My first Slippy

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manxnorton

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Hello all,
Firstly let me say I'm actually messing my pants taking the bold chance of posting my pathetic pictures on this outstanding forum for the worlds greats to see and most properly laugh and then rip it apart.
But I feel we all have to start some where, so if I get at least one person liking it I'll be smiling all day.
To be honest it's Marcus Lin who emailed me this morning that sort of un intentionally made me make the jump and post, if he thinks it's a nice and my first hollow grind as well is ok then what the hell!

So without any more bull..here she is:
Semi Skinner slippy
80CrV2 blade and spring
CF scales, thin liners and brass pins.
So sorry for my poor pictures.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look
Brian

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Wow. Thats actually not bad! I we want to get really critical I suppose that one could bring up the thickness of the whole knife. However, as a work knife that thing actually looks awesome!!! How is the snap on the blade? But I really like the grind and the blade shape! Maybe on the next you could round the handles a little more and make the scales a little thinner?

Just a couple observations.


You are right, piece of crap. Please send it to me so that I can properly dispose of that waste of materials ;).

I really like your work man! make em outta 1095 and you'll be good to go!
 
Thx guys,
Thinner scales and 1095 it is for the next ones.
The snap is like the sound of a cold can of beer in the heat of summer!!! Closed my eyes and listened...then couldn't believe I got the peening spot on..
Thank you so much for the comments, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Take care
Brian
 
manxnorton said:
Thx guys,
Thinner scales and 1095 it is for the next ones.
The snap is like the sound of a cold can of beer in the heat of summer!!! Closed my eyes and listened...then couldn't believe I got the peening spot on..
Thank you so much for the comments, I really appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Take care
Brian
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check your wall dude. I left ya a message
 
David66 said:
Nice one Brian; the handle looks a bit City Knifeish. Was it meant to be?
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David.....
Nothing escapes your eye knowing me n ian...ya one crafty fox!
Take a certain legends templates kindly provided:D.....blade starting off as as a Stiff horn then a slight minuscule oversight in my stella Artois eye co-ordination n it was a slight semi skinner...add the the the said handle and you get...."oh my god! What the hell is this?" now at this point I should actually say with quick thinking I came up with a cunning plan..but me n ian are from Englandshire and we normally work off the ratio of who can drink the most lagers and come up with a semi sensible solution with the one brain cell between us at gone half 3 in the morning then up b4 7am can name the creation...I won!!!:D
Mate! Wait til u see Ian's first folder! Mine is a pathetic tooth pick compared to his...regardless it's both our first time at folders.
Catchya oon my mate,
Bri
 
Very nice first try. I like it and the blade has good lines. I will second that you could thin and round the scales (still could and re post). It could use a nail nick on the next one.
 
EScott said:
Very nice first try. I like it and the blade has good lines. I will second that you could thin and round the scales (still could and re post). It could use a nail nick on the next one.
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thank you very much for your reply i appreciate it you taking the time.
i really love all you experts opinions really gets me raring to try things and up my game to even sniff a little bit of the standards you guys are at..one day!!! lol
now i keep looking at the scale width how thin are you talking in your expert eye if you can help me out? 3-4mm or less? i m really not sure i done what was pleasing to my eye and look right.
hmmmmmm!! a re post just might be in order mate..........watch this space, even though my workshop area is at irbaileys im sure i could magic something out of my wizards sleeve i just need to be confident how much off the scales and round it needs to be.
you made me do it tomorrow....WUP! WUP! if it looks like a 3 legged dog with a hair lip n a squeeky bark im gunning for you:D
thx so much again.
Bri
 
I am not sure of the actual measurements; but by the pictures I might reduce each scale by a third.

Your English accent is so thick I can't understand your typing! :eek::D
 
It looks good. However, while I can see the value of thinning the scales, my only critique is that the blade looks too thick for it to be the kind of slicer that I expect my slip joints to be. The fashion these days seems to be for thick blades, but slip joints are slicers, first and foremost, and having the blade be that thick means that the material you're cutting will be wedged apart at least as much as it's cut. The fit looks really, really good, and although I'm more of a bone/stag guy when it comes to knife scale materials, I like the clean modern lines of your version.
 
David66 said:
I am not sure of the actual measurements; but by the pictures I might reduce each scale by a third.

Your English accent is so thick I can't understand your typing! :eek::D
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David,
Ive acheived the aim....type rotten English and you migh feel sorry for me...lol
thx mate,
Bri
 
JAlexander said:
It looks good. However, while I can see the value of thinning the scales, my only critique is that the blade looks too thick for it to be the kind of slicer that I expect my slip joints to be. The fashion these days seems to be for thick blades, but slip joints are slicers, first and foremost, and having the blade be that thick means that the material you're cutting will be wedged apart at least as much as it's cut. The fit looks really, really good, and although I'm more of a bone/stag guy when it comes to knife scale materials, I like the clean modern lines of your version.
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James,
thank you so much for your reply.
i am looking at the knife as i read your reply and i can now relate to what you are sayin.
the confusions gotta be with:
1. me not doing a a folder before
2. too little hrs research on what a folder needs to be in dimensions etc.
3. knowing what a Semi Skinner fixed blade should be like and un intentionaslly try and replicate it to a small Slippy.
So sory guys and girls my apologies my nievity precedes me.
thank you James for makin that real.
:)
Brian
 
Don't apologize, Brian. Making a slip joint is a pretty serious undertaking, and I'd say you pulled it off. It's really all a matter of perspective - locking folder fans might want one blade style, and most slip joint users want another. Just as an example, the blade of the sodbuster that I got from Keith Johnson is 3/32" thick, with a flat grind. It's one heck of a slicer, and that's exactly what I want. For a knife like you've made, I'd want it to disappear in my pocket, both in terms of weight and overall thickness. With thinner blade stock and covers that are a bit more rounded, you'll be there. I'll definitely be interested to see how the 1095 version turns out, because I'm a carbon steel snob and a confirmed lover of 1095.
 
Very nicely done Brian! Looks like a sturdy conservative single blade user that would drop nicely into my rucksack for a day afield brookie fishing in the Rockies, or maybe slicing cheese and hard salami while hanging out with friends & ale. Congrats and keep them coming!
Best, mike
 
I like the blade. As for the scales, in the last photo the thickness looks pretty good when you compare them to the thickness of the top of the blade. I wonder how it would look if you rounded the edges of the scales a bit more?

Regardless, I think it turned out great for your first slipjoint.
 
David66 said:
I am not sure of the actual measurements; but by the pictures I might reduce each scale by a third.

Your English accent is so thick I can't understand your typing! :eek::D
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Don't worry David, I struggle as well.:D
Brian's from the North. They have their own version of English called Geordie...I've only just learned how to communicate with him without needing an interpreter!
The blade is .135" thick. That should give you an idea of the scale thickness.:D We had a choice of three stock thicknesses for the blade, much too thick, slightly too thick and much too thin. We decided to go with slightly too thick.:)

You've made a superb job Brian, I just hope mine turns out as well as this one...I'm under pressure now aren't I?:eek:

Ian
 
Thanks guys,
It's been daunting putting her on here, but I thrive for the help and advice.
The pin holes were teemed before peening, I really took my time on peening, I can remember many a error on doing my straight razors so it was on my mind all along.
Unfortunately I'm unable to get to the workshop as often as I would like so I will be raring to go for a 1095 maybe a traditional style warncliffe.
Orchunter93, sorry your PM disappeared and I am unable to read it.
Ian,
I can't wait to see your masterpiece, I love the style you made, very irbailey!
Kind regards,
Brian
 
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