Signalprick/JWRitchie Knives Slipjoint Recovers, Mods and WIPS

Wow, amazing work as usual. I love how that GEC 44 gunstock turned out. I passed on the gunstock when they came out but had they made a single blade gunstock that looks like yours I would have been all over it. Well done sir.
 
Spaten said:
Cool. :cool:
I’m eager to hear about how it rides once it’s done. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
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I don't know that the blade "rides" markedly better than without a correctly done knife without the bushing but what happens here is the bushing is locked against the liners and therefore the blade pivots on the bushing and not the pin. This reduces the chance of the blended pin ever showing over time vs. a non-bushing knife which at some point will usually reveal the pin over time if that makes sense?
 
Signalprick said:
I don't know that the blade "rides" markedly better than without a correctly done knife without the bushing but what happens here is the bushing is locked against the liners and therefore the blade pivots on the bushing and not the pin. This reduces the chance of the blended pin ever showing over time vs. a non-bushing knife which at some point will usually reveal the pin over time if that makes sense?
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I see those three round marks and thought they were done to expand the bushing and lock it into the hole in the tang?... Are they in reality done to create a friction fit of the bushing to the liner? and still rotate freely in the tang hole? If so that is rather clever.
 
sitflyer said:
I see those three round marks and thought they were done to expand the bushing and lock it into the hole in the tang?... Are they in reality done to create a friction fit of the bushing to the liner? and still rotate freely in the tang hole? If so that is rather clever.
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You are in fact correct sir. This is how the Master, Mr. Tony Bose directs to do them. :thumbsup:
 
Signalprick said:
You are in fact correct sir. This is how the Master, Mr. Tony Bose directs to do them. :thumbsup:
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With such an increased area of interaction, any wear will be greatly reduced in any perceivable play, also more area for lubrication and reduced surface pressures as the force is distributed over a greater surface area. IE, longer life of the joint, and smoother operation. You got me thinking about that forum knife again...you know, the one with that awesome clip blade and that awesome Wharncliffe that don't play well together...
 
I really liked that Case Swayback you just finished and I am looking forward to see how this GEC 15 turns out.
I have a Queen Copperhead that I would like to send to you once your order book is back open.
 
All finished up with this one of a kind GEC #15 rebuild. The devil was in the details here, first I drilled and reamed the blade tang to accept a 3/16" aluminum bronze pivot bushing. I set the blade and spring up on my rise/fall indicator and now the spring is flush in all 3 positions. Next I made new, thicker, .05 iirc 410 stainless steel liners. The liners were also mill relieved. To round it out I finished the knife in some vintage natural double weave canvas micarta salvaged from McDonnell Aircraft over white g10 accent liners. The shield is pinned and all hardware is stainless also. The original knife having been a user, rather than flitz the blade clean I gave it a nice dark forced patina for that antique look. For all intents and purposes this is a full boat custom GEC. I had a lot of fun building this knife and I learned a ton in the process. Thanks for checking it out!
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Signalprick said:
All finished up with this one of a kind GEC #15 rebuild. The devil was in the details here, first I drilled and reamed the blade tang to accept a 3/16" aluminum bronze pivot bushing. I set the blade and spring up on my rise/fall indicator and now the spring is flush in all 3 positions. Next I made new, thicker, .05 iirc 410 stainless steel liners. The liners were also mill relieved. To round it out I finished the knife in some vintage natural double weave canvas micarta salvaged from McDonnell Aircraft over white g10 accent liners. The shield is pinned and all hardware is stainless also. The original knife having been a user, rather than flitz the blade clean I gave it a nice dark forced patina for that antique look. For all intents and purposes this is a full boat custom GEC. I had a lot of fun building this knife and I learned a ton in the process. Thanks for checking it out!
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Looks fantastic! Do you machine your own bronze pivot bushings or do you have them made? Looks like you are well on your way to making your own!
 
rpstrimple said:
Looks fantastic! Do you machine your own bronze pivot bushings or do you have them made? Looks like you are well on your way to making your own!
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I purchase the bushings from a supplier and I would venture to say that every maker who uses bushings gets them from the same place. Tony Bose has a link on his web site to the supplier. They are not cheap at nearly $5 a pop but if their good enough for Tony.....;)
 
Signalprick said:
All finished up with this one of a kind GEC #15 rebuild. The devil was in the details here, first I drilled and reamed the blade tang to accept a 3/16" aluminum bronze pivot bushing. I set the blade and spring up on my rise/fall indicator and now the spring is flush in all 3 positions. Next I made new, thicker, .05 iirc 410 stainless steel liners. The liners were also mill relieved. To round it out I finished the knife in some vintage natural double weave canvas micarta salvaged from McDonnell Aircraft over white g10 accent liners. The shield is pinned and all hardware is stainless also. The original knife having been a user, rather than flitz the blade clean I gave it a nice dark forced patina for that antique look. For all intents and purposes this is a full boat custom GEC. I had a lot of fun building this knife and I learned a ton in the process. Thanks for checking it out!
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Jason,

One of your most beautiful achievement. Impressive.

Dan.
 
Signalprick said:
All finished up with this one of a kind GEC #15 rebuild. The devil was in the details here, first I drilled and reamed the blade tang to accept a 3/16" aluminum bronze pivot bushing. I set the blade and spring up on my rise/fall indicator and now the spring is flush in all 3 positions. Next I made new, thicker, .05 iirc 410 stainless steel liners. The liners were also mill relieved. To round it out I finished the knife in some vintage natural double weave canvas micarta salvaged from McDonnell Aircraft over white g10 accent liners. The shield is pinned and all hardware is stainless also. The original knife having been a user, rather than flitz the blade clean I gave it a nice dark forced patina for that antique look. For all intents and purposes this is a full boat custom GEC. I had a lot of fun building this knife and I learned a ton in the process. Thanks for checking it out!
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Nicely done, sir! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
 
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