Design imput request

[amamachinist]

Hello everyone.

I am going to make a folding knife and I’ve drawn up my design.

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

If you have any questions just ask.

Thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/bU0lMku

 

[john april]

looks nice. i like a knife with a more defined point.

 

[Drew Riley]

I'd round the corners of the tang a bit more, or you're gonna be stressing your spring more than necessary as you try to open and close it at those points. I see you have the end of your back spring recessed for the kick. I'd probably drop this recess down towards your middle pin a little bit more.
I also agree that the point is a little too round for my personal tastes.

Looks like everything is drawn with some pretty tight tolerances. I'd say as is, you're gonna have a hard time fitting everything together without something sticking out too far, or hitting something else, especially if this is your first.

Take apart a couple of slipjoints and see how things are shaped and put together, and maybe it'll make more sense.

 

[amamachinist]

I'd round the corners of the tang a bit more, or you're gonna be stressing your spring more than necessary as you try to open and close it at those points. I see you have the end of your back spring recessed for the kick. I'd probably drop this recess down towards your middle pin a little bit more.
I also agree that the point is a little too round for my personal tastes.

Looks like everything is drawn with some pretty tight tolerances. I'd say as is, you're gonna have a hard time fitting everything together without something sticking out too far, or hitting something else, especially if this is your first.

Take apart a couple of slipjoints and see how things are shaped and put together, and maybe it'll make more sense.

Thanks for the response!

I marked up this drawing a bit to make sure I’m understanding what you’ve said. I was worried that my clearance might be a little tight on the gap between my back spring and blade. I’m also wondering if my back pin is too high up towards the spine.

https://imgur.com/a/yqBreFa

 

[Natlek]

 

[Drew Riley]

Your second drawing looks much more promising, and Natlek's mod to the blade is much closer to what I would probably go for. Now, you might be ok with your pin placement, but I might like to see just a little more meat around your center pin now that I look at it.

 

[amamachinist]

Thanks for the advice guys. I appreciate it.