rat-brand

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:08 pm

hehe, dosen't really belong in this part of the forums, but oh well. This is my first attempt at making a slip joint from scratch. ironwood handles brass liners and bolsters L6 spring and blade, half stop, easy pull and all that stuff. Nothin special or real purty, but here it is.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:13 pm

nice job, mm

did you take pictures of build?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:25 pm

No pics of the build, didn't think about it until I nearly had it finished

Turkey Creek Tom · Post by **Turkey Creek Tom** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:15 pm

TRULY! --- ONE OF A KIND! --- I LOOK FORWARD TO OWNING ONE SOMEDAY! --- DOES THE TANG STAMPING HAVE A PICTURE OF A RAT? AND WHAT STATE IS IT MFG IN?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:21 pm

hey TTT,
Built in ohio, tang stamp will just be my usual engraved MM. Not even close to making them to sell. Reson being, finishes are not good yet, and I still have ALOT to learn when it comes to actually MAKING slipjoints, it was fun though, and may build more in the future

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:24 pm

muskrat man ; I for one will disagree with you.

I think the handles are special and real purty.

Did you make your MARK on the knife some where and Date it yet?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:06 am

not yet, I had planned on doing that this evening

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:56 am

MM,
I have an electro-etcher. If you get a stencil made I will engrave it for you, no charge of course.

It looks great!!

After the first of the year I intend to do something like that myself. I have some nickel silver & brass for the bolsters so it shouldn't be hard to make.
Email me your phone number and a time when I can call you and we can chat a bit.

Your work has always been good and I see steady improvement and attention to detail. Great stuff, keep up the good work!

Dale

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:08 am

Thanks for the kind offer Dale, Where would I get a stencil made, I wonder?

Good luck on your project. It isn't all that difficult, the hardest part is tuning the action to get it to lock up good and tight, and getting the holes in the right places. I'll shoot you an email.

mumblypeg · Post by **mumblypeg** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 5:32 am

Nice work, MM.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:10 pm

muskrat man wrote:Thanks for the kind offer Dale, Where would I get a stencil made, I wonder?

Good luck on your project. It isn't all that difficult, the hardest part is tuning the action to get it to lock up good and tight, and getting the holes in the right places. I'll shoot you an email.

IMG makes some good stencils that last a long time if cared for properly. $40 for the artwork, which stays in your file forever and I think it's $9.00 for the stencils. These are the plastic ones that can last for a lot of knives. They come in a set of 6 stencils to a sheet. Depending on the etch sysyem, they can be used for deep etching or a black mark.

EDIT: They need to be cared for properly to last a long time. Dependeing on the settings used they can be used a couple times to several hundred times each.

http://www.img-electromark.com

There are also some one use stencils that can be used on a typewriter or freehand writing.