slipjoint # 1

[jthomas]

Very nice indeed... is it too early to say "I want one"?

 

[puukkoman]

Very nice!

 

[Morrow]

Could we see some pics of the knife closed and possibly a shot looking down at the top of the knife?

 

[Franciscomv]

Very nice! I like the design and size, and for some reason I'm starting to like shadow patterns with modern handle materials a lot.

Does it have liners?

 

[Sword and Shield]

Very nice indeed. Bit small for my tastes, but that's okay. What's your next idea?

 

[m. wohlwend]

This knife is linerless and the scales have been relieved to avoid scratches. The good things are the knife has nice walk and talk and it closes dead center. It is extremly light weight due to the G-10 scales.

Here are the things I am correcting in the same style of knife I am currently building. The spring tension is too stiff in the first knife so I am working on getting the spring tension down. The grind is a touch thick, so the next one will be ground thinner. My fit and finish will be better as I did not clean up the inside area of the spring.

For the future, I am scheduled to take a full day class with Mastersmith Mike Vagnino ( he has a web site). This class will cover the liners and bolsters. I will build the knife under his supervision. I do plan on offering this knife for sale to help pay for the cost of the class....

I would like to thank everyone for their interest and support!

 

[Chinpo]

That's my kind of knife. Lovely.

 

[mqqn]

Hi m. wohlwend -

Nice! I like the clean line of your styling on that one.

I predict that in 40 years people will look at as classics the "old traditional folders with G10" from the early part of the 21st century.

Thank you for the picture of your excellent work.

best regards -

mqqn

 

[KnifeHead]

Just wondering...does anyone have any images of Mike Vagnino slip joints? I went to his web site and saw fixed blades and x-locks and one sj design that looks like it has a backwards caplifter

 

[Bastid]

Just wondering...does anyone have any images of Mike Vagnino slip joints? I went to his web site and saw fixed blades and x-locks and one sj design that looks like it has a backwards caplifter

No images, but that is his version of a "trick knife." You have to push down on the blade to open it and that hook will unhook itself so you can open the blade.

Have known Mike for a long time. He is one of the good guys.

 

[KnifeHead]

No images, but that is his version of a "trick knife." You have to push down on the blade to open it and that hook will unhook itself so you can open the blade.

Have known Mike for a long time. He is one of the good guys.

HEY GUS!!! Oh, so that's not a slip joint either? I sure would like to see how that tricky trick knife works.

 

[zerogee]

That type of knife often has an internal ball or roller bearing that's free to slide back and forth. The blade is a bit "oversprung" -- you hold the knife butt upwards and press down on the blade to release the "lock" - the bearing falls "down" toward the pivot, and the blade then pops out far enough to get hold of to open it like a regular slip. It closes like a regular slip too, but the blade will be sitting high -- to lock it, you hold it pivot upwards and press the blade down again, the bearing falls "down" towards the butt and locks the blade down.