What book for making First Folder?

[David Loukides]

Hi Guys,
I have never attempted to make a Folding Knife.
What book would you recommend on how to make one
Do you need a milling machine or can you get buy on your first one with a lot of hand work?
I have allways liked my liner lock and I think it would be to make one for my self for a first try.
Thanks for any and all your Ideas

 

[David Wesner]

If you're just going for learning "how to" for liner locks I would get Bob Terzuola's "The Tactical Folding Knife" . As an addendum to getting your stop pin & detent perfect I would also recommend Don Robinsons "my way" http://home.earthlink.net/~donwrobinson/id11.html . Those two reference works will tell you everything you need to know about Mike Walkers locking system. As for the mill ? It sure would help . Along with a surface grinder too. Plenty of guys have made them without either one though so I'm sure you could also.

 

[cden]

Hi Dave,
Consider contacting member Don Robinson and see if he has any ideas about a liner lock project. Don't want to step on any toes, but he seems to be more active on the knet forums.
Take care, Craig

 

[Don Robinson]

Here's a direct link to "My Way".

http://home.earthlink.net/~donwrobinson/knifemakerssupplies/index.html

Or you can order the book from several knife supply catalogs or Halpern Titanium.

Here's a link to the Knet School of Knifemaking.

http://www.knifenetwork.com/workshop/index.shtml

The reason I spend most of my knife forum time on Knet is that this forum seems to me to be mostly about forging and fixed blades.

I'm a stock removal maker who likes to make all kinds of knives.

David Wesner, Craig, thanks for the boost.

 

[steierknives]

You might try to get a knifemaker to show you how to do it. He will have the necessary machinery, which you probably don't have. This will get you started on a knife much faster, and will also let you see what machinery you will need to get the job done.