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Friction Folder Sharpfinger
Here is my latest project. Things have been hectic around my house but I finally completed my submission for the 2012 "Sharpfinger" KITH thread over on the Custom
Projects forum of this board. There are a lot of ?firsts? to this knife. It is the first knife finished off my new (to me) grinder and part of the first batch heat treated in my homemade forge. It?s actually the third blank I started for this project, the other two I wouldn?t call knives. This is the 7th knife I have completed; I finished it about a month ago and the sheath finally came to be last week. It?s my first folder. The blade is 1/8? 1084 heated in a coal forge and quenched in canola oil heated to 130F. The blade was tempered for 2 two hour cycles at 425F. It is 2-5/8? long and the OAL is 6-3/8?. I purposely made the tail on the blade stand above the handle because I like the way it feels it under my thumb when I am holding it my hand. The handle is three layers of 1/8? black G10 with three hidden pins securing the center spacer and a fourth pin as the blade stop in open position. The pivot pin is 1/8? stainless steel and there are nylon washers between the blade and the G10. The action is smooth and by some miracle the blade is centered in the closed position (I was really worried it would be off). Robb Last edited by ncrobb; 06-23-2012 at 07:36 PM. |
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Ok, now i really need to get my kith finished up. Come on random number generator, draw me the folder.
By the way I REALLY like this sharpfinger, nice work! |
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Good looking knife. Looks like you did an excellent job on it.
__________________ Barry Jones Knives |
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Really nice work
__________________ If you always do what you always did, you always get what you already got !!!! |
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Thanks guys. Its not perfect but I am learning with each blade. I wish I had more time to work on them.
Robb |
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Time is always the hardest part of this endeavor. Robb I think it looks great.
Steve __________________ North Carolina Custom Knife Maker's Guild ABS Journeyman Smith www.ksrblades.com steve@ksrblades.com |
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bee, blade, custom, folder, forge, g10, handle, hidden, homemade, knife, knives, nylon, pins, pivot, project, sharpening, sheath, spacer, stainless steel, steel, wax |
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