The basic mechanics of a slipjoint knife

MSCantrell

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A real nice guy asked this evening, via email, how a slipjoint knife is put together, what exactly the pins are for.

So I spent a few minutes drawing up a diagram for him.

And I thought that rather than leave it just with him, I'd go ahead and share it here, for anybody who has wondered but not taken the time to find out.
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So I think it's mostly self-explanatory, but if not, I'd be happy to answer questions.

Mike
mscantrell at gmail.com
 
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