The rise of the slipjoint

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I googled "Disadvantages of slipjoint knives" because there are simply no advantages in slipjoint knives except better than no knife, flint blades or friction folders.

I was just curious if something would come up that I don't know yet

and the first meets my eye was in " People also ask" -Are slipjoints safe-....that made me grin.

But what I didn't knew was that they are around since 1660 and that's a very long time.

So it's all about nostalgia and they are practically legal in most countries ....an advantage hidden in the disadvantages
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Knife laws made the slipjoint rise again at least in Germany....

On this one blade, spring and bolsters are made from 1.5634 (75Ni8) bandsaw steel, steel pinned mammoth bark, German silver for the liners

and instead a nail nick I made a fuller.

Cheers

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You're going to get a lot of guys mad if you talk down about slippies.

They are the classics, the easiest to make and the easiest to figure out when you pick one up. They never come open in your pocket by accident. They can be the lightest and most unobtrusive in your pocket. In my personal opinion, they will never close on your fingers unless you are using them incorrectly. Fewer mechanical parts make fewer things that can go wrong.

Yours is a fine example of the artistry one can achieve in a simple design. Nice job.
 
....jfk1110, gooeytek, Ron Sabbagh, Dawkind, thank You very much for the fine comments, Gentlemen!:thumbsup:

Mark Knapp said:
You're going to get a lot of guys mad if you talk down about slippies.

They are the classics, the easiest to make and the easiest to figure out when you pick one up. They never come open in your pocket by accident. They can be the lightest and most unobtrusive in your pocket. In my personal opinion, they will never close on your fingers unless you are using them incorrectly. Fewer mechanical parts make fewer things that can go wrong.

Yours is a fine example of the artistry one can achieve in a simple design. Nice job.
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Mr Knapp, appreciate Your comment,sir!
It wasn't my intension to talk down slipjoints, not at all.
I would not spent so many hours at the bench making them if I don't like them.
My words are more intended to be like self-sarcasm. Sarcasm does not always have to be negative and
according to my nationality, German humor contains often positive sarcasm....as Oscar Wilde said: " sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form
of intelligence."
In that context I searched the net and found this highly interesting article on the Sientific American site, " The surprising benefits of sarcasm":
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprising-benefits-of-sarcasm/
Well, that has nothing to do with knives at first hand and I don't want to appear to be drifting away,
but on second glance it can trace back to knives and encourage looking at them creatively and critical.

thanks a lot for the nice words on the knife!:):thumbsup:
 
Templehound said:
....jfk1110, gooeytek, Ron Sabbagh, Dawkind, thank You very much for the fine comments, Gentlemen!:thumbsup:


Mr Knapp, appreciate Your comment,sir!
It wasn't my intension to talk down slipjoints, not at all.
I would not spent so many hours at the bench making them if I don't like them.
My words are more intended to be like self-sarcasm. Sarcasm does not always have to be negative and
according to my nationality, German humor contains often positive sarcasm....as Oscar Wilde said: " sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form
of intelligence."
In that context I searched the net and found this highly interesting article on the Sientific American site, " The surprising benefits of sarcasm":
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-surprising-benefits-of-sarcasm/
Well, that has nothing to do with knives at first hand and I don't want to appear to be drifting away,
but on second glance it can trace back to knives and encourage looking at them creatively and critical.

thanks a lot for the nice words on the knife!:):thumbsup:
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I understood you completely.
 
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