My First Handmade Slipjoint

wolfeknives said:
I have a couple of Stans knives, both with long pulls. Can I assume that he did those by hand as well?
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Congratulations :thumbup Yes, he does everything by hand, even cuts the blades out with a hacksaw blades! He doesn't like doing long pulls! :D

Here's a couple of photos of Stan's small workshop, with him at work :thumbup:





I'm sure Stan would be very impressed by your beautiful work :)
 
I sure envy the time you spent with him. It would be an absolute thrill to see things done the "old" way. So much to learn there. I can only hope that these skills don't get lost in this day of electronic machining. I'll now have to take a closer look at the pulls on Stans knives.

Wolfe
 
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I received a Christmas card from Stan and will be going to see him again soon, possibly next week. I'd be happy to listen to him all day, and he loves a good chat, but I am always wary about taking up his precious time :)
 
wolfeknives said:
Though in Japanese language, these videos are very helpful: http://www.thecarvingpath.net/forum/index.php?/topic/2528-tortoise-shell-eye-glasses/ (If it is not ok to post the link, moderator please delete)
I believe much of the material used for knife handles was welded, it would make economic sense.
I pressed the shell between heated steel plates as sown in the videos. Since the shell I used was very old, it was extremely brittle, less so after I had flattened it. After pressing, allow at least two weeks before using, there will be considerable shrinkage as the material stabilizes.

Wolfe
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Thank you Mr. Wolfe; I also have seen that amazing video (very skilled craftman), and though i'm a bit afraid of ruining the scales, i believe it's the way to go to weld shut those little fissures that the vintage scales got during the decades. The CA glue, i believe, would just show in the not-so-long run and that would be terrible.
Thank you very much for your kind help, and again congratulations for your super nice dive into the traditional ;) :thumbup:
 
The Grobet 6" Die Sinker Riffler file, Shape #971 has the shovel-shaped end for cutting the nail nick. Grobet makes them in cuts 0, 2, 4, and 6.
 
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