Exploded Orange Blossom and springs

[synthesist]

Here are a couple of the disassembled Orange Blossom and those TRICKY springs and the tapered spacer

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01627.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/synthesist/DSC01625.jpg

BTW I have no idea what the pen blade stovepipe kick that Mr. Bose mentioned is.................

Those springs must have been a B I T C H to make and test, given how many broken ones I've seen.

Syn

 

[Bastid]

Thank you. These are some great shots and just make me appreciate the knives even more!

 

[synthesist]

You're welcome.

I'm trying to get the best shots I can with my digi-cam until I figure out what scanner to buy.

As far as Orange Blossoms go, they are complicated (sophisticated for their time also) little knives. Tough to manufacture. Expensive and touchy about being taken care of.

I like them a lot. I'm not sure that I like them more then lockback whittlers but I buy decent versions of either when they materialize and I can afford to.

Syn