Plastic spacers in Tufftoad

[unicyclegoblin]

Hello all,
Today I decided to open up my Tufftoad to see how it was put together and I noticed some strange things. For those of you who don't know who Tuffthumbs is, he is a custom knife maker on youtube and one of his knives is a friction folder called the Tufftoad.

Anyways back to the point, the knife had spacers made out of two pieces of thin plastic

Spacers are supposed to be made of metal right? I don't really know all that much about knives but aren't spacers supposed to be made of metal? Or are they made of plastic because it's a friction folder?

 

[Sezman716]

Have you considered the fact that the man made them by hand in a small shop. He doesn't have all the tool most production companies or well established custom makers have. IMO he did an amazing job with his available resources to make a unique and one of a kind knife that no one could replicate. Im sure you could contact him for replacement screws. He seems to be a strait shooter and would fix that for you. I'm not trying to be mean I you but he takes a lot of heat for his work but he has dedicated his life to knives and is a hard working man. Lets stay positive and consider yourself lucky that you actualy got a toad. I sure am jealous

 

[Lycosa]

Pix??

 

[Cait_Sith]

I'm pretty sure the thickness of the G10 scales is thick enough to not need metal liners for the friction folder. Those spacers are made of G10 as well and serve as a nice contrast in color to provide an artistic touch. You wouldn't want to add metal liners for a knife that isn't going to be applying any lateral stress realistically, reducing weight is a much better priority.

And if you bought the knife, I'm sure you've watched his videos on how he built them. Meaning you should've seen there wouldn't be metal liners. It seems strange that your first post seems geared towards criticism.

$200 for a custom folder is not that much as well. Custom doesn't always means better fit and finish than production, a fact that many people seem to miss. In fact many custom knives are down by hand without much machinery, and often have flaws that show their character.

 

[unicyclegoblin]

You guys are right. I was looking at his knife as if it was a production knife. Thank you for pointing that out to me.