Alright yall here's a batch of folders I'm makin right now and thought I'd share a little of the process and show what I mean by Handmade! First I start by cutting out a blade, a lockbar, a springblock and a pair of liners.

Then I'll profile or grind em into shape, Hammerblow my name into the blade, hollowgrind it then cut grind and fit the locking mechanism and drill the pivot hole and thumbstud hole and countersink it

Once I get the blade and lockbar mated together I drill the blade and lockbar pivot holes into the liners

Now I'm profiling the spines final shape into the blade, lockbar and liners all at once. The Titanium throws the purdiest bright white sparks and they POP! all around you - kinda cool! Gotta wear a 2 stage respirator as Titanium fumes are TOXIC!!

Startin to look like a knife!

Now I make the spring and drill, tap and countersink the springblock assembly and assemble the knife

Once I finish with all the fine tuning I then disassemble and do all the filework to the blade, lockbar and springblock. Then do the filework and the jeweling to the liners

Now it's time to make the bolsters drill and counterbore the pivot hole in em, get the handles on liners and drill and tap the bolsters, handles and liners


Now it's time to heat treat the blade, lockbar, springblock and spring. Then temper accordingly (the blade, lockbar - springblock and the spring each to a different hardness). Then after removing the scale it's time to etch the blade to show the Damascus patterns and Anodize the liners to match the handle color. More pics. to come as I getrdone!!

What an awesome talent you have!!

The folder you made for me is one of my most prized possessions.

Very neat to see how it was made! You are truly a master of your trade Tim.

Very cool you showing us all the steps. Can't wait to see it to the finish.

thats cool

Takes allot of work todo that. Very nice thanks for sharing.

Great work. Thanks for posting the progression pics.

Hat is off to you - that is quite a God given talent!

That is too cool! How its made, chopknives style. Cant wait to see the finished product.

Hey Thanx Yall!


Hey Nogalus hearin words like that makes all the sore hands worth wild!

Just finished the bolsters and am attaching handles now (course gotta take em right back off dangit!) I'll post more pics. tomorrow. Thanx, Chops

Nice tutorial, thanks for the photos.

Hey Thanx Man! and here's todays progress, I've attached the bolsters then dovetailed, profiled, sanded and buffed em. Then I attached the handles which BTW are some stellar Mammoth Tusk from Siberia with the highly sought after blue tones in em - this is not dyed this from minerals leeching in at subzero temps. for 40 - 50,000 years! Now I'm gonna take all of it off and etch the bolsters as these are silver/copper mokume!

Love the combination together.

Awesome tutorial.

Hey Thanx Yall! I'm hopin to have two or three done for the Dallas Market Hall blade and gun show April 13-14 so you can see em in person!

Nice

nice indeed

Hey Thanx Yall! and here's todays progress - been havin fun with the anodizer I get my wife Erica in on this as she's got a better eye for colors! You can also see the Mokume bolsters now that I've acid etched em and aged em! Should be assembling these two today so I'll post a pic tomorrow!

Nice job