Well, I am excited anyway. This is just a prototype and not really pretty but she works great. Looks like my typical gent's folder, but she is a bolster release auto!
It took me six design iterations to get her to this point. My main goal was to make my Gent's Folder an auto and not change the profile of the original. That was not easy since there is not any internal room for lever springs and all that jazz.
Anyway, here are a couple pics. And yes, I will counter bore all holes on the final damascus versions, and give her a good fit and finish
. Plus I took a little video snippet (about 650K) to show you the action and the awesome "thwaaak" she has when opening. From looking at the video frame by frame, she only takes 1 frame to fully open. So about 0.042 of a second from closed to open. 
Make sure to look at the tail end of the knife while she opens, you can see the nice kick that she has.
I should be ready to start making these in a few weeks, so if you are interested in pre-ordering feel free to shoot me an email or give me a call.
Selling prices is: $475 (includes insured shipping to the CONUS and a zippered pouch)
Gent's Auto Video
Here is what a typical "dressed up" knife will look like (various wood and synthetic scale materials available). This particular knife has a damascus pattern that I delveloped a while ago. It is an option but will add to the knife price. Included in the $475 is single star twist damascus.
It took me six design iterations to get her to this point. My main goal was to make my Gent's Folder an auto and not change the profile of the original. That was not easy since there is not any internal room for lever springs and all that jazz.
Anyway, here are a couple pics. And yes, I will counter bore all holes on the final damascus versions, and give her a good fit and finish
. Plus I took a little video snippet (about 650K) to show you the action and the awesome "thwaaak" she has when opening. From looking at the video frame by frame, she only takes 1 frame to fully open. So about 0.042 of a second from closed to open. Make sure to look at the tail end of the knife while she opens, you can see the nice kick that she has.I should be ready to start making these in a few weeks, so if you are interested in pre-ordering feel free to shoot me an email or give me a call.
Selling prices is: $475 (includes insured shipping to the CONUS and a zippered pouch)
Gent's Auto Video
Here is what a typical "dressed up" knife will look like (various wood and synthetic scale materials available). This particular knife has a damascus pattern that I delveloped a while ago. It is an option but will add to the knife price. Included in the $475 is single star twist damascus.
