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Oze, on both slipjoints that I posted the bolsters are silver soldered on to the liners. After they are soldered and shaped to the liners the scales are added and shaped. After many try fittings, the liners with bolsters and scales (bone, wood micarta, whatever) are hammered on to opposing sides...

Oze, if you are able to make those fine knives, you should have no trouble making a slipjoint!

Thanks C Craft! I noticed, when I read the WIP that I re-posted, above, I said I would post a picture of liners that were relieved using an electro etcher rather than a mill. But, I didn't. Here's some pictures of the next slipjoint that I made using the method described in the WIP. However...

Hello! I haven't made a slipjoint in a while. But here's a link to a WIP I did years ago. If the link doesn't post correctly you should be able to find it by searching my posts. I would add two comments. First, if you don't have a surface grinder make sure you use "precision" or flat-ground...

Very nice! A clean execution of a design that looks simple (Lanny's Clip). Just try making one! You'll appreciate this knife!

Buy precision ground or flat ground stock. I don't have a surface grinder and haven't needed one as long as I've used stock that is pre-ground. I won't use anything else. A2 is fairly inexpensive and makes a decent knife and spring should you choose to make a slip-joint.

I agree with Wayne. I think a KBAC 27D is what I purchased five years ago and it served me well. They aren't inexpensive, at least $350.00 (2008 price), but aside from the NEMA 4 enclosure you will be able to use 110 or 220 volt current. I forgot how it works now, but if you start with 110v and...

Very Nice! Thank you for posting! I like the way the blades fit the handle, so there are no sharp edges where the spine is exposed! Jay

Daniel, You asked about using 1098 for the spring and blade. I've never used anything but air quenched steel and don't about 1098, but I think it is oil quenched and may be more susceptible to warping if you do your own heat treating. I think many current commercial slip joints are 1098, maybe...

Daniel, Take a look at Bill Vining's tutorial on building a Texas Toothpick, posted on this forum. I found this very helpful. He show's the proper geometry for a half stop slip joint. The point I made about grinding to the "circle" may be clearer. The reason I mark the circle is that I start...

At the outset, congratulations for taking on a slip joint. they are frustrating at times, challenging but always very satisfying, in the end. But while I like your design, aesthetically, I don't think it will work. When you close the knife the spring will be raised above the liner/scales. The...

Todo10' Thank you for responding! Not to be a pest about this, but maybe some one could add "Sticky" posts with instructions for posting photos, etc. Here is a link...I think I posted it OK to the CMP test forum. The posts are not archived meaning that they are deleted every so often...

John, This is a really excellent knife. Thank you for posting it! Jay

Another forum similar to Knife Dogs, the "Civilian Marksmanship Forum" forum ("forums.theCMP.org/index.php") has a sub forum called "Test Forum". The purpose is to let members test posting pictures, links, videos, etc. I think it is important to post pictures as opposed to thumbnails. Its my...

C Craft, Yes! Whatever doesn't have tape on it will etch. And scotch tape, the shiny kind (probably any plastic tape would work), is a resist so the etcher won't remove anything covered by it. After a while the heat of etching builds up and the glue begins to let go. I'd practice on a piece of...