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A couple of new slip joints
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. |
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Cattle knife,
Thanks for looking Craig |
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Love them, Craig! Your workmanship is admirable.
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Great Job
I am very impressed with these knives. Great job Craig.
Charles |
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WOW , I REALLY love the first one.
Amazing craftsmanship __________________ American Bladesmiths Society Apprentice Smith Work Smarter Not Harder www.OliverKnives.com |
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These are so nice. Just lovely. Did you use 154CPM for the springs and if so would you share the heat treat?
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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 |
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Craig,
Love them, great craftmanship. Nice stag, how are you spinning the pins down in the stag crevices? __________________ Brad Johnson LTC, Ret KMG since 1991 [IMG][/IMG] http://bradjohnsonknives.blademakers.com/ |
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Looked again, just fantastic work! And thanks for the HT info.
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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. |
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154-cm, ats-34, bolsters, drill, file, heat treat, kit, knife, knives, made, make, pins, pivot, rod, stag, temper, wrap |
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