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Greeting everyone,
A while back, I decided that I wanted to make some folding knives, and flippers in particular. In that pursuit, I bought and watched videos by Don Robinson, Allen Elishewitz, Les Voorhis and Tracy Mickley, and I also re-read my copy of The Tactical Folding Knife by Bob Terzuola. Of all the sources I looked to, I have to say that the most helpful were the YouTube videos by Mike Stewart, who post under Ekim Knives (particularly his series entitled How to Make a Folding Knife).
Using Draftsight’s 2D CAD freeware, I fleshed out a few designs I came up with. So far I have completed three flippers (and screwed up several others
) , in two different styles, a recurve and a saddlehorn. My prototypes have purple G10 handles, as I had a bunch of that laying around. My second saddlehorn has carbon fiber scales, and is a step closer to being a saleable design.
All of the knives I have been working on have titanium handles and caged bearings from Alpha Knife Supply.
Anyway, here is what I’ve done so far.
My first completed folder, a CPM 20CV Recurve Flipper with purple G10 scales.
Next, a N690 Saddlehorn Flipper with purple G10 and anodized handles.
And my latest, a CPM 20CV Flipper with carbon fiber scales, and heat colored handles, screws, and pocket clip.
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A while back, I decided that I wanted to make some folding knives, and flippers in particular. In that pursuit, I bought and watched videos by Don Robinson, Allen Elishewitz, Les Voorhis and Tracy Mickley, and I also re-read my copy of The Tactical Folding Knife by Bob Terzuola. Of all the sources I looked to, I have to say that the most helpful were the YouTube videos by Mike Stewart, who post under Ekim Knives (particularly his series entitled How to Make a Folding Knife).
Using Draftsight’s 2D CAD freeware, I fleshed out a few designs I came up with. So far I have completed three flippers (and screwed up several others
) , in two different styles, a recurve and a saddlehorn. My prototypes have purple G10 handles, as I had a bunch of that laying around. My second saddlehorn has carbon fiber scales, and is a step closer to being a saleable design.All of the knives I have been working on have titanium handles and caged bearings from Alpha Knife Supply.
Anyway, here is what I’ve done so far.
My first completed folder, a CPM 20CV Recurve Flipper with purple G10 scales.
Next, a N690 Saddlehorn Flipper with purple G10 and anodized handles.
And my latest, a CPM 20CV Flipper with carbon fiber scales, and heat colored handles, screws, and pocket clip.
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http://s44.photobucket.com/user/hep...ipper-with-purple-G10-02_zpsg9u4jee2.jpg.html
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