C Craft
Well-Known Member
I have made a couple of friction folders and while I have a couple of slippes in the design stage, I have yet to make my first slip joint pocket knife.
So in the past, I have make patterns of the blade and body of the knife one thing that I always seem to struggle with is locating the pivot point on a folder!
I usually make a pattern for the blade and the body of the knife, and then I will mark the center or pivot as I see it. However I usually end up moving the pivot point in/out, or up/down, till I get it to where the pattern works and allows for the blade to in the proper position open or closed!! Sometimes I will have moved that pivot point till my pattern looks like it was shot with a shotgun.
So is there a formula or a procedure that makes locating the pivot point without so much trial and error??
Locating the stop on the designs for slip joint pocket knifes is my next delima. A little adjustment can make big changes in that area as well!
Any advice on these two questions about pivot point and stops, would be greatly appreciated!!
So in the past, I have make patterns of the blade and body of the knife one thing that I always seem to struggle with is locating the pivot point on a folder!
I usually make a pattern for the blade and the body of the knife, and then I will mark the center or pivot as I see it. However I usually end up moving the pivot point in/out, or up/down, till I get it to where the pattern works and allows for the blade to in the proper position open or closed!! Sometimes I will have moved that pivot point till my pattern looks like it was shot with a shotgun.
So is there a formula or a procedure that makes locating the pivot point without so much trial and error??
Locating the stop on the designs for slip joint pocket knifes is my next delima. A little adjustment can make big changes in that area as well!
Any advice on these two questions about pivot point and stops, would be greatly appreciated!!