Gauntlet by the Ghostmaker.

[gstmkr007]

I just finished this Gauntlet Auto assist knife. Sweet action set for 0 degree assist. Also it has my retractable titanium clip.


Gauntlet specs

Blade: length 3 1/4" S30V hand rubbed finish.

Frame: Hand rubbed 6AL4V Titanium with reflection machine work and textured finish.

Liners: .093 Titanium with the Fairall flame file work and royal finish,Jeweled inside, liner lock.

Clip : Retractable Titanium flush mount auto deploy with royal finish.

Back spine : 440C 58RC heavy lug with lanyard textured finish.

Action: Inertial cam-compression spring driven Auto assist with detent release, thumb stud activated. Take off can be set up by me in either 0 deg. auto or 30 deg. power assist. Very fast smooth action.

This one was an order.

Thank you for your interest.
Brad Fairall

www.fairalldesigns.com

 

[aero]

Awesome Sir. Just awesome.

 

[gstmkr007]

Thank you Aero!

 

[SharpByCoop]

Sweet action set for 0 degree assist. Also it has my retractable titanium clip.

A compelling knife with a lot of work and thought.

^^ 0º What does this mean? Describe the retractable clip action. Educate us.

Coop

 

[gstmkr007]

Hi Coop!

Well, my power assist design can be set up in two different ways by simply flipping the cam when I build the knife. There's a 30 degree take off ledge on one side, and 0 degree take off, or no ledge on the other. Blade comes out of the detent by way of the thumb stud and then travels 30 degree's before power is released to the cam, or Blade travels 0 degrees after coming out of the detent via thumb stud and power and is instantly delivered to the cam. It is driven by a coil spring with a rocket shaped strut that delivers the power to the eccentric inertial cam surface. The special springs were guaranteed for more than 1 million reps by the engineer at the company that manufactured them for me. Should last a long time!

The pocket clip is of hair pin configuration in it's cross sectional or side view, and is screwed to the inner frame so it sits almost flush into the pocket thats cut into the outer ti frame to accept it. There is then a small screw drilled and tapped into the backside of the lock bar that holds the tip of the clip out when the blade is closed so it can be pushed down onto the pants material. When you push the knife down into the pants pocket, the material pulls the clip up and out with a ramping action. When it is fully down in, the material is gripped by the double spring action of the clip at the top where its strongest, and not at the bottom of the clip where it is weakest like other clips. It's proven several times stronger than a standard pocket clip in testing. When the blade is open, the lock bar travels over behind the blade and inward so the clip tip goes inward with it to almost flush so it can hardly be felt by the hand at all when in use. I put a reflection with standard style clip in the pocket of a pair of jeans and a gauntlet retractable in the other pocket, inverted the pants and one shake dropped the reflection and then several other production knives to the floor right in a row. But the gauntlet was still holding fast after several even harder shakes! The guy that bought this gauntlet told me he was very impressed with the hold power, yet it came out of his pocket perfectly when he wanted it to.

I hope this helps, and if you still have questions....I will be happy to answer them for you. Just let me know.

Thanks for your interest,
Brad

 

[SharpByCoop]

A good candidate for a closeup action video. What an engineering feat!

Thanks for the thorough explanation.

Coop

 

[Burton Harruff]

Nice one Brad. I still need to get down and visit the shop sometime and see how you are putting these together. -Burton

 

[gstmkr007]

Thanks Coop!

I have a few innovative little gadgets up my sleeve! I just found out the other day that my Cannon Rebel takes short video's! I haven't tried it yet....So I may work on that suggestion of yours when I get done with the two knives I am building right now. Also, I am still trying to figure out the setting on that camera...lol I can't be good at everything...

Burton... Your welcome to visit my shop, I hope you can see the equipment under all the metal chips and ivory dust... Just let me know when you wanna drop by, OK.

Brad