Blue Ivory & Titanium, Damascus Slipjoint

javand

javand

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I showed this knife near completion to some of my friends at Blade, but figured I'd post some photos of it now that it's done.


Unnamed Damascus Pattern blade and backspring, titanium liners, bolsters, and pins, anodized blue. Serious dark blue and green ivory. 5.925" OAL, 3.40" closed, 0.060" thick blade at spine above choil, 0.400" total thickness at widest point of the knife. 37.8g total weight.


I'm not a pro photographer, and the photos are unedited. Everything where it's supposed to be, run-up hidden in all three positions (which is an affectation of mine). Easy open to the half stop, strong and positive to full open. Excellent action.



Thanks for looking!


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Did you want feedback or are you simply showing a photo of a knife you made?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Just showing some photos, which I rarely do here.


I know some people won't favor the marriage of modern and traditional with these material choices, colors, and textures. It's one I'm particularly proud of however. Although, not in any way you can likely see without handling the knife. I should have this one at the ICCE show in Sept though, if anybody going is interested in seeing it.
 
Very good, actually super ;)
I'm working too at the "Easy open to the half stop, strong and positive to full open", the trick i do is in the tang, the point of spring contact in closed position is more shifted near the pivot and the corner is somewhat "sloped"...is it also your method?
 
stezann said:
Very good, actually super ;)
I'm working too at the "Easy open to the half stop, strong and positive to full open", the trick i do is in the tang, the point of spring contact in closed position is more shifted near the pivot and the corner is somewhat "sloped"...is it also your method?
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If I understand what you're saying then, yes, similar. Tilting the blade a little less than 90deg at "half-stop" and sloping the tang creates less loading on the spring during the closed-to-half position, or you can relieve the spring a little where that "cam" of the tang interfaces with the spring, if the rest of your tang/ramp/etc geometry allows the rest of it not to be affected. A nice side effect of this with some designs is that it allows you to hide the run-up easier with an aesthetically pleasing somewhat angled curvature of the bolster. Although some feel it's mandatory for the blade to be at dead 90 in the half stop position. I don't feel this way and prefer to not see the run-up which I feel causes an abbreviation to the flow of the knife when in that position.

Although, I still make various versions, depending on the knife. I've only been making slipjoints for a couple of years now, so I'm definitely still refining my tastes.


If anybody recognizes the style of this knife. Daniel Warren (MS) taught me to make slipjoints and has been a mentor for some time. This is my interpretation of his pattern.
 
I think i got the spring relieving slope, good idea, thanks for the hint :)
As far as the 90° half stop, it is not necessarily sacrificed. Your 2 contact points in half-stop come to be independent from your contact points in closed-position, unlikely if the tang had perfect sharp corners.
I'm trying to have a softer starting when opening, but once the first (say aroung 10-15°)degree of opening has been done i'll accept a progressive increase in the pull to the 90° half stop as a compromise.

Now i'm going to search for MS Warren knives pictures....if your slippy is so beautiful i need to look at your quoted inspiration!! :cool:
 
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