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Hope this works. It measures 100x75mm (4x3 inches) and you will note the corner is cut to allow clearance when in the horizontal position. Holes used are just the same ones that the original rest comes with.

I have a similar Chinese machine to von gruff and you will find a heap of websites showing many modifications people have made. I have often thought about removing it from the frame and mounting it permanently vertical on my bench but the ability to use it as a chop saw is so handy as well. Two...

Love them, particularly the ringed Gidgee version. Mike, would you mind sharing your satin finish progression and any tips as I really love look of what you are producing? I am working on a blade at the moment hand sanding through the grits working up to 1000 grit and then stepping back down to...

Thanks Casey - good option for those on 120v - here in Australia we run 240v so have to look at other option.

Nice work on the etch Lucius. What are you using as your power source?

I love the lines of these little beauties, actually one of the best in terms of lines I have seen on various forums over past few years. For some reason these just catch my eye. I have even sketched a few of my own designs to do something similar in terms of the lines but I don’t think I can...

I have now ground my blade flat, hand sanded to 600grit and stamped my mark ready for HT. And the three blades ready to be sent away. It will be a few weeks before I get it back which is OK since I will be busy with work and few other things.

OK so few thing shave gotten in the way of this WIP but I did manage to get some more progress made. I have drilled the hole in lock for detent ball (2mm ceramic ball) and then I set the ball and with dychem on the blade tang I worked the blade open and shut a couple of times so I had a wear...

Hmmm, all valid points and you guys have a lot more experience than me - maybe the whole offset thing isn't necessary after all? I did pick up a tip somewhere for a better offset method - basically with the liners in place and blade installed you replace the stop pin with a slightly smaller one...

Thanks Bill I think the offset is done so that the ball never actually falls completely into the hole - it is always wanting to so it creates that "pull in" of the blade but the stop pin is preventing it ever quite getting there. Then I guess the resistance to get back out of the hole is a...

Beautiful work. I assume the notched blade is for opening whilst maintaining the blade curved profile at the cutting edge - I really like it and have not seen that before.

You certainly are turning out a lot of nice knives Von, thanks for sharing.

Thank you Bill and Tracey - great stuff for a beginner like me. Bill what are you thoughts on the amount of offset between the detent ball and the detent pocket? Do you have a figure that you have settled on? This has been a little hit and miss for me.

Thank you for the comments Brandant and Steve. Steve I bend the lock now to grind the face of the locking surface on the tang, I.e to set the lock up. I probably should get my scales all mounted etc before this step but I guess I feel that if I can get to the stage of the blade opening and...

Ah so there another one out there like me!

I’ve just change the title of this thread - I had it as a framelock but it is a liner lock - sorry if I caused any confusion.

I would be very keen to hear your thoughts on getting the geometry correct Bill and any photos you can share to illustrate would be very much appreciated. I am just starting to try and build a front flipper so very keen to pick up any hints and tips from others experiences

I’m sure I am going to learn something watching this come together. They look like nice wide washers - is that a consideration for smooth operation?

Now it’s time to cut the lock bar. Set my drill press to highest speed it can go and using a metal cutting disc I was able to cut a decent slot with the liner held in drill press vice. These are much better than the dremel version I used previously - I could cut a couple of locks with one disc I...

I’ve been having trouble sizing and posting pics so please bear with me. Anyway, All cut out and starting to get the idea of how this may look. The idea is for this to be a front flip opening knife so you can see that there is some protrusion of the blade tang at the front of the scales. Screws...