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Has anyone done this or seen this done? I tried searching the forum, but didn't find anything. If there is a thread or two about this, can someone point me towards it?
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Turning a fixed blade into a folder
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Why would you want to ?
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Someone made a Busse Mean Streets into a frame lock a few years ago. I'm guessing this ran him $400 or so + a weeks work. He had the only folding Busse in the world so it was probably worth it.
There are folding hunting knives where the blade is longer than the handle. You can get a Chinese or Pakistani version on eBAY for $15-$20. A German version is still being made & goes for $300 or so. There are "vintage" versions but they tend to be expensive & probably wouldn't make the best knives for using.
What kind of knife do you want to convert?
There are folding hunting knives where the blade is longer than the handle. You can get a Chinese or Pakistani version on eBAY for $15-$20. A German version is still being made & goes for $300 or so. There are "vintage" versions but they tend to be expensive & probably wouldn't make the best knives for using.
What kind of knife do you want to convert?
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Just buy any Cold Steel folder with a SST liner and you've got both.
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Someone converted a Becker BK14 or BK11 to a folder, don't recall the exact thread but it looked pretty damn cool.
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There's also this thread on the HI Cantina, may have some useful info there: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1224272-Micro-Bawanna-Bowie-Folder-concept
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A fixed blade is not a folder, and vice-versa...
A fixed blade can become a folder, but it will either take alot of money or spare time to do so.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1425637-My-Latest-Creation-(lots-of-pictures)
It's not common behaviour. If you just want a folder, buy one. If you like the idea of the project, go for it. But you will have to make things up as you go, it is not a well trodden path.
It's not common behaviour. If you just want a folder, buy one. If you like the idea of the project, go for it. But you will have to make things up as you go, it is not a well trodden path.