Tanto slip joint all done.

Nektarios

Nektarios

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It is time to start a new Work in progress, this time i wanted to try something new so i will make two folders from this model, the first will be with a tanto blade and the second with a normal blade. Still I do not know what materials I will put on them but I will find out on the way.
Thanks for looking
NP

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Well i had to rescale a folder for a customer and i had to put this folder on hold for a few days, i have decide to go with stainless bolsters and dark red G10, the G10 must be here next week,
Today i have grind the back spring and the bolsters flush with the liners, and now it is time to clean all the parts and make the blade and back spring ready for heat treat.
Thanks for looking
NP

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Red?? Lycosa is gonna be all over this, watch yourback!

Don't believe I've ever seen a tanto slip joint before, should be cool!
 
Please do a different color.
I'm low on the Green.
This folder is going to be so nice!
rolf
 
Lycosa said:
Please do a different color.
I'm low on the Green.
This folder is going to be so nice!
rolf
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Rolf i was between the black and the red G10 scales,
then i had a look at the knives i have made and i could see that I dint have any knife with red scales, and I have to say that I always wanted to make a knife with some dark red scales, and therefore I will go with red for this one this time.
 
Lycosa may be selling some of his body parts soon!:D

Looking forward to seeing the final product Nektarios!!!
 
Thanks for the kind comments Guys much appreciated.
Well I don’t know yet, but maybe I will keep this one for my collection :D
 
Here it’s an update.
So far i have start to fit the scales to the folder and i have heat treat the blade and grinded, now I will start to temper the back spring and start to clean the blade. That is all for now.
Thanks for looking
NP

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Here we go after one week free spending together with the family.
today i have start to fit all the parts together and i have tested the action of the back spring before i will put everything together.
Thanks for looking
NP

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You're trying to get me to send you more money huh Nektarios?!?!?

That turned out great!

Glad you had some free time to spend with your family too!!!
 
Stump Buster said:
You're trying to get me to send you more money huh Nektarios?!?!?

That turned out great!

Glad you had some free time to spend with your family too!!!
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No i do not :D I am just trying to improve myself in knife making, but I can see that still have a long way to go.
 
Well here, you can see how the final product will look like.:D
Now I have to make it sharp give it the final polish and I will post some better pictures tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
NP
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