W2 folder with hamon and ironwood...

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

Dealer - Purveyor
I had this folder in the works for awhile. It was laying on my bench and I finished it up over the long weekend. I thought I'd post it up for comments and discussion.

Specs:
W2 blade steel, clay quenched and etched
7 3/8" overall, 3 1/4" blade, 4 1/8" closed, .120" thick at the ricasso
Full height grind with full distal taper and false edge
Rounded spine ahead of the thumb grip area
.065" thick titanium liners, jeweled and coin fileworked casing the backspacer
1084 steel backspacer, file-fullered and etched, coined on the inside
Bold contrast desert ironwood scales
Titanium pivot screws and scale screws
bronze washers, very smooth action
nicely centered blade and good solid lockup

All comments, critique and discussion most welcome.















 
Interesting John. I'm still looking and thinking about this knife before I comment but I do have a question. What is the purpose of the hole in the wood on the reverse side,adjacent to the rear screw?
 
Hi Calvin. That's the other screw hole for the optional pocket clip. It's already drilled and tapped. The clip is not finished quite but I do have the holes in place. Two screws in a line for this clip.

Thanks for the question.
 
J. Doyle said:
I had this folder in the works for awhile. It was laying on my bench and I finished it up over the long weekend. I thought I'd post it up for comments and discussion.

Specs:
W2 blade steel, clay quenched and etched
7 3/8" overall, 3 1/4" blade, 4 1/8" closed, .120" thick at the ricasso
Full height grind with full distal taper and false edge
Rounded spine ahead of the thumb grip area
.065" thick titanium liners, jeweled and coin fileworked casing the backspacer
1084 steel backspacer, file-fullered and etched, coined on the inside
Bold contrast desert ironwood scales
Titanium pivot screws and scale screws
bronze washers, very smooth action
nicely centered blade and good solid lockup

All comments, critique and discussion most welcome.









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gorgeous!! I love the clean elegance to it.
What kind of file (Teeth per inch) are you using in the back part of the liner?
Thanks for Sharing!
DR...
 
Man John you have been on fire lately!! This one is super, a little tactical a little traditional and all class. Nice job.
 
Wow you have put so much detail into this knife!! everything looks really crisp and clean. What is there not to like in this knife!!!!!!

Paul
 
That's a 1st class folder in more ways than one, you did a Great job John. Everything was so well thought out. I like everything about it!



Don
 
John, I feel that you have captured the elegant essence of a traditional folder with the crisp lines of modern design. Really very refreshing in these "tactical knife" times.
 
John,
Outstanding. Really nice.
I'd carry it, if I didn't lose pocket knives. :-(
Love it,
Dozier
 
J. Doyle said:
I had this folder in the works for awhile. It was laying on my bench and I finished it up over the long weekend. I thought I'd post it up for comments and discussion.

Specs:
W2 blade steel, clay quenched and etched
7 3/8" overall, 3 1/4" blade, 4 1/8" closed, .120" thick at the ricasso
Full height grind with full distal taper and false edge
Rounded spine ahead of the thumb grip area
.065" thick titanium liners, jeweled and coin fileworked casing the backspacer
1084 steel backspacer, file-fullered and etched, coined on the inside
Bold contrast desert ironwood scales
Titanium pivot screws and scale screws
bronze washers, very smooth action
nicely centered blade and good solid lockup

All comments, critique and discussion most welcome.















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I know this post is old but my goodness man that’s a beautiful knife! Everything about it is just super classy. I was just curious if you had done the “nail nick” with a ball nose endmill? I hadn’t ever seen one done that way and it looks really awesome.
 
i really like this one. a melding of the traditional and modern. very nice. love the blade shape.

liontribe
 
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