Second Slipjoint: 1095/416/Desert Ironwood

[David Schott]

Hello,
This one took me a LONG time and nearly didnt make it into a knife at many points! I had various learning curve mistakes since this is the second folding knife I have made. I dont even know how many hours I spent adjusting parts on this thing!

It snaps with backspring flush at open, half stop, and closed.

I am beyond happy with how it turned out, but learned the following during this build:
-I suck at nail nicks. This was my first but I am not too happy with it. I need a flycutter to put in those beautiful curves. See next comment:
-A milling machine would come in handy a number of different ways, and is next on my shop list. I want to mill away the liners to stop visible scratches on the tang and my current drillpress is a POS hog that I fight all day long. I also could use it for nail nicks.
-My fingers HURT from working with all these small parts. I cut myself twice and sanded my thumb, then through a bandaid back into the same spot again.

In all, I had a blast and am looking forward to the next!

Specs:
1/8" 1095 Blade and spring
.05 TI Liners
416 SS Bolsters
Desert Ironwood burl handles scales
3.75" closed, 6.75" open

 

[butchesforge]

From the looks of it,I'm sure it was worth the pain David,beautiful job:thumbup:Regards Butch

 

[Bruce Bump]

It looks better than the first. You are "on a roll" Lets see #3

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Second one huh? Boy, is that ever nice.

 

[Dan Pierson]

Sweeet! I'd be happy to own that and much happier to have made it!

 

[midnight flyer]

I really like that knife a lot. I like the execution and the choice of materials, but to me it looks like an old fashioned design of a user knife.

If I look at that and picture the mosaics as solid brass and the ironwood as some kind of blackened wood, it would look like a knife from the Cowboy museum.

Great work - especially the design! :thumbup::thumbup:

Robert

 

[indian george]

Sweeeeet!!!!!:thumbup:

 

[Lycosa]

GAH!!!
Please make more.

 

[joebonny]

Dave, the knife is great for your second one. yes, a milling machine is needed, but you will get all things in due time, keep the spirit alive in desire. an you will be ok good job man!

 

[David Schott]

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone! In all I am just so excited to be making folders...I feel like a new maker again with so many possibilities flying through my head! It feels like a Zen mind, Beginners mind kind of thing, if you know what I mean by that.

Hopefully I'll be able to keep up the shop time and get some folders up for sale in the coming months.

 

[Fiddleback]

Its really beautiful David. I'm super impressed!