some new knives in progress

wwells20

wwells20

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Some new stuff I'm working on. ANY feed back would be appreciated. 1/8" G-10 and 1/8" A-2. 3" blades and ~ 4" handles. Thanks Walter







Thanks for looking.
 
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Those are nice wwells, I like the shape a lot, They remind me of the first quality knife I got back in the mid '70s, a Gerber with maroon micarta scales. I would love to see one of these in the 'Coffee Bag' micarta they have over at USA Knifemaker. Only feedback I would have, is are you planning on rounding over the edges of the scales, in these photos they look kinda sharp, may not be, just wondering...Great stuff!
 
Fish30114 said:
Those are nice wwells, I like the shape a lot, They remind me of the first quality knife I got back in the mid '70s, a Gerber with maroon micarta scales. I would love to see one of these in the 'Coffee Bag' micarta they have over at USA Knifemaker. Only feedback I would have, is are you planning on rounding over the edges of the scales, in these photos they look kinda sharp, may not be, just wondering...Great stuff!
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Yes, I will be rounding over the edges. I've been fitting a batch of blades and while they are at heat treat, I finish the handles. Thanks for looking, Walter.
 
I really like the look and size. Are they friction folders?

Also, I have no actual experience making folders yet so this comment is purely from an asthetics standpoint, the pivot looks a bit too low, making it look kind of odd.
 
saltyveins said:
I really like the look and size. Are they friction folders?

Also, I have no actual experience making folders yet so this comment is purely from an asthetics standpoint, the pivot looks a bit too low, making it look kind of odd.
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saltyveins, I completely agree, but when configuring these friction folders, I tried everything to get the pivot up further in the handle. If anyone can advise me, I am all ears. I know it didn't help not showing the blade tabs/arms.
 
Nice design. I think the curved flow of your handle shape actually keeps the low pivot from looking out of place.
 
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