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Ok for you three guys with the Horseman folders here that are coming up I have an update.
Jon since this is your folder, or well, it is yours I'm working on currently I'll be addressing this with you first.
Shown below is how far I got before I realized something. Note this is the first Horseman I've had a request for and although three are here currently its the first three all in a row. Rare I know but none the less its the case. So, to get to the point.
Note the stop pin hole. I don't like it. The reason I don't like it is because of how close to the edge or corner it is and this is before I bevel the edge to round it off. Fact is there is not enough room there to bevel it because soon as I do the bevel will go off into the recess of the hole on the lock side. What this means is that the rattle cure for the stop is likely not going to be possible on your folders. In other words I will be doing all three of these slabs over if the bevel is exposing that flat head phillips screw on the lock side even though all three are cut out ready to use and this one as you can see is moving right along with all the holes drilled out and threaded, recessed and near final finishing. Its scrap as it sits here if the bevel intrudes into the stop recess though. The new ones will have to be set up with the original stop pins should this be the case. My apologies if this is an inconvenience or disappointment for you but this may not fly.
Anyway, back to the drawing board on this one. That is how firsts are sometimes. The first 14s I did gave me fits too until I worked out all the bugs so to speak. The Commander was the same way, CQC13, 8, 15 and, Military from Spyderco, Blur from Kershaw and so on. Firsts can sometimes be a pain in the rump and you never know what I'll run into! That is the case here as well. Rest assured I'll eat this as its not your fault and just part of the risk I take. I just wanted to let you all know at the same time what the hold up is and why. Once I get new slabs done, after I get the stuff in the mail to do them I'll let you know. Monday is order day so for now thats the situation. Stay with me a little longer. I'm going to be moving on these just as soon as the materials to do so arrive. Thanks.
STR
Jon since this is your folder, or well, it is yours I'm working on currently I'll be addressing this with you first.
Shown below is how far I got before I realized something. Note this is the first Horseman I've had a request for and although three are here currently its the first three all in a row. Rare I know but none the less its the case. So, to get to the point.
Note the stop pin hole. I don't like it. The reason I don't like it is because of how close to the edge or corner it is and this is before I bevel the edge to round it off. Fact is there is not enough room there to bevel it because soon as I do the bevel will go off into the recess of the hole on the lock side. What this means is that the rattle cure for the stop is likely not going to be possible on your folders. In other words I will be doing all three of these slabs over if the bevel is exposing that flat head phillips screw on the lock side even though all three are cut out ready to use and this one as you can see is moving right along with all the holes drilled out and threaded, recessed and near final finishing. Its scrap as it sits here if the bevel intrudes into the stop recess though. The new ones will have to be set up with the original stop pins should this be the case. My apologies if this is an inconvenience or disappointment for you but this may not fly.
Anyway, back to the drawing board on this one. That is how firsts are sometimes. The first 14s I did gave me fits too until I worked out all the bugs so to speak. The Commander was the same way, CQC13, 8, 15 and, Military from Spyderco, Blur from Kershaw and so on. Firsts can sometimes be a pain in the rump and you never know what I'll run into! That is the case here as well. Rest assured I'll eat this as its not your fault and just part of the risk I take. I just wanted to let you all know at the same time what the hold up is and why. Once I get new slabs done, after I get the stuff in the mail to do them I'll let you know. Monday is order day so for now thats the situation. Stay with me a little longer. I'm going to be moving on these just as soon as the materials to do so arrive. Thanks.
STR
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