desert ironwood friction folder

[lerman]

hello,
here is a WIP of my first folder, hope you'll like it.

01 blade 3mm
stainless liners 2.5mm, and pins
desert ironwood scales 2mm
brass shims

(i thought of using purpleheart at first)

[lerman]

[lerman]

[lerman]

[kurt6652]

That is a really nice knife you made, you are really talented.

[Evil D]

That's gorgeous...very impressive. How does that steel hold an edge?

[sharpguitarist]

hey lerman,
i'll have to say that is one of the classiest folders i've ever laid my eyes on.
the wood you chose is beautiful, the backspacer looks cool and comfortable rounded over like that, and the inlay you put in the opener is suweet! the hollow pivot is unique too!
very nice job!
and the in progress pics took us through the process. very nice touch.
keep it up and you might get a reputation my man!
later,
don

[monsterdog]

That is absolutely beautiful! Great work :)

Did you take pictures of the heat treating process and all that as well?

[ChrisR]

That's a real stunner - really great work - I especially love the blade shape and the way you have smoothed/rounded everything off. I dare not ask how much it costs ... I can't afford it anyway! :D

[gull wing]

Lerman, your attention to detail is outstanding, not a bit of steel left unpolished. Beautifuly done!

The 01 steel takes a great edge, I like the old tool steel, takes me back to when I made slipjoints.

[lerman]

thanks for all the good words, i'm really glad you all liked it.

That's gorgeous...very impressive. How does that steel hold an edge?

well to tell the truth i havn't sharpened it yet, but from my past experience 01 is a fantastic steel like allot of other carbon steels, easy to sharpen takes an amazing edge and holds it for quite a long time

That is absolutely beautiful! Great work :)

Did you take pictures of the heat treating process and all that as well?

no, i only had two hands at the time :D , and timing is very important at this stage.

[dsmegst]

Absolutely beautiful work. Bravo!

[SUDS]

Wow! thats gorgeous! nice work!

[bh49]

Gorgeous knife.

[ChapmanPreferred]

Brilliant! Well done!

[araneae]

That is a very elegant knife you created.

[tanrichguy]

Wow! Outstanding work.

How many blades have you created to this point?
Would it be possible to put together a tool list to share with us?

[lerman]

Wow! Outstanding work.

How many blades have you created to this point?
Would it be possible to put together a tool list to share with us?

hello tanrichguy, do you mean blades for this model or all the knives i'v ever made?
i'v made 7 proper knives to date.

when i come back from new zealand in april i hope to buy allot of now tools that i must have to make knives, but until then these are my tools:
(for knife making)

angle grinder
bench grinder
belt grinder
drill press
router/trimmer
and allot of hand tools
lots of files
sand paper
good measuring tools
vice
clamps
and a buffing wheel

[skatenut]

Congratulations, you created a very elegant knife!

[FLYBYU44]

hello tanrichguy, do you mean blades for this model or all the knives i'v ever made?
i'v made 7 proper knives to date.

when i come back from new zealand in april i hope to buy allot of now tools that i must have to make knives, but until then these are my tools:
(for knife making)

angle grinder
bench grinder
belt grinder
drill press
router/trimmer
and allot of hand tools
lots of files
sand paper
good measuring tools
vice
clamps
and a buffing wheel

Just goes to show you that you don't need thousands in fancy equipment to make a breathtaking knife. Of course raw talent helps :) which apparently you have a lot of.