Recent content by J.Leclair

That stuff should work fine. As long as its not the marbled/shredded or end grain stuff there should be plenty of strength. I make the spring in the exact same dimensions as the steel springs and preload about the same amount as well. It does give a lighter pull than a steel spring, and you'll...

Thank you very much.

3/32" pins for the pivot and spring pins, 1/16" for the pins securing the bolsters to the liners. The pivot pin and spring pins also get peened to hold everything together. The 1/16" pins are mainly to keep the bolsters from wanting to twist

Neither, mill relieved liners

The bolsters are attached with hidden pins peened to swell into the blind holes in the meteorite and then also peened into the liners

Weight reduction. The knife is crazy light with Ti liners and the CF spring. I made one awhile back with a mostly cf handle. The scales and spring were cf and went linerless. The finished knife weighs just 50.5 grams. Ease of manufacture. If I mess up a spring I can have another one ready to...

The blade just fits inside the frame.

Zulu spear Slipjoint Stainless CuMai with nitro-V core blade, 154cm spring. Titanium liners, copper camoCarbon scales with a Superconductor shield. Thanks for looking, please let me know what you think. Have a knife day

Cityknife Slipjoint Cpm magnacut blade, carbon fiber spring. Titanium liners, stabilized Karelian Birch burl scales with shredded cf/gold leaf shield. Thanks for looking, please let me know what you think. Have a knife day.

Swayback Jack slipjoint Cpm Magnacut blade, 154cm spring. Titanium liners, Meteorite bolsters, 7450 year old bog oak scales and a Meteorite shield. Thanks for looking, please let me know what you think. Have a knife day

Yes, meteorite bolsters and shield with 7450yr old bog oak scales

Hi all Im currently in high gear making knives for a local metal art show on oct 1-2 Hope to get 12 slipjoints and 6 edc fixed blades done before the day. Here's where Im at so far.

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1) Thank you very much 2) 4" closed length, 6-3/4" open length. The blade actually barely tucks into the handle. There's about a mm of clearance between the tip and the inside of the spring. 3) 4) I am liking Magnacut alot. It works very nicely even at the slightly harder RC as compared to...

Zulu spear slipjoint, cpm magnacut blade, 154cm spring, Titanium liners, stabilized Koa scales and Mother of Pearl shield. Thanks for looking, please let me know what you think. Have a knife day.