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Lorien

Lorien

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Hi people-
this little pocket knife is the first folding knife I made, and it was really fun to make. I still can't quite believe I made it. Looking forward to making another one soon!

Anyway, the blade is around 3.5" Cruwear at about 5/32". The pivot is 1/4" and the stop pin is 3/16", so pretty stout and maybe overkill for a knife this size. It has bronze bushings. Has a slightly chubby appleseed edge bevel, because that's what I like and I plan on making this my edc from here on out.

The handle is G10 laminated to burlap micarta, and the fasteners are titanium bicycle disk brake rotor bolts. The bolts holding the frame together are dereilleur pulley bolts.

If you want a bit of an indepth view of how it went together, mosey on over to my subforum HERE

I call it Bird because I can't stop flipping it.


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Thanks for checkin it out!

PS. you may have noticed that the pocket clip seems familiar, and sort of trashy. Well, it's from your standard issue, stainless steel Olfa knife. I designed the handle to be compatible with Olfa's clips just in case there's a clip emergency, but I'll be making a titanium clip for it at some point. It'll be a little tricky but it's a neat concept that I haven't really seen done. So, I'll follow up when I get er done
 
Lorien said:
thank you my friend!
I took another video today, the lock stick that was going on has completely vanished and this thing is sssmooth like buttah!
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Digging it! That blade profile is one of my favorites I’ve ever seen brother. What a profile and grind! Can’t wait to see it in use after a year, or so.
 
Ajack60 said:
I bet if you made more than one, someone would buy it. Just sayin.
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Thank you!
Yes- I had the same thought😁

This was a great first kick at the can- I learned so much of all this little shit that you have to deal with at least once in order to understand it. Up til now I've only designed knives in 2D.
There will be a couple minor tweaks to the mechanism, but I'm happy with the overall design so far. And the action is approaching the range of any sweet action knife I've had, feels good and sounds nice
I have to do something about the clip. It works super well for clipping and unclipping out of the pocket, but it's uncomfortable in my hand.

So, the time will come to start thinking seriously about the next step with this design and others. There are many options!
I think for now I need to continue learning how to make knives and just follow the flow. Avoid over complicating things until I get comfortable with my tools and skillset
Making this knife moved me up a rung on the confidence ladder, but there are so many rungs up there!
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I like that nice, pointy tip! Handle also looks very comfortable.
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thanks man- I too like a knife that can remove slivers and stab my smoked oysters! Or shiv an aggressive squirrel.

The handle feels good to me, but I'll have to hand it around and see if there's anything like consensus on that with other peeps. That Olfa knife clip is not comfortable, and I think I have just enough titanium to make a proper replacement before getting anyone else to hold it lol.

I finally got this knife close to the 100% finished region, having dialed in the lock bar interface. The lock bar face now has full engagement, and after the great many flips the lock stick is almost gone too.

I will never look at another folding knife the same after this.
 
...but... you just removed about all the fibre from your apple... :oops:

I'm loving the BM Bugout clip on all the other folders I can fit them on!
 
elof_alv said:
...but... you just removed about all the fibre from your apple... :oops:

I'm loving the BM Bugout clip on all the other folders I can fit them on!
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true, but I don't like eating whatever is stuck to it, even if it's edible wax. Besides, any opportunity to use a knife is welcome. Peeling apples is OG😂
 
That folder looks excellent all around. Function, form, materials 👍👍. You’ve got skills man. Looking forward to seeing more stuff like this one. Bad ass piece.
 
luethge said:
That folder looks excellent all around. Function, form, materials 👍👍. You’ve got skills man. Looking forward to seeing more stuff like this one. Bad ass piece.
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thanks very much!

it's in my pocket every day, and every time I whip it out I still can't quite believe I pulled it off. I cut up a bunch of muddy old firehose the past couple of days, and man I am impressed with this Cruwear. It's some good shit
 
You starter your journey into folders with creware? Very brave. It is a very beautiful knife. Elegance through simplicity.
 
gentleman_edc said:
You starter your journey into folders with creware? Very brave. It is a very beautiful knife. Elegance through simplicity.
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believe me- deciding on the type of steel was one of the least scary things about making this knife 😂
that said, it ended up taking warp in heat treatment🤦‍♂️
 
Murphjd25 said:
How’s the folder holding up Lorien?
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really well! Super smooth and it locks up nice and solid. Carry and use it every day!

I'm looking forward to making another one, but I have a bunch of knives to finish up and a sheath run to get started on, so I'll be figuring out what I need for materials and ordering some stuff in the meantime.

the blade for the next one is 1/4" CPM 3V, so that's gonna be pretty interesting.
 
Lorien said:
really well! Super smooth and it locks up nice and solid. Carry and use it every day!

I'm looking forward to making another one, but I have a bunch of knives to finish up and a sheath run to get started on, so I'll be figuring out what I need for materials and ordering some stuff in the meantime.

the blade for the next one is 1/4" CPM 3V, so that's gonna be pretty interesting.
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With the delta HT? 😉😁
 
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