Interframe? Innerframe?

[jamesbeat]

I've seen these terms in knife descriptions, but I can't for the life of me work out what they mean: "interframe" and "innerframe".
My best guess is that they both mean an extra 'liner' in between blades, like on a peanut?

 

[comoha]

It may help to do a search on the innernet...

 

[Blues]

Look at the scales on many of the knives in this google search and you'll see a variety of "interframes".

Not something specifically related to traditional knives per se. It's a method utilized by makers of many genres.

 

[zerogee]

The term is interframe, and it just means that the handles are each one solid piece (normally metal) with one or more pockets milled out and filled with inlays, which can be just about any material. It's simply a way to construct and embellish the scales/handles, has nothing to do with any particular type of knife (though it's more typically seen on folders).

 

[wagglebee]

Mike Alsdorf makes a bunch of them.

 

[cnas122]

Yea, I think I'm most familiar with the Alsdorfs when it comes to interframe slippies. Certainly seems like a higher level of difficulty...

 

[jamesbeat]

It may help to do a search on the innernet...

Very witty
I did google it, but I guess I was looking for something involving the, well, frame of the knife rather than the scales. Lots of knives have scales set into the handle so I guess it didn't register.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.