Slip Joint Folders with Screws?

[L6steel]

I know this has got to sound dumb but what do you folks think about slip joint folders with screws instead of pins? I love sunfish and folding hunters and would love to be able to make them but it is torture to get the pivot pins piened properly.
Would you like to be able to take a slip joint apart for cleaning or maybe even customizing?
Sure do appreciate your views and ideas on this subject!!!

 

[Elvislives]

Other than the old ones I keep for sentimental reasons I've given up all of my slipjoints because you can't disassemble them.

 

[Gus Kalanzis]

Count me in as a pin man although I have one or two assembled with screws with the handle materials. I like the smooth bolsters especially.

Pinned multiblades can be disasembled and put back together. (but, ya need to be good at peening. . I have quite a few that friends have customized with filework that had to be taken apart and put back together.

 

[3nails]

While growing up I had a cousin who could'nt leave anything together. If we got a remote control car he had to take it apart to see if he could'nt make it go faster. We got a new radio and he had to take it apart to put better speakers in it. I understand the need to trick things up but I've never had a need to take a slipjoint apart. I looked at a congress that a man had carried and heavily used for over 30 years and it was still thight and could talk. I'm sure there could be a market for take apart slipjoints,my cousin would probably buy one,but I like um as they is.


Bulldog makes a take apart two blade slipjoint.



Dean

 

[nifrand]

blasphemy

 

[bob bowie]

I think it would all depend on the knife, and the maker. I think it would be a nice blend of modern, and classical styles. It would probably be helpful if case you had to adjust blade tension/side to side play, etc....

The Browne & Pharr that the Bulldog folder(mentioned below) is modeled after was quite a nice knife, and it used screw together construction.

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[mckgreg]

Sacriledges!! Get a rope.

 

[Richard]

Dunno Mike....just gotta see what it might look like

 

[L6steel]

Lmao Richard, those look like 1/4" allen bolts!!!!
I figured on usin 4-40's at the biggest and maybe 2-56.

 

[Lurker]

While you are at it, go ahead and provide a locking mechanism for the blade, a one-handed opening method and a grip-fitted handle design and you will really have a great slip-joint!

Seriously, though, it may not appeal to traditionalists, but I think it's a fine idea.