Unfinished Mt Man Folder

[Gene Chapman]

The top one has been in a drawer about a dozen years, one of those projects I just sorta lost interest in, remember it took a lot of hammering to draw out the spring saddle where it's pinned. Antler is Elk, blade is proably 1084, it's been a long time. The blade is about 1/8" thick, it should have been 3/16". Maybe it could be reslotted to 3/16".

[McAhron]

Cool beans Gene.You know I have requested a Mt. man folder tutorial from you several times in previous posts and then what do you know,I go to your website and there it is Antler And Iron ll, Just what I wanted. I am going out of town for a few days and upon my return I will be ordering it.I wonder how many people realize that you write instructional manuals?Perhaps your advertisement for publishing at the closing of your posts is not clear enough(or perhaps Im to stupid to realize what it meant),but i feel maybe it could be made clearer either way.McAhron

[cwp]

McAhron,

Buy it. Gene's books are great. I think I have a complete set currently and keep thumbing through them. Looking forward to his new one.

--Carl

[Raymond Richard]

Gene, You posting this got me to find the "how to book" I purchased from you years ago. Who knows it may have sparked something.

[Tony Graves]

Gene

Finish this one, it is way to cool to wait any longer.

Posting these folders may have kicked off a new surge in building this type of knife. I think they are just perfect for fur trade, Mountain Man type gatherings.

These are an inspiration.

Tony

[Blaine Whitney]

Cool hardware Gene.....I like em'

[Gene Chapman]

Ray, go for it, they ain't that hard to do, here is some spring tooling and techniques, bit by bit as I have time to put it on the forum. Forged this tool today, spring tooling, step one in forging the 'Boss" that goes in the antler slot. This was shown in "Hot Shop" but not in photo detail like this, got a new camera, having fun here withthe fly press.



I have a different one used earlier, but thought I'd start out from scratch for this. This was forged under the fly press, it can be done by hand and hammer, a striker would help.

PS: I like to sign my work with my touchmark, no etching, get it hot and whack it!!!!

[Tony Graves]

Hey all

Not a Mountain Man knife but...................enjoy

Here is a link to "Manufacturing of a French clasp knife"

http://www.lanouvelle-france.com/cla...ufacturing.htm

Tony

[Tony Graves]

Ok, here is one made by Peter Martin

Just another type for ideas. Notice the tiny little Spanish Notch.

ebay Item number: 6600235955


Tony

[prizzim]

Originally Posted by Gene Chapman

Forged this tool today, spring tooling, step one in forging the 'Boss" that goes in the antler slot.

Gene, just what is this for? I can't figure it. What "Boss"?

[prizzim]

Nevermind, Gene, I just read your entire website. I get it now. Cool stuff.

[Gene Chapman]

Prizzim, that spring is a test piece, mild steel to be super quenched, maybe it work, maybe not, just want to try a real super quench ms spring on a folder. If it don't work, a medium carbon spring can be made.

I need to redo some of my web pages, getting kind of cluttered.

[Gene Chapman]

Should post one when forging red hot under the press, more exciting.

[prizzim]

I wasn't worried about material used, I was wondeirng what the Boss was for - never saw that little piece sticking down into the antler before, finally figured it out by reading your stuff.