just completed slipjoint

Another thing I noticed was the nail nick. It looks like you can see the steel layers in the nick. If that's what I'm seeing, that is a very cool look.
 
brownshoe said:
I like your choice of materials and love integral bolsters. I don't understand why more people don't use bronze, it's harder than brass but prettier than stainless. Your blade shape is useful and you have put a fine even edge on it that many makers can't do. However, I don't like screw in slipjoints and the nail nick appears to be a mistake but I think that's just an artifact of the photography and layered steel ;)
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thank you, my goal is a gentleman's folder, as earlier mentioned - "a modern looking traditional."
The nail nick is not long and wide, the nick is more cut so you it aids in pinching the blade open vs actually the need for using your nail. However my grinding wheel has worn and its a bit more round than I wanted. Cutting the nail nick is one of the very last operations and its somewhat at the point of no return, at that point.
I have ordered a new wheel that is a larger diameter so I continue to learning with nail nicks.

glocktenman said:
Another thing I noticed was the nail nick. It looks like you can see the steel layers in the nick. If that's what I'm seeing, that is a very cool look.
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. That is indeed what you are seeing, good eye :thumbsup:
 
Many makers have said the nail nick is difficult. Some other people's ideas on nail nicks:
  • William Scagel cut an oblong hole in his blade for the nail opener. The Buck Vantage uses his approach.
  • Sal Glesser uses the "Spyderco" round hole. He lets custom makers use it if you ask.
  • There is a custom maker, whose name escapes me, that implants three gold pins. Looks real classy for a gentleman's folder.
  • Some makers just cut a thin line, this can look good.
Since it's the last step, remember there is no shame in "nicking up" some steel as practice :)
 
brownshoe said:
Many makers have said the nail nick is difficult.
  • There is a custom maker, whose name escapes me, that implants three gold pins. Looks real classy for a gentleman's folder.
  • Some makers just cut a thin line, this can look good.
Since it's the last step, remember there is no shame in "nicking up" some steel as practice :)
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glocktenman said:
As I read this I recalled the same. Just don't remember who made it.
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I don't think it's difficult at all, once you know how of course...and I was taught with an abrasive cup wheel.
It's actually a very efficient method

I have a slipjoint from an ABS MS with a thin wide line, this seems to be "desirable". frankly I found it not very useful. I don't really care to use my fingernail that way, but that's me. And so the point is - everyone is different :)

Howard Hitchmough used the gold dots in a slipjoint of his that I owned. Des Horn uses the gold pins as well. In Paris in mid-Sept, Des "taught" me how he does his method. I need to make some tooling and lots of practice but it's on the list of things to do.
 
another one I just finished up
continuing the theme of a traditional gentleman's folder with modern flair and Japanese laminated forged steel blade.
thx for looking

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HSC /// said:
another one I just finished up
continuing the theme of a traditional gentleman's folder with modern flair and Japanese laminated forged steel blade.
thx for looking

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Gorgeous work!
That Damascus is different, excellent, very pleasing.
You'll probably have me as a customer at some point.I
Are the bolsters mokume?
 
Pinemoon said:
Gorgeous work!
That Damascus is different, excellent, very pleasing.
You'll probably have me as a customer at some point.I
Are the bolsters mokume?
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the blade is a laminated steel that I hand forge.
it's Takefu white steel core and 22 mild steel layers
in this case I chose an etched to polished transition finish.

Yes the bolsters are mokume
looking forward to getting your order :)
 
Suminagashi.
I reviewed your first post where you mentioned it.
Lovely word.
Thanks for answering my PM...
 
good day all, just wanted to share the last two completed

The first is Damasteel Odin's eye. my first time working with it. I did the HT with sub zero quench

The second one is 416 hardened, integral radius bolster. S30V spring
thanks for looking, regards Harbeer
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B brownshoe how about that nail nick? :D
 
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Stunning.
some of the finest I've seem here on the forum.
looks like you're in the right profession.
 
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