Liner-lock folder- 80CrV2 and Tan g-10

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

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Here's a neat little folder I completed. The materials and finishes were requested by the customer. I think they came together well for a pretty unique look.

Specs:
3 1/8" blade, 4" closed
80CrV2 blade steel, .120" thick, mustard finished
Full distal taper, rounded spine
Filed thumb grip areas
Tan g-10 scales
Jeweled titanium liners
Coined titanium backspacer w/ black g-10 accents
Blacked out hardware

This does also have a black steel pocket clip. This has super solid early lockup and nice smooth action.

All comments and discussion welcome.











 
That is badass! Smart, solid, well-proportioned.
 
Nice one John. Love the contrast of the blade and scales.
 
That is a sweet folder, like that style. Choice of materials I think are spot on, nice contrast.
Rob
 
clean. I like it. I didn't know you made folders, but this one has the sparseness that your fixed-blades have. Nothing over the top. Just the good stuff. I do like it a lot. I hope that some of the tactical guys appreciate and buy from you. Just don't stop making those lovely fixed blades.
kc
 
I really like how you incorporated the elongated pull, and then gave it, AND your liner lock access, the required space all in one. Subtle but clever.

Nice combination of simple aesthetic and complex refinements. Keeps us interested.

I will make one critique: It's a pet peeve of mine which this knife bears as do so many other folders I've come across...

A sharp edge on/for the scale screws is an unfinished bore. This area is one that many (most?) makers seem to minimize, so the holes aren't larger than need be.

However I'd rather see a small chamfer; allowing there is no escape and it's a completed bore. My machining background tells me so. (I ran and owned a M/C machine shop in the eighties)

If I placed my order I'd specify this. Carry on as you do.

Good thread!

Coop
 
Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it.

Coop- thanks for posting your thoughts. I remember that you mentioned once before about a chamfer on the screw holes. It was an area that I had overlooked....but not since then. These holes are, in fact, chamfered slightly. I used a 82* countersink tool pressed into each hole and spun by hand to knock the sharp corner down all evenly. It appears in these pics for some reason as a lighter ring around the hole but the edges are knocked down. It is however VERY small and perhaps I should actually make the chamfer a little bigger next time? I always tend to err on the side of too little as opposed to too much when it comes to those things.

I do appreciate your post and I accept the critique. I'll do the next ones a bit more pronounced and see how it alters the look.
 
J. Doyle said:
Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it.
These holes are, in fact, chamfered slightly. I used a 82* countersink tool pressed into each hole and spun by hand to knock the sharp corner down all evenly. It appears in these pics for some reason as a lighter ring around the hole but the edges are knocked down. It is however VERY small and perhaps I should actually make the chamfer a little bigger next time? I always tend to err on the side of too little as opposed to too much when it comes to those things.

I do appreciate your post and I accept the critique. I'll do the next ones a bit more pronounced and see how it alters the look.
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Well, color me WRONG. Yes, there is a little white ring, and I misstook that as a rough edge, but I jumped the gun. The visuals aren't as big.

However, you have a keen memory and an impeccable eye. Mine appears to be aging.... LOL!

Thank you.

Coop
 
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