Screw together slipjoints

Cisco Kid

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I know there are a few makers that make screw-together traditional slipjoints. I know of Chuck Gerdaitis (sp?) and have one by Hans Weinmueller. Are there any others that make similar knives?

Because pics are needed, here is what I mean (Hans' knife is the middle one):

 
interesting knife, is there any precedent for this in the old time designs?
the only screw knives I can think of off hand are custom Alox SAKs, where they have customized the toolset and replaced pins with screws.
 
fatcorgi said:
is there any precedent for this in the old time designs? ... the only screw knives I can think of off hand are custom
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I agree, and I dont think screws qualify as traditionals, stay tuned for the moving van when the mods wake up (I could be mistooken)
 
All the knives shown in the thread so far are definitely traditional, screws or no screws.
There are some SAK mod'ers who use screws to build never seen blade combos; still an SAK still traditional.
 
On one hand, you don't have to worry about loose joints since you can tighten the pivot. On the other hand the exposed pivot screw does not look as nice as a clean bolster.
 
From Frank and my perspective our guideline on what is and what isn't traditional has more to do with patterns and construction, more than materials. Screw construction is not considered traditional in this forum. One sneaks by now and then but a thread....no. This is going to General
 
Well I learned something today, because I had no idea such knives existed. Just got a Cinch Trapperliner and thought that was the most blending of modern and traditional.

I suppose I'm in the camp that see the knives in this thread as modern knives constucted with similar materials as traditionals.

I also really like it, as I think it's great when new techniques can be combined with some of what we love about the past. This applies to more than just knives also. It's great when the old can be repurposed for use in the now.

As for traditional knives, I hope they never disappear. Unfortunately, they probably will. I'm just old enough to be nostalgic about the knives my father carried and what I was first given as a child.
 
I find myself spending less and less time in the Traditional forum .The Moving of this thread is a prime example why .
The knife in the picture is a Traditional in my humble opinion .
I'm all for keeping the purity and history of a Blood line , Tradition , Culture etc intact and secure , but Black and White lines in the sand don't always work .
I think the moving of this thread for example and the worthy discussion that it would have no doubt produced if it had been left in the Traditional section detracts from it and is that forums loss .
I totally understand about the , pocket clip , thumb stud , one hand opening criteria , but a couple of screws instead of pins on an otherwise beautifully Traditional knife ?
Well I've had my say , on the whole this is a great site and may it continue to prosper .

Ken
 
Meh. What is and isn't "traditional" is completely arbitrary.

I like the idea of a screw together slippy so I can give it a good cleaning every once and a while. Thanks for starting the thread. I'm getting ideas. :D
 
ellipticus said:
British Standard Whitworth screw threads have been around since 1841. Torx fasteners have been in existence since 1967, just three years after the introduction of the Buck 110 folding hunter. Threaded fasteners have established a 'tradition' in my opinion.

Banning an otherwise traditional knife because of threaded fasteners is akin to banning a classic '65 Mustang from a car show for having disc brakes.
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Don't try to rationalize it. IMO it has everything to do with nostalgia and nothing to do with any techincal descriptor. It's never made sense to me either.
 
I beg to differ Gary. There are several old threads that address this and they can be quite traditional. As long as it is a spring knife that follows a somewhat traditional style why do we care? Or a lock back for that matter.
 
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