Questions about "sunk joint" knives

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Hey guys,

Back awhile ago, somebody made a post about something called "half joints"? I could have gotten the name wrong. Our own knife head produced a pic of it. It looked something like a slipjoint with half stops. When closed, top of the blade and the tops of the bolsters lined up flat, so that there was no gap at the top when that knife was closed. I hope I described it right. Thanks

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Sounds like you're referring to "sunk joints" or "sunken joints". Both terms are used for the same thing.
 
Can anyone produce a pic example of a sunk joint knife and talk about it?
I have searched high and low on the net and not found a thing about it. Thanks

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Hey guys,

I was wondering about a type of slippies called sunkjoints. Can anyone comment on what they are, strength and weaknesses? In addition, how come that they don't seem to be very popular? Thanks

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El Lobo posted a picture over in the Knife Terminlogy thread. The knife on top has a sunk joint. The bottom picture shows a knife that does not have the sunk joint.
 
Thomason,
Thanks for the pics. now I understand. I allways called those a low pivot or dropped pivot knives. Most rough riders have a low pivots. Thats why I like to use them for patterns. Keeps the runup from putting holes in your pockets.

Tom
 
I have wondered if some knives being that way was intentional or just a fluke from manufacturer to manufacturer. I prefer them that way, it looks a world better to not see the notch in the blade... that little corner sticking up can ruin the line of a nice knife.

G.
 
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