I made my 5th slip joint. .100 ats-34 Blade and spring, 416 liners and stainless bolsters, jigged bone. Great walk and talk. I am having a blast making them.
Abe-l stainless precision ground to .100 nickel silver bolsters 416 Mill relieved liners g10 scales. Still breaking in the spring. Getting the walk and talk. It’s flush ball three positions. I feel like I getting a little better every time.
ATS -34 blade and spring ,416 liners. Nickel silver bolsters. G10 scales. I made a bunch of mistakes. But the walk and talk is good. No blade play. Milled liners.
I made my first slip joint today. ATS-34 stainless. Nickel silver bolsters ,stainless liners , g10 scales. Made some mistakes. But it has no blade wobble. Jumps from half stop to closed. I very Making another tomorrow.
Started my first couple designs. Still learning. Practicing installing Nickel silver bolsters nickel silver liners. Also working n a shadow liner. I have a 6” x 36” sheet of Ats-34 on its way. I will cut out my blades and springs and send them to Bos heat treating. Or the new guy that took...
Our home is almost finished we should be able to move back home early next month. We are so ready. I can restart my business again. It's been hard with no work for almost 5 months. I will be holding a custom knife sell soon to help pay some bills. I want to thank everyone for the prayers kind...
I want to thanks everyone for all your help and kind words . This is the hardest thing we have ever dealt with. Losing my home and business. And my knife making hobby all at once is very hard. My wife can leave and go to work. I sit In a hotel trying not to go crazy.
Every time I close my eyes I see flames and every little noise I jump out of the bed. We are living in a motel and out of our cars. Thanks for helping and letting me vent
Last Tuesday night our house burnt Down. We lost everything we got out with just dogs I had no shoes or wallet a neighbor brought me shoes a a jacket. I feel naked with no pocket knife. Does any of my knife making friends have any tee shirts or a ball cap I wear extra leg or 2 xl in shirts
I am sure there are a lot of you that don't know me. and some That do. I finaly found some time in my life too hang around and see what everyone is up to. That is if you still want me around....
Here are some of the new skulls that we have been working on. They are plated in Hematite,roman oxide copper,roman oxide brass, Antique 18k gold,Rhodium,Matte hematite.
Let me know what you think....