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I have an all black Matriarch 2 with the Emerson wave arriving tomorrow. One of my favorite things about getting funky Spyderco knives is seeing my wife’s reaction to them, and I feel like this should be a good one

I actually started making a Mule blank out of .080” grade 5 Titanium a couple of months ago but never followed through on grinding my bevels and carbidizing it. Later when I head out to my shop I’ll see if I can find it and snap a picture, not that it’s too interesting lol. If I ever get around to ...

I feel like I have the clip for the LT3 exactly how I want it at this point. This 3rd version of the clip has a couple subtle changes like screws are slightly recessed which allows a slightly tighter bend in the clip. Another positive change is that I rounded off the edges of the clip before bending ...

Here are some deep carry clips I finally got around to making for the Lil Temperamce 3. I made the one on the G10 first and wanted it to be a little longer so I made the one that’s on the LW in the photos.
https://i.imgur.com/Xj5Ke0o.jpeg

You can see in the second photo that the second clip ...

@CasperFatone Those look great. Been waiting for someone to make something like that for the LT3. How hard is it working with titanium to make a clip? Any specialized tools needed?


Titanium isn’t too bad to work with, but does require some tools. I use a portaband with a table to rough cut the ...

Dang @CasperFatone those look awesome! Reminds me of my favorite aftermarket clip that MXG makes. Well done!


Thanks man, I'm definitely a fan of MXG clips as well. I like that they use slightly thicker titanium than Lynch clips, which makes them more durable and gives them a little more tension ...

Here are some deep carry clips I finally got around to making for the Lil Temperamce 3. I made the one on the G10 first and wanted it to be a little longer so I made the one that’s on the LW in the photos.
https://i.imgur.com/Xj5Ke0o.jpeg

You can see in the second photo that the second clip is ...

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know.of a deep pocket clip for the lil temperance 3?


Hey, I recently got a G10 Lil Temperance 3 and have a K390 LW on the way. I make knives and titanium carry clips as a hobby, and will definitely be making deep carry clips for my Lil Temps. If you still haven’t found ...

15V Mule that I converted into a lightweight compression lock flipper. It has a liner less G10 handle construction, titanium lock bar with ceramic detent ball, phosphor bronze washers, steel pivot bushing, Cocobolo backspacer with press fit threaded connectors, and a titanium deep carry clip. The ...

This one is all done, and I have to say I’m really pleased with how it turned out. Contouring the scales really made it feel good in my hand and gave so much better access to the Spydiehole for flicking. The Ti clip weighs almost nothing and the final weight is just under 80 grams, which is right ...

Got the action tuned just the way I want it with no blade play 😎

Now I just need to make a clip and figure out how I want to contour and finish off the scales. I’m tempted to do a pattern similar to the Lotus style PM2 scales, but don’t want to remove too much material for fear of introducing flex ...

For these cuts I didn’t rely on a jig but just did the old fashioned method of creeping up on the fit. Similar to most of my hand done wood joinery I will cut away the bulk of the material first (in this case with the cutting disc) and then change over to something that removes material slower ...

Excellent! May I ask how you made the complex and intricate shapes in the very hard steel of the tang? What tools can do this?


The cuts in the tang are all done freehand with a Dremel, roughed in with a reinforced cutting disc and then ground with cheap carbide bits. For the disc cuts I clamp ...

I ended up making my backspacer out of Cocobolo just because I had some that was close to the correct thickness. The backspacer on this knife is pretty unique in that it isn’t just a spacer, but it also helps to anchor the lock bar. The two pieces are press fit together with two 1/8” 2-56 threaded ...

Here’s a quick progress update. Things are moving along nicely with this one. Cutting the lockbar was pretty painless, and in this first pic you can see it in place. Also you can see where I drilled into the the tang to mark the center of my stop pin locations at open and closed positions. This was ...

Very nice 👍

I'd look at some cheap Chinese CNCs - that's what I have but never use for these purposes. It's about 600$ with upgraded motors and software, but totally worth it if you do this stuff a lot which I don't. I started the same way.


Not a bad idea, but I actually enjoy doing this kind ...

I decided hold off on making my HIC Axis lock Mule, mostly because it seems like a difficult material to learn a new lock with. My thought is to probably make an Axis lock Mule with one of my other Mules first, then fit the HIC blade so it can be swapped in. Also, this whole thing is only about ...

Fresh set of Lignum Vitae scales that I made. This is widely thought of as the most dense wood in existence and has a natural waxy/oily feel to it that is very unique. It is actually pretty easy to work with but the dust tends to clog sandpaper a little more than normal https://i.imgur.com/b7hP3t6 ...

Could someone explain to me what a cutting competition is exactly? How they work and whatnot? I'm assuming this is something at like blade show :thinking ? Basically I guess my question is.. is it a real thing or is it like Forged in fire type? And no I'm not asking if it's a CATRA test accurate ...

What will happen with my busted blade? Well if I had powered diamond tooling, I would reshape the tip. It would take forever by hand. I am still scheming on this. Once I had the tip reshaped, I would be interested in experimenting with sharpening the edge. I expect the truth to be that this won't ...