It's not a nail breaker, it's a wrist breaker

Chuck Gedraitis Knives

Chuck Gedraitis Knives

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I just finished this up for a customer who wanted a slip-joint with a 5-6lb pull. The spring where it meets the blade is 1/4in wide. Here are the pics and the specs. The blade is 3-1/8in long made of 1080 and heat treated with clay to produce a nice hamon. The bolsters are 416stainless and the scales are walrus ivory. I anodized the titanium liners blue and fileworked the screw heads. The spring sits flush in all 3 positions and the knife has great walk and talk, it's not a nail breaker it's a wrist breaker! . Overall length is 7-1/8.
Thanks for looking,
Chuck

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Really like the lines on this one and the swedge compliments the overall shape. The hamon is :thumbup:

Nice looking work Chuck! Thanks for letting us take a peek.
 
That's a good looking knife, Chuck. :thumbup:
 
Great looking blade, on a great looking knife!
Do you have any pics of it closed? I imagine you have to be able to pinch open something that strong, no?
 
I know you said this has a 5-6lb pull but how does that compare to an average slippy. What kind of pull would say a Schatt or Case have? Just curious.

Great looking folder by the way!!
 
The customer wanted this knife so that it would not close until he wanted it to close. I can't even use the pull to open it, it's more for looks, I have to pinch it open. It's got the strongest spring that I have ever made on a slip-joint. That is what the customer wanted.
Thanks to everyone for the kind words,
Chuck
 
Looks great Chuck, I like everything about it. The filework on the screws is pretty neat. Simple but catches the eye.

Did you have to use a different kind of steel for the backspring than you normally might to get the strength level needed?
 
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