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David, I looked at the McMaster Carr on line listings and frankly was a bit overwhelmed. Can you provide the details on which spring, brackets you used? I would like to make the improvement to my GIB. Thanks, Jay

That's for a carbide tip. I got the least expensive. Simple dial readout that I don't use. I just measure the carbide tip from the base, a granite counter top cutout, as close to half the steel thickness as I can (1/8" for 1/4" stock), scribe one side then turn the blade over and scribe again...

I use a height gage. I paid about $ 50.00 at Enco. (The least expensive will work fine for what we do.) I think its a must have item. Once you set it for the blade your working on, you can re-scribe the center line after the dye goes away from grinding, precisley and quickly). Calipers work OK...

David, Those are nice mods. One of the great features of the GIB is you can use your imagination and expertise to make these mods. How well does the gas spring work? I was thinking of using Ed Caffrey's mod, posted somewhere in this forum, a compression spring ala KMG, because tension is the...

Only comment that I have is VERY NICE!

Wcome from Kildeer, Il. Jay

Really nice!

Thanks all for the comments and encouragemnt for future knives. I was remiss in not thanking my buddy Ed Valleley (EdVal) who provided the mill and helped me mill the relief on the liners and otherwise was very helpfull. Soon I will post some lessons that I learned on my first attempt at a slip...

Jason and Phil, Thank you and I am "hooked". These are challenging and more like making a small machine than an inanimate object like a hunter, not that I've mastered those by any means! Jay

First folding knife, 304 liners, mill releived and bolsters, 154 CPM blade and spring, blade hollow ground, cocobola scales. 4.25" closed, 7.5" open. This is a first attempt and has it warts and blisters, but that said I want to thank those who posted tutorials and advice, including Don...

Well good point, Ed! I'd forgotten that heat and thin wood don't go well together and would most likely warp the scales. Maybe I'll try it on some scrap wood the way you would "hot wax" a sheath, enough heat to melt the wax but not enough to damage the leather.

I usually use Briwax, but it includes a solvent that I think detracts from building a thicker wax finish with more applications that will "fill" grain. I used African Leadwood for scales on a few knives. It has good color and figures well but has small open veins. I was thinking of melting...

Great Modification. I appreciated Ed Caffrey's modification and his explanation of why this is an improvement, but I like the way you have done this. I think I have that same piece of 1 1/2" x2" steel left over from my GIB build, the result of a not very straight tap. Thanks for posting the...

Did you try Michael Kantor's web page. I think he's still in business. I saw him at the last Badger Knife Show. http://www.adammichaelknives.com Click the link to knives for sale.

Thank you for your replies. I'll try the suggestions for the next one!

Craig, That's great news and thank you for sharing it with us. Happy knife making!! Jay

My friend and I are starting to make slip joint folders. He's way ahead of me and has actually finished one which I think turned out great. One problem- at full open, half open and closed the spring is perfectly flush with the liners. The blade does not touch the spring when closed. But when...

I use the Loveless bolts and countersink to 1/8 from the blade. One time I didn't and see my thread "Help my Loveless nut feel off" in this sub-forum (posted a several months ago). As I was grinding the handle all of a sudden the nut, now razor thin, just fell off! Anyway, you don't want to half...

I use the platen to taper the tang. But I do use the the wheel to grind out as much as possible to lessen the time spent on the platen, but the wheel isn't necessary. You could also drill out the excess. There is a good tutorial on how to taper a tang in this forum. I usually use 1/4 inch scales...

Here's a little more info on motor speeds and VFD's that may be of interest. http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?16276-doubling-motor-speed Its in Wayne Coe's Knife Dogs sub forum under doubling motor speed.