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New Slipjoint
Thought I would share some pics of new slipjoint recently completed . It is a small trapper , 3 1/2 " closed , 6 3/8 " OAL with ATS-34 blade & spring. Bolsters are bronze with dovetailed handles of desert ironwood & brass liners. Thanks for looking . Joe
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Joe, very nice looking gentlemans pocket knife.
I like the look of the long bolsters with the dovetail. What type of grind is on the blade. |
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Joe, I have to go along with John the longer bolsters and the dovetail really make the knife stand out. you did a really nice job on it. Thanks for sharing
Curtis __________________ Curtis Wilson Wilson's Custom Knives, Engraving, and Scrimshaw |
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Thanks , John & Curtis . John , I did a hollow grind on the 14 " wheel ---looks almost like a flat grind .
joe |
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That's a really beautiful knife, Joe. Congrats!
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Nice one Joe! I love the slim blade shape.
__________________ Kurt Huhn pipecrafter@pipecrafter.com http://www.pipecrafter.com |
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Thanks , Don & Pipecrafter . I appreciate your comments !
Joe |
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Nice little slip joint Joe. I really like your pattern and the materials used go very well together. Im not one to do this very often but Id like to offer you a little constructive criticism. I think your using a dremmel cut off wheel to cut your nail nick? If that is correct I wanted to suggest shaping the wheel a little before cutting it. I know they are thin but I think you could give it a dove tail shape with some sort of abrasive. This should give you a nice looking nail nick. Are you chucking it up in your drill press or doing it free hand?
Kirby |
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Thanks , Kirby. Constructive critisism is always appreciated ! The nick was made with a dremel cut off wheel in my drill press. I will givethe shaping of the wheel a trial. I have not been pleased with my nail nicks & hope to go to a mill & dovetail cutter as soon as I can obtain the equipment .
Joe |
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All in good time Joe! A mill drill suits the knifemaker fine and can be found fairly cheap. Sell some of those knives and you'll have one in no time. Im getting away from the dovetail cutter in favor of a small surface grinder wheel chucked up in the mill. It is nice to be able to put you nail nick in after heat treat.
Kirby |
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Tell me more about the small surface grinder wheel , Kirby. I really like the idea of putting the nick in after the heat treat. At the stage I am , the nick placed before the heat treat may not be left intact after I get the blade finished !
Joe |
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Just a lovely one Joe !!!! Frank
__________________ Without collectors there would not be makers. |
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Thanks, Frank !
Joe |
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Joe, what Kirby is talking about is taking a 3 to 4" surface grinder wheel 1/4 " to 1/2" thick. You chuck it into the mill and set the mill at the angle that you want, then uding an inexpensive corse diamond stone from Harbor Freight grind the stome down to you have a srarpe edge. Then when you need to put the nail nick in the blade just put the mill back to zero and clamp the blade up with a backing plate and cut the nail nick (I use a steel plate to clamp the blade up and a piece of micarta scale as a backing plate). The surface grinding wheel acts like a dovetail cutter and will cut hardened steel very well.
Curtis __________________ Curtis Wilson Wilson's Custom Knives, Engraving, and Scrimshaw |
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I like it. simplistic. Knives that have to much going on just place focus on the other details that really aren't all that relevant. this is very clean and brings that mind to knives of the past. some may call it old school or dated but for me slips are classic!!!!
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