15N20 liner lock material

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clivehamilton77

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Hi guys,

So im trying to build my first liner lock, and Im assuming I will screw up so I'd rather not spend the money on titanium for the liner material. Since this is a prototype is 15n20 good to use for the liner material?
I read somewhere while researching that 15n20 is off the shelf spring tempered.

Also, anyone point me to a good tutorial or WIP for first time liner lock maker?

Thanks for any info.
 
Google / How to make a liner lock knife.Several videos and written tutorials on the web.
Eddie
 
Any steel or metal is delivered spring tempered only if it is sold as such. Most blade steels are delivered annealed.
 
Thank's y'all. Ive read and watched pretty much every tutorial on them. Just wanted to see which was clearest to everyone. Thanks for all of the information.
 
I built a quick liner lock for a friend's b-day a couple years ago, had no Ti on hand so I used bandsaw blade for the liners and clip, and W1 for the blade. It worked fine, I drilled everything and bent it without annealing first, although I broke the first clip when bending. Bimetal blades to cut it, HSS taps, and cobalt drill bits, worked well enough.

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Might I add though, if you shop at Alpha Knife supply, you can usually easily find a piece of 6Al4V Ti just the right size for two liners, or four if you mess them up, for $15-25, in .060" thick or so, with enough left for a clip.

That's not too expensive to start out with, and will be easier to work with than spring tempered 15n20 IMO.

You can get a nice pivot from them too- I use them and they are my favorite.
 
You can buy small pieces of titanium from Alpha Knife Supply. It isn't all that expensive when you look at one folder. Frank
 
Salem - I wish my "quick" worked looked half as good as that. That thing it a beauty. Thanks for the info Ill keep all of that in mind while I browse Alpha.

Frank - I may end up taking that advice. Thank you
 
I made the first couple of liner locks using woodmizer band saw blades for the liners. They had a great spring temper and let me experiment. The down side is that the lock face gets "slick" and the liners like to rust even after I blued them and waxed. After getting used to working ti it's easy to work and not that expensive. And one aspect I really like about ti is that it is "sticky" on the lock face, and after wearing the lock face in just a bit it work hardens and doesn't seem to wear anymore.
 
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