Curtiss knives-breakout wip

[greatlakeswaterjet]

Heres some WIP pics of my little "BREAKOUT" knife. TAC-Ti™ is .100" thick with a new pattern. Blade is 1/8" ATS-34. Don't know what the finish will be, but I'm workin' on it. Let me know what ya think.

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

More pics. Thanks.

 

[STR]

Great looking folder. Reminds me of a better version of the Blade Tech Mouse.

I was wondering the OAL and blade length, closed length?

That spacer I ordered needs that pattern on the spine. Just what I wanted.

Nice job on that one it looks great! I'd bead blast it and either use all black screws or bead blast the pivot screw.

STR

 

[Keith_H]

Nice and compact. Nice one :thumbup:

 

[rthawker]

Great looking folder. Reminds me of a better version of the Blade Tech Mouse.

I was wondering the OAL and blade length, closed length?

That spacer I ordered needs that pattern on the spine. Just what I wanted.

Nice job on that one it looks great! I'd bead blast it and either use all black screws or bead blast the pivot screw.

STR

I hate to point out the obvious but the pics have a ruler right under the blade.

Darren

 

[lbw]

I want one!

 

[fishface5]

That is very cool! One question: visually it appears that the opening-hole may be a little small, is it large enough to operate easily?

 

[Fellhoelter]

Being so small, it might not happen, but I can see that lockbar configuration flexing towards the spine...

All force will basically be pushing up instead of along the lockbar.

 

[indian george]

Nice job Bro:thumbup:

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

Thanks everyone. Brian, I think the lock bar is thick enough to eliminate any flex in the way you are saying. It has such a small blade, I don't think a person could apply that much force to bend it. I'll give it a try though. Thanks for your input. I can open it with this thumb hole, but I may change it slightly.

 

[STR]

I hate to point out the obvious but the pics have a ruler right under the blade.

Darren

Thats fine. I didn't pull up every photo so my bad.

STR

 

[Fellhoelter]

Figured that might be the case Dave.

But I also know you want input....

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

And I thank you for that. I'll test it and report on my findings.

 

[J. Shorter]

Great job , shows a lot of imagination!

Jerry

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

Thanks Jerry.:thumbup:

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

New blade style. CPM-3V for all. Gonna run both designs, 12 of each. Completely new hardware on the way too.

 

[WadeH]

Must be nice having a Water Jet. Looks good David.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

That is so cool!

 

[photonjunkie]

Very nice. Were the grooves on the handle done with a waterjet as well?

 

[greatlakeswaterjet]

Thanks guys! Yes, I do the texturing on my waterjet. I call it TAC-Ti™.