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A friend of mine has been eyeing my folders for a while but couldn't afford to buy one. He happens to be a somewhat accomplished video photographer and offered to film me sometime. I said great. Why don't we swap a knife for a video? So three taping sessions and two weeks later we have a finished and edited tape nearly three hours long. It was shot with a digital video camera and pretty well edited. I'm really happy with the outcome.
I hope that the film will allow a new folder maker to see the whole process of building a framelock or liner lock folder from start to finish. I don't leave much out but I tried to keep it a little bit light so you don't drop dead of boredom through some of the more tedious parts. I also assume throughout that the viewer may have had a little bit of prior knifemaking experience. The camera shots are pretty tight on the detail when necessary.
Aspects covered include tips and tricks for laying out, drilling holes, tapping threads, shaping handles, cutting locks, fitting locks, placing detent balls, heat treating S30v, hollow grinding the blade, finishing techniques and much much more. The goal was to show what you can do with a reasonable amount of equipment in a home shop.
I want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to all the fine makers on the internet who have helped me with my endless questions. You have given me world class advice in most cases and it has made an immeasurable difference in my knifemaking. I have included as many names as I could think of in the ending credits and included as well many plugs for the knife houses and Mr. Rob Frink. Thanks ya'll!
I hope that the film will allow a new folder maker to see the whole process of building a framelock or liner lock folder from start to finish. I don't leave much out but I tried to keep it a little bit light so you don't drop dead of boredom through some of the more tedious parts. I also assume throughout that the viewer may have had a little bit of prior knifemaking experience. The camera shots are pretty tight on the detail when necessary.
Aspects covered include tips and tricks for laying out, drilling holes, tapping threads, shaping handles, cutting locks, fitting locks, placing detent balls, heat treating S30v, hollow grinding the blade, finishing techniques and much much more. The goal was to show what you can do with a reasonable amount of equipment in a home shop.
I want to extend a sincere THANK YOU to all the fine makers on the internet who have helped me with my endless questions. You have given me world class advice in most cases and it has made an immeasurable difference in my knifemaking. I have included as many names as I could think of in the ending credits and included as well many plugs for the knife houses and Mr. Rob Frink. Thanks ya'll!
