First Framelock Flipper Finally Finished (and some ???)

I don't know how I missed this thread when you started it. Great stuff! The knives are looking really good. I've been wondering since I started working with Ti myself, how do you achieve the "orange-peel" effect on the surface finish?

Bob
 
Gooey- I appeciate the comments. I like it when a lot of the lines transition into others. I think it just flows better.

Leif- thanks brother! I know I still owe you something. I haven't forgotten. :)

Bob- Alan Davis shared the orange peel technique with me and he doesn't mind me sharing it here.

Anyway, I use an electric die grinder with a twisted wire wheel. Anywhere from a four to six inch wheel should work. Carbon steel wire is better than stainless per Alan but I haven't compared the two. You have to experiment with speed but I think I run at about 10,000 rpm. The router speed controller I mentioned earlier works great. I like to go only in one direction with light pressure and I keep the wheel moving, like back and forth or small circles. I'm still experimenting but a light buff or 0000 steel wool afterwards can't hurt. Don't contaminate the wheel! Hope that helps.

Update pic... Different knife...


Mark
 
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Oh my lord you are destined for knife greatness. Pardon the pun, but MARK MY WORDS your knives will be must owns amongst the hard core knife community. How do I get one of your knives? I have to get one some day soon.
 
Um..uh...uh... How do you respond to that? Well, I sincerely thank you for those very kind words but embarrasing words, you must be confusing me with someone else. My only intention is to be able to produce something that people like and use (and not go broke in the process)(I meant financially but that goes for the knife as well). There are far too many here who surpass that limited goal without blinking an eye.

So far I am very pleased with the way these are turning out. The lock-up has been great and that was the part I was most worried about. I had to trash quite a few blades to get here but that's okay. By comparison, though, I have never made a mistake on a fixed blade that I wasn't able to salvage. Detents are a piece of cake and even the bearings seem to be working out very well. The funny part is that the first proto I've been carrying around for months flips open almost as well and just on washers with no oil.

Thanks again and PM sent,
Mark
 
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