanks for looking


Craig

[Don Robinson]

Love them, Craig! Your workmanship is admirable.

[walkerbait]

I am very impressed with these knives. Great job Craig.

Charles

[DwaneOliver]

WOW , I REALLY love the first one.
Amazing craftsmanship

[DaveL]

These are so nice. Just lovely. Did you use 154CPM for the springs and if so would you share the heat treat?

[Craigb]

Thanks everyone.

Dave, I tool wrap them and in the oven at 1500 for 10 minutes then up to 1950 for 45 minutes. Plate quench then temper 2 hours 2 times at 1150. That gets me 48 RC on the springs. Works for ATS-34 and 154-CM also.


Thanks


Craig

[Brad Johnson]

Craig,
Love them, great craftmanship. Nice stag, how are you spinning the pins down in the stag crevices?

[DaveL]

Looked again, just fantastic work! And thanks for the HT info.

[Craigb]

Thanks again

Brad I make my spinners from drill rod and taper the point to keep it as small as I can.


After spinning I use a "polishing pin" from Rio Grande to polish the marks out. This is a small mandrel that hold small 3mm craytex.

http://www.riogrande.com/Product/Pol...m/332690?pos=4

I ordered some extra mandrels to keep from changing the craytex rods. Use a small round burr to cut a dimple in the end of the rod to keep it from sliding off the spun pin.

The smaller pins are stainless dome head nails from McMaster Carr. I polish these before installing them. I made a spinner type support from nickle silver and use if to hold the head while I peen it on the inside of the liner. The N/S helps keep from scratching the head. I hold it in a tool makers vice.