Framelock question

[Sean Cochran]

What thickness Ti is best for a medium sized frame lock?

 

[Fellhoelter]

I like 1/8 - 5/32.

Building about 60 right now out of .148.

It's all about the ergonomics though, as none is necessarily any stronger than the rest.

You have to cut relief for your lock to bend, and that's your weak point.

 

[SBuzek]

On small or medium size I use .100 or 1/8",When I use 3/16"blade stock I like .100. And you still have to cut a relief groove.
Stan

 

[Sean Cochran]

Thanks guys.
I was thinking 1/8.
.148, that must be a big knife Brian. What size blade stock are you using?

 

[Fellhoelter]

The same.
.148"
Most of them will be bolstered framelocks, and I like both sides to be about the same thickness, so I use .150 ish material for the frame.

When all is said and done, the knives come in just shy of 1/2" thick.

 

[Les George]

I've used quite a bit of .200

I've gone as small as .100 too....

 

[Sean Cochran]

Thanks guys.