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I wish to make a copy of the case/t bose lockback whittler from a few years back and I was wondering if anybody could get me some drawings or accurate measurements of the knifes internal workings, i was hoping to get the liners rough cut by laser,all advice welcome,as to weather the laser cut is a good option im unsure, the plan was to use either stainless steel or brass for the liners,I must also ask what steel you recommend for the blade, I was going to order some tool steel from the inter web but ive not researched this greatly yet,im looking for a good quality edge holding steel and im not worried about corrosion Resistance so much.
thanks for all help
Tony
 
If you want to make an exact copy of someone else's work, I doubt you'll get much assistance. If you want to make a knife by copying someone else's work, buy one, take it apart, and start making the parts. That's how I made my first linerlock. Now, I have a bocote handled, titanium and S30V copy of a cheap $5 knife.
 
I like the design but cannot get hold of one,im not going to start producing knives lol, I really like the thick blade shank design and the lockback mechanism design, a guy on here also made a copy of the knife and he said that he got the drawings from the maker himself,I sincerely doubt my own attempt at making such a knife would harm the business of t bose in any way,probably give him business if anything
 
If you are not already a folder maker, I doubt you will be able to make what you describe. If you are already a folder maker, I doubt you would have asked this :)

Getting stared with fixed blades is the norm. If you want to start on folders, start with a simple friction folder.

As far as making a copy of an existing production knife pattern or a classic design, that is OK as long as you aren't selling them as copies, and you don't mark the knife with the original makers marks. If it is a custom, the proper etiquette is to ask the maker if he minds you making one like his. In all but a few cases, the answer is yes. They will often provide you working photos and drawings.
http://boseknives.com/themen.html

A google search should get plenty of photos of Tony's design.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/case-xx-tony-bose-stag-lockback-whittler-limited
 
I do not like fixed blades and have no interest in making one,I work as an aircraft engineer and haven't made a blade in about 10 years and didnt have access to knife forms such as this at the time, I made a folder from medium carbon steel and case hardened the blade,but ive got more organized in my garage and now want a nice project,I dont want an exact copy but I do wish to retain the thick shank blade and locking mechanism with two blade at the other end. I find the above statement a bit judgmental if im honest, surely everybody is entitled to try and make whatever they want and learn from their own mistakes,I think its almost comedic the way you allude almost mystique to the manufacture of a folding knife,something people have done for a long time before the internet,its a complex knife and there are a lot of pitfalls in its design and manufacture and I was hoping to avoid the inevitable mistakes with regard to the locking mechanism proportions after the springs have been tensioned.I believe that with time,effort and patience and an amount of undisclosed skill the proposed knife can be made,certainly not to the standards of fit and finish of the case but,surely with access to surface grinders milling machines,pillar drills,laser cutters,ovens and a full array of hand tools this should be possible?
 
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