Slipjoint build help (DONE)

Taximanny-- first off I don't know how many slipjoints you've made but that one looks great. Definitley get your inside surfaces very smooth
though I would'nt buff them, do it by hand lapping at a very high grit. You can peen pins if your micarta is'nt perfectly level- esp if they are all
going to be ground flush when finished. For set up pins I use dull drill bits with a spot of sliver braze on the end to form the head, they last forever.
I only use 2 bit sizes so even if I used new bits it would still be pretty cheap. Ken.
 
Got the liners milled out this evening and sanded.
Ended up using s HSC bit from dremel, worked out great. I fed by hand into the drill press slowly gave me controll.
I'll probably setup a jig now just for doing this.
I do have some brass on order for liners on my next one but don't know yet how I will relieve them.

Kc custom this is my first slipjoint. I have built a handful of lock back knives, but have always wanted to try this build.
I started on folders just because they seem to be more interesting to me. But also have made 3 fixed blades and seeing the talent here on both style knives inspires me daily.
I like the idea of your temp pins and now got a reason to keep broken bits.

So my plan now is to satin finish the metal parts, makers mark, shape as much as possible disassembled tha re ream and final assembly.And hope the peening goes good.

 
You can peen pins on rounded surfaces. This handle is nearly circular.

 
Hey Bill, would you mind expanding on that a bit? Do you cut the pins of off at an angle that follows the curve of the handle, or just cut them and smash them to the shape you want?
 
Well I'm calling this done and a lot of lessons learned.
Black paper micarta is a mother to finish.
The peening went good, but got a little halo around my birds eye pivot. I probably should of turned down my washers a bit.
Blade not perfect centered, but I blame that on my grind and not using the granite enough.
On a good note the action is very nice, and pull is good.

I think I'm going to use linen on the next and stay away from the black paper.

 
A.McPherson-
Remove the term "smash" from your peening vocabulary!
Peening is done with light, sharp taps only.
To answer your question: I leave the ends of the pin at 90 degrees and form the head to the curve. It's easy to bend a pin doing this, but with practice it becomes easier.
Sometimes, you need to dress the pin heads with a file.
 
That's a nice lookin' sodbuster! Looks like you did a great job on your first, and they'll only get better from here.
 
The knife looks great esp. for your first. There's a bunch of people out there not worrying or caring about a good
peen job, just use brass or some contrasting metal and call it a "birdseye" To me a good peen job means like
metals and no halo.
Ken.
 
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