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05-08-2017, 12:20 PM
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Bear Claw Trapper - 1st Slip joint Kit
My first slip joint Kit knife- Bear Claw
Overall happy.. Sheild was from USAknife supply with template....minor difficulties but next will be easier I hope.
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05-22-2017, 03:57 PM
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looks awesome, I have a kit but haven't worked on it yet
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06-12-2017, 08:28 AM
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The handle work looks great! What did you do to the blade to get that finish, reheat?
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PS - Here's the kit he built it from. Now you can see how much work was done to get to his finish point.
Don Robinson did some great instructions on the build out. Click the pdf link on this page to see his detail...
https://www.knifekits.com/vcom/produ...oducts_id=1383
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06-12-2017, 09:39 AM
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Old???
Alex, it's surely nice to see you're still alive! Are you still under a hundred years old? 
Great to hear from you, old friend.
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06-15-2017, 10:40 PM
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Hi Don,
Good to hear from you, too!
How is everything going?
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06-16-2017, 10:01 AM
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Still here. 83 yrs. old this month.
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06-20-2017, 10:03 AM
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I hope I look like you at 83! It must be all that "mean-ness"!!!
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06-20-2017, 10:09 AM
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Well, uuuh, I'm a sweet guy, ya know!
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08-10-2018, 02:11 PM
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How do you form the dome on the larger pin bottom center of the knife? What keeps that pin from walking out if you don't have a head of some sort on it?
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08-13-2018, 03:03 PM
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Tap them to swell them inside the material. That process also anchors them, and helps to hold the material down. You can then use a head-spinner to smooth off the leading edge of the pin.
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10-10-2018, 12:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KNAdmin
The handle work looks great! What did you do to the blade to get that finish, reheat?
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PS - Here's the kit he built it from. Now you can see how much work was done to get to his finish point.
Don Robinson did some great instructions on the build out. Click the pdf link on this page to see his detail...
https://www.knifekits.com/vcom/produ...oducts_id=1383 |
I used Ferric acid to etch the blade finish.. nail polish applied with a sponge to give the contrast and then etch twice.
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