Wish List: Scandi Folder

skab8541 said:
Here is the knife I mentioned earlier:

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I actually bought that knife last year, but didn't fall in love. Both the scales and the blade are a bit wiggly. I could tighten the scales, but not sure how to tighten the blade-it's kind of a goofy bolt (?). It also didn't cut anywhere near as good as my Enzo Trapper. I was hoping to get close to the trapper's performance in a folder.
 
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Enzo is releasing this one shortly, with all sorts of handle choices:


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Gadgetaholic said:
I would think that the sabre grind Endura would easily make a decent scandi with a regrind. I can't help wondering how hard it would be to do that myself - but it is a nice knife and I don't know if I could do a tidy enough job of it. I really wouldn't mind it having a scandi grind though.
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Well, I no longer care about my Endura - it is a bit scratched up now. So I am happily spending time scraping off some steel turning it into a Scandi Folder. I tried convexing it - but that didn't really do anything for me, so now I am going for a proper scandi grind!

One problem I have is a lack of money, I am self employed and the work is a bit quiet at the moment (for the last year and a half actually). So I can't afford a new knife, in fact I can't afford a nice diamond hone either. I am using some wet & dry sandpaper on a nice flat piece of MDF. I have some 120 grit that seems to be working OK, but I also have a few more grades up to 1500 that I intend to use to polish the blade once I am happy with the grind achieved. I also have my DMT Aligner hones, but they are a bit small for this job - I might use them to finish off the job for getting the bevel properly flat.

I had been thinking that I should have gotten a FFG Endura, but the sabre grind will actually be better once I have turned it into a scandi grind - I wouldn't know how to begin turning a FFG into a scandi. For now I just watch TV & grind my Endura.
 
Here`s a scandi friction folder I`ve just started carrying. It`s 7 1/4" open, with a 3" blade of 1/8" O1. Flats have an "as forged" finish. This one has tan canvas micarta handles. It`s held together by 8-32 stainless allen screws. I`ll be working with it exclusively for a while, and will be posting a review on it.

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Stomper, that is one nice folder, man. Looking forward to the review.
I would buy that one over all the others I've seen.
 
I've never handled a friction folder. I am absolutely sold on scandi grinds though. I'm glad this thread was started, I'm really interested to see what is available (and to see it in use).
 
cuphead said:
The Swede-88 is reputable, I own 2 and they see a lot of use, no blade play, solid lock-up, the blade geometry takes time getting use to but is a very useful design offering plenty of belly. The only thing I did to mine which I find helped a lot in terms of comfort was sanding down the backend of the handle.

The swede-88 like opinel also needs a bit of handle waterproofing, I had mine in my jacket this winter for some time and there was a bit of swelling around the rivet.
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I've got a Swede 88 too and really like it. I took mine with me in the woods this week. The handle provides a good grip, I have not very big hands, and the blade is also good.

Here are some pictures that I made.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=733141

I also have the Swede 60, which is quite a bit larger. In my opinion EKA Knivar makes good knives which aren't very expensive.
 
Bernie Garland said:
Not trying to pimp my wares here,but heres an honest review on my bushie folder :)

http://www.bushcraftliving.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8154

Cheers Bernie
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While reading this thread I thought "hmm no here's an untapped market for folders" boy was I wrong you nailed that knife.
How do you find the liner lock holds up to abuses like battoning?
While reading this I was trying to figure out what would work best for a lock an kept coming up with something similar to an axis lock, but with a much heavier spring mechanism. I may be wrong in my thinking but I think that in most situations tht fast one handed deployment would come second to solid, as close to fixed blade, lock up would be more important. I am going to play around with some lock ideas to see what I can come up with, but I don't think I will be producing a folding bushcraft knife. I may be willing to share my ideas with a more experienced maker though:p
 
My Endura 4 is looking a bit rough as I have only worked with 120 grit sandpaper and DMT XXCourse & XCourse stones - but I have gotten it reasonably sharp and I have tried it on some wood. It now carves wood like you would expect from a scandi - I am really liking my results. Once I go through my fine grits and get the blade looking nice & polished & razor sharp then it will be a great woodcraft folder! Talk about excellent value - the Endura 4 is a very reasonably priced folder and with a bit of grinding & sanding work it is a very useful one! It's lost a bit of steel, but it has gained a lot of cutting ability! The scandi grind gives it one heck of a sharp angle too, this sucker should slice real well!
 
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