Barracuda Friction Folder - Damascus and Circuit Board

[Shelby Mihalevich]

Here is a friction folder I finished a bit ago. This is my Barracuda style.

The circuit board is about 1/16" thick and has never had any components soldered to it, so it is smooth.

• my damascus [15n20 + 1084]
• circuit board handle
• 15n20 spacer
• stainless pins
• bronze washers
• leather pocket sheath

• 4 3/4" open
• 3" closed [including flipper]
• 3/32" thick at spine of blade
• approx. 2" blade















Thanks for looking. I hope you all like it.
Shelby

 

[P. McKinley]

That is the coolest thing EVER!! :thumbup::thumbup:

-Peter

 

[Shaw Blades]

Wow. Nice peening control. What kind of hammer do you use to peen pins?

 

[David1967]

Very nice!

 

[Lycosa]

Pegged it!!
rolf

 

[Shelby Mihalevich]

Hey thanks everyone.

Shaw Blades - I use a chasing hammer I made to peen the pins.

But the secret to round pin heads is that after I've peened them I go back
and round them up more with bezel setting punches [a jeweler's tool].
I've also made some small rivet headers that do the same thing as the bezel setting punches.

 

[Shaw Blades]

Hey thanks everyone.

Shaw Blades - I use a chasing hammer I made to peen the pins.

But the secret to round pin heads is that after I've peened them I go back
and round them up more with bezel setting punches [a jeweler's tool].
I've also made some small rivet headers that do the same thing as the bezel setting punches.

Cool thanks

 

[Gody]

Very clever. Beatiful.

Brian

 

[PredatorCustomBlades]

Very unique :thumbup: Sweet design and some cool materials. I really like the damascus too. Great work

 

[JParanee]

Now that's different

Pretty cool

 

[Cliff Parker]

Bet it's thin and wickedly light.

Cliff

 

[naturalist]

Unique and gorgeous

 

[i4Marc]

Very cool outside the box thinking. :thumbup:

 

[Shelby Mihalevich]

Thanks for all the great compliments.
This is one of my favorite knives I've made so far.

 

[bld522]

That is the coolest thing EVER!! :thumbup::thumbup:

-Peter

It's wicked, isn't it? I'm not normally a fan of friction folders, but I absolutely LOVE this one!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Todd Isa 53]

Awesome stuff here.

Who would have ever thought of something like this? I guess... its you! So cool.

 

[bld522]

My hunch is that you've found a niche that could be very successful for you, Shelby. I can see this knife on the front cover of Blade Magazine. And I'm not kidding!

 

[Shelby Mihalevich]

My hunch is that you've found a niche that could be very successful for you, Shelby. I can see this knife on the front cover of Blade Magazine. And I'm not kidding!

That's very kind of you to say.
I've been taking things apart since I was a kid and circuitry has always fascinated me.
And while I've been making knives I've loved the aspects of ancient vs. modern technologies,
so that's what led to this knife.

 

[Cactus Kid]

So very cool!!! I too think this could easily go on the cover of Blade Magazine! You might want to give them a call to see if their interested (1-888-457-2873). Keep up the good work!

 

[Orozcov]

No liners under the PCB scales? I guess circuit boards are strong enough for a knife this size, but they flex a little bit as well.