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jerryd6818 wrote: You need an assistant. Do you have any grandkids close by?
Well, I'm not too close to either son and my oldest grand child is only 4 now.

All I can get out of my sons is, "Hey dad, can you make me a (such and such) knife?"

AND, NOW, dang it.... my sisters are starting to bug me to make them a knife for their kids and husbands....

SO.... there ya' go..... see what happens when the word gets out....... LOL.

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That's an ambitious build!
Hell, I'm impressed with the drawings you made .. :shock:
Can't wait to see the working model
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royal0014 wrote:That's an ambitious build!
Hell, I'm impressed with the drawings you made .. :shock:
Can't wait to see the working model
::tu::
OOOOPPPPPS... Looks like I really messed up when I posted this thread...

Now I HAVE to build that knife...
LOL

Mike
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Meridian_Mike wrote:
Now I HAVE to build that knife...
LOL

Mike
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So, not hang out, and starts work :D
It is also very interesting to me!
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Eustace wrote:
Meridian_Mike wrote:
Now I HAVE to build that knife...
LOL

Mike
:D
So, not hang out, and starts work :D
It is also very interesting to me!
Which is a Bulgarian way of saying "get off your dead keister and git-er-done. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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LOL....
Well, OK then.

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Well.... after a couple of set-backs and re-designs I have got this knife finally moving in a positive direction.

These pics are from early this year....
(the makin's....as my granny used to say...)
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The blade... roughed out....
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More parts in the rough-out stage....
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Starting the grind..... (I have a tinker-toy belt sander.... For now, that is)
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The fit-up and design refining stage. I wanted the blade to have a spot to seat and I made a notch in the blade to allow the toggle to keep it closed. So far.... so good.....
BUT.... It don't work yet..... SO.... onward!
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Cutting me out some liners.....
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Drilling and pinning for a fit-up of the parts....
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OK.... here we go..... This was the area I had to try to figure out. After breaking a couple of attempts at a spring... I figured out the spring would have to be THIN and LONG so just a casual finger pressure would be able to release the blade in the open and the closed position.
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In a side note right here..... I did finally figure out how to do this.... My mock-up works now.... But the knife is still in the rough-in stage so I will up date after I get the scales thinned out and more finished.
Stay tuned!

Mike
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Mike I'm glad you resurrected this project and are sharing it with us. What an ambitious project and looks like it is progressing nicely. Can't wait to see the finished knife. Amazing. Thanks. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Well.... I had to walk away for a while and do another project or 2 to clear my head. The spring solution hit me yesterday so I got back on it. Now I can start shaping the handle and (hopefully) make it a working and cutting knife!

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VERY impressive !!
::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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Nice, looks awesome!
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In between all the "hurry up and do's" last night, I got a chance to go back to my shop and take a picture of the WORKING (YAY!!!) Spring system. I had another thread where I was asking for help and (while looking back yesterday) Caleb was the one that had the idea that worked. SO.... without changing my pin locations I came up with this......
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Because of the fact that pressing a lever in this position to release the blade didn't require much pressure, that meant the spring needed to be longer and thinner. So, now, onward toward the finishing of this knife.

The whole system mocked up....
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Onward!
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This has been fun to follow! ::tu:: ::tu::
Take care and God bless,

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Thanks Steve.... I just hate it took me so long to crank this build back up and get 'er goin'.

Mike
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There you go, there is nothin' like making the whole knife yourself. I just finished my first one recently, although it is a lot of work!!
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OLDE CUTLER wrote:There you go, there is nothin' like making the whole knife yourself. I just finished my first one recently, although it is a lot of work!!
I agree!
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I hadn't forgotten about this...and I think it's one of the neatest knives I've seen someone design and make. Glad to see it back on the bench! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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It was sitting on my bench all this time. I didn't want to mess it up (too bad)...... so I had to wait until I had the right solution for the spring. Yep, it is back and I hope to get a LOT done this weekend. I have some other things to do Saturday but I should have Sunday afternoon in my shop!

Onward!
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..mike, that's amazing!!...I wish I had your talent!!!, I could make drawings for it, but that's about it!!!..... ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ..................
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Well, as the curtain goes down on this build I have to say.... I learned a LOT and once the frustration with the spring situation was soothed, the build became fun again.

The more I worked out the final shape for the handle, the less I liked it. It just looked.... to phallic to me. SO.... I made a slight adjustment to the handle at the butt area.

This was after I did a lot of filing and sanding.
The basic final shape...
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I pinned the 2 halves together temporarily and worked out the shape from there.

And so.... here she is...
(Please pardon my poor photographic skills...)
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This joker is heavy in your pocket... SO, I will build a sheath for it at a later date.
Thanks for watching this build everyone!

Mike
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I forgot to show the real size of this knife.... It is just about 9" long when its open.
One more pic for the road......
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Yes, it's big and it's heavy.... Just way I like it!

Mike
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BRAVO!! ::ds:: That looks SWEET!!
No doubt a great sense of satisfaction for you. Well done, Sir!!
Take care and God bless,

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Thanks Steve... It was fun and educational!

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Mike, thank you. Such an enjoyable experience to watch from start to finish. A very hefty knife. I look forward to seeing the pouch. The brass pins add to it I believe. Congrats on a great job. ::nod:: ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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She was a long road, coming...but that is SUPER COOL!!! Outstanding job!!! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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