Framelock Flipper #2

Peter Atwood

Peter Atwood

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Here's a new one I just finished tonight. Same as the last one, with 440C blade 3" in length, 4 3/8" handle, .125 titanium frame, SS spacers, ti pocket clip, tip up carry. What I did different was rounded off the butt for a more utility oriented grip, added grooves on the thumbramp and added a G10 overlay on the face side only. Sorry for the crappy scans...I will eventually figure out the digital camera!

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Should I do some wild anodizing on it?
 
You're picking it up quick!

I like the added scale...let's see ivory and anodizing on the next one!!!! :D :p :D

Nick
 
Peter, I'm making my first real folder now. I got the lock right first time but I'm having trouble with the pivot. Wow is your pivot made?
 
Thanks for the nice comments! This knife took me way too long because I kept making design changes. I'm finding that everytime you change something on these things no matter how small, it affects something else.

Andrew, yes there are some things that I would do differently on the next one. For one thing, the flipper does not swing the knife open as easily as I would like. (Dang that Darrel Ralph and his effortless opening Mad Max! :D) I think I need more support with the spacers to shift some of the tension away from the pivot area. Not sure if it will work or not but it's worth a shot. My problem is that the knife is a little stiff to open and if I ease off the pivot pin then the blade goes to the side instead of being true down the middle. The framelock design puts a fair amount of pressure on the side of the blade....I don't know how Chris Reeve does it with the Sebbie. Also, the detent is too strong on this knife making it hard to open. I either need to sink it more into the lock or not drill as deep a hole in the blade of the next one. At least it won't open in my pocket! :)

Peter, all I can tell you is check out the Tom Anderson tutorial on the Folder Forum at knifeforums.com. Then study the pics I took at the folder-in. There's some really useful stuff there. The other thing I've been doing is really meditating on folding knives. I spend a LOT of time thinking about what I'm going to do and how I'm going to do it. The first few were kind of so-so and these are better but still not quite what I had in mind. This last one is definitely my best effort to date. On to the next!
 
Oh the challenges of folder making! I keep finding new ways to do things, and I keep buying more tools to do it with. It's a vicious circle.;)
 
Peter,

Very nice! You have a good eye for form, proportion, and balance. You should be an artist!

Tell me about the G-10...I've used G-10 from one supplier that was nothing like some G-10 I just recieved from another source. Yours appears to have a textured surface. If so, how did you acheive that?

Just a thought, and bear in mind I have not made a frame lock. Tom said his pivot had about .002" "float." I'm thinking that maybe a pivot that tightened down to control side play without putting pressure on the frame might ease up on the flip. ??? Just curious as to your thoughts here, as one day I'll probably try a frame-lock.

Don
 
Andrew, you're bumming me out here.....:D I was hoping that I might be getting to the end of machine acquisition! Yeah, right!

Don, this G10 is very very easy to work. I got it from Halpern Titanium and it comes pretextured. Not too expensive either. I cut it with a small bandsaw and then gently grind the edges. It's already nice and flat. Drills very easily.

Thanks Laurence!:)
 
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