Titanium Frame lock WIP and introduction

[Dalibor]

thanks SilverLighT!

so yesterday i wanted to tap holes for the clip... i got one but broke my tap on the other two.. so i dunked TI frame in ferric chloride and in the morning cleaned the holes and started again..with success this time

after that i fine tuned the blade and the handles, cut the titanium stop pin/thumb stud put the detend ball ball in...and now i have to wait till monday to get this blade heat treated...

i'll have to order some thick g10 or some more TI bars or both for standoffs , i think i have enough to finish up one more knife. what do you guys think about g10 as a standoff material?

[Dalibor]

ok finally today i finished one...

i didn't know if i should put only orange peel or orange peel + heat color.. the last pic is frame after orange peel

thanks for all the comments!!!

[type00rev]

Very nice work......keep 'em coming!!!

[Alphahunter]

That turned out GREAT!

[Dalibor]

thanks guys!!!

today i got one more... few final touches and shes gonna be done..
i decided to stone wash this one...so first i hand polished frames and blade and than after 2hrs of tumbling this is the result
pics:







Wish you all happy Easter

[DeliveryD]

Wow what a great knife! I really like the stonewashed look!

[Alphahunter]

Your doing such a good job! Keep up the good work.

[Dalibor]

thanks Alphahunter

today i received ".204 thick titanium... enough for 3 more knives...i'm gonna make some small adjustments to the current design..

[Alphahunter]

I love the look! These are very cool!

[soulpatch]

Very nice looking knives. Have you ever tried thread forming taps? Something to check into, but do your research well! They are pre-drilled at different sizes, and they are stonger, but I have snapped a few, and they harder to remove when you do.

[butcher_block]

nice work
good to see another maker thats is a licensed spyderco hole user

[Dalibor]

@soulpatch
no i haven't but i definitely will.. wanted to get tapmatic but it's a bit too expensive for me right now

@butcher_block
thank you
and just to say that dealing with spyderco (mr. Jhones) was is a real treat... and their prices are more than reasonable!

[Windex_]

These look great... I want one!

[BKbladezZz]

how do u get that finish is there any youtube vid i can watch its like a reverse stonewash

[Gody]

Lovely rugged design. I like it. I was wondering how you cut out the lock spring. It looks very sweet. Or are the handles laser or waterjet cut?

Brian

[Dalibor]

thank you everyone,

handles are waterjet cut, of course all holes are smaller and the frame is a bit oversized so i can drill and ream the holes to my liking and sand the edges on frames..
cut out is made using a mill , 10mm. it's done layer by layer , i have to take it to this guy that does mill work for me as i don't own one (yet)...

i'll post a youtube vid soon, as for the finish,
the black one is done by dunking the blade in ferric chloride for ~5mins and than stonewash for 10~15 mins (i saw it from jake hoback), the last one is made by only stonwashing for 2hrs in a tumbler.. i used stones and ceramic media and sprayed heavily with wd40 prior to tumbling.

[Dalibor]

here's a short video, sorry for the crappy picture but i filmed it using my phone..

[Alphahunter]

Like I said... I love it!

[Shaw Blades]

Those Wiha screwdrivers are great, good quality stuff.




How do you make this slot for the locking functionality of the folder without a mill?

[Dalibor]

if you're referring to the cut out on the lock side , i have to take it to a guy that has a mill and a lathe... he did the pivot, cut and drill the standoffs ( i taped them and screwed up +20 taps in the process) and lock cut out..

i tried doing the cut out using a drill press but the end result wasn't the way i like it...