Friction Folder

[JK Knives]

Here is my first Friction Folder. It`s 6 3/4" overall with a 2 3/4" blade of 1/8" O1. It has .075 stainless liners, and a 1/4" pivot pin and stop pin. The pivot pin is surrounded by a bronze bushing that the blade pivots on. Cocobolo handles on this one. It`s all held together by 8-32 stainless allen screws. Asking $115.00 shipped, money orders only.

 

[empty5853]

Very Nice John.

Beautiful in it's simplicity:thumbup:

 

[rwasham]

Not to be super dumb but Ive never run across a friction folder....how does it work?

 

[senoBDEC]

Not to be super dumb but Ive never run across a friction folder....how does it work?

"friction" .

The most usual method is having the scale liners being SLIGHTLY non-parallel or controlled uneven thickness, with it being narrower where the tang extension (that part sticking out behind the blade) is rotated back and pushed into the spine-portion with your thumb. This is the idea of a friction fit.

No lock, you have to keep your thumb or finger on top of it to hold it (depending on how tight the friction fit is) and use it like a non-locking knife.
Some people have made the tang extension longer, shorter, etc. I prefer the longer ones, but they do get in the way more.

Re: Stomper

Very cool, a folding version of one of your hiker models? .