recently finished flippers

[MacWasil]

Hello friends, I would like to show You some recently finished flippers.

First was made for one local member, hope he´ll like it.

I call It Flippailer Is ugly and sharp as Rotweiler. W2 tool steel blade is twice tempered and quenched to active hamon. Textured and patinated bolsters made of bronze. Polished ebony covers on Titanium liners Anodized to bronze colour. Pocket clip is textured with same pattern as bolsters. Sandblasted screw heads.
108mm closed (4.25"), 183mm flipped (7.20").

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[video=youtube;qItFSh8pRZw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItFSh8pRZw[/video]

second flipper

got W2 blade that is running between two Anodized Titanium liners with caged bearings. Honduran burl scales. Bottom of handle is fileworked. Anodized titanium pocket clip with fileworked hole . All screw heads are polished to 400grit satin....
Blade is 3,8mm thick and 85mm long (0.150" / 3.35") . Closed 115mm (4.53").

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[video=youtube;vaMKSLEg-7Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMKSLEg-7Q[/video]

and the last one is modified knife from local exchange

This knife got jeweled titanium liners with 440C insert at locking bar. Blade made of PM RWL34 steel, hardened and tempered to 60-61RC in vacuum furnance. Blade is running fast with caged ball bearings. Blade is hand satin finished. G10 spacer and handle. Titanium frame and pocketclip got blue Ano.

closed knife is 115mm long (4.5")

blade is 95mm long (3.75")

thickness of blade is 3.8mm (0.150")

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[video=youtube;WWHHjnY82WY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWHHjnY82WY[/video]

So what do You think? :-D

 

[SharpByCoop]

Sweeeeet. Nicely designed and crafted.

Good thread.

Coop

 

[RayseM]

Beautiful - :thumbup: I think the "local member" and the owners of the other 2 knives will be very happy. Nicely done!

 

[MacWasil]

thank You very much!

 

[RayseM]

Someone else likes them too - looks like the Honduran Burl one is sold.
Keep them coming.

 

[TexasWade]

Really nice work there, I like those.

How did you do the texturing on the first one? Looks like maybe you hammered on it a bit and gave it a light block sanding after? Whatever you did, it came out perfect. Really gave it a nice character without getting carried away.