folder books and or video

[Jim Rehrer]

Well i dont know how much longer I can hold out...I am looking for some good books or videos on slip joint and lock back folder making...anyone have some suggestions?

 

[boilermaker]

How to make folding knives by Ron Lake, is a good one. hope this helps.

 

[Rob!]

All the good ones are out of print - Ron Lakes book above is good if you can find it. For slip joints, you can't beat How to Make Mulit-Blade Folding Knives by Shadley and Davis - but it'll cost you more than several good bottles of single malt scotch - if you can find it.

Here's a more reasonable suggestion. Custom Knifemaking by Tim McCreight. It has both a slipjoint project and a lockback - as well as lots of other great information and proojects. A good starting point until you find one of the classics on eBay.

Rob!

 

[Will Leavitt]

The McCreight book is all right, not much theory, mainly "do this, drill this, sand this"

I heartily recommend the Ron Lake book but be prepared to pay up to $85-100 on Amazon. The Lake book has a section from Lake, Clay and Centofontane. They all make a lock back differently and it's interesting to see how they take such a different path to get to the same end. The Lake chapter I found more useful as far as teaching how to design a lockback.

I originally bought the Lake book way back when for $15, lost it during a move and had to pay $85 for it. It's worth it ifyou want to make lock backs though.

Edited to add: One thing I found helpful was to buy some lockbacks and folders from flea markets and yard sales then disassemble them for patterns.

 

[jdm61]

See if you can get hold of John Perry and ask him if he has any copies of the handouts that he uses for his folder classes.

 

[son_of_bluegrass]

The only book I'm accually seen is "The Complete Book of Pocketknife Repair" by Ben Kelly Jr. It doesn't really tell you how to make one, but it shows the various parts and how they fit together. That is all i had when I made my first slipjoint.

ron

 

[Cubane]

Chris Crawford has a good tutorial on his website about putting one together http://www.chriscrawfordknives.com/CCK/Slipjoint_Tutorial/Default.asp

I put together a very quick tutorial on how I designed my first slipjoint http://knives.mutantdiscovery.com/slipjoint1.html

Hopefully someone finds it useful.

 

[Jim Rehrer]

Thanks everyone!
I have some great leads to go on!!
now its time to save for some of these books! expensive !!