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Post by hawkeyes on May 17, 2020 5:32:23 GMT -7
Fashioned a bare bones, non fancy friction folder yesterday afternoon. A little project I've been wanting to complete. Simple blade repurposed from an old scraper, heat treated and hardened. Simple drop from a deer antler, iron pin and ring made from stock I use for barrel tenons and stock mounting pins. Set a razor's edge on the stones. Always the small little project's that are so fun and relaxing.   |
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Post by paranger on May 17, 2020 5:41:08 GMT -7
Awesome job! I gotta try that!!
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Post by hawkeyes on May 17, 2020 6:15:51 GMT -7
Awesome job! I gotta try that!! Thank you kindly good sir. Keith also has a fabulous video tutorial of himself fashioning his own. Great HC project to try for anyone interested. Hardest step of the process is repeatedly fitting the blade to the handle ensuring you get a good fit/ clearance for the blade to rotate. I tried drilling the pin and ring holes without removing the temper from the blade which was good. However failure ensued as it was just to hard so resorted to removing it completely for drilling. Was concerned with warping the thin blade which can be an issue depending on what quenching medium one uses. For thin material I like using regular cooking oil, draws the heat out slower than quenching in water which helps keep things straighter. Both water and oil have advantages and disadvantages, find with thinner materials oil is a safer bet and worthwhile. |
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Post by Keith on May 17, 2020 14:23:24 GMT -7
Well done, looks great.
Keith.
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Post by Keith on May 17, 2020 14:42:39 GMT -7
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Post by paranger on May 17, 2020 15:27:16 GMT -7
Awesome video, Keith. FYI, there are 18th century friction folders with a second pin for a blade stop. Below is a 2 pin French siamois:  |
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Post by Keith on May 17, 2020 15:34:30 GMT -7
Awesome video, Keith. FYI, there are 18th century friction folders with a second pin for a blade stop. Below is a 2 pin French siamois: Excellent images paranger, thank you. Keith. |
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Post by paranger on May 20, 2020 18:22:18 GMT -7
You inspired me, Hawkeyes. Here's my first attempt at a (2 pin) friction folder.  |
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Post by paranger on May 20, 2020 18:23:42 GMT -7
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Post by Keith on May 20, 2020 20:59:48 GMT -7
You inspired me, Hawkeyes. Here's my first attempt at a (2 pin) friction folder.  Keith. |
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Post by hawkeyes on May 21, 2020 5:59:41 GMT -7
You inspired me, Hawkeyes. Here's my first attempt at a (2 pin) friction folder. Very nice!!! |
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Post by lenapej on May 22, 2020 15:12:16 GMT -7
Looks great hawkeyes and paranger, ever since watching Kieth's video it has been on my to do list, thanks for sharing.
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Post by hawkeyes on May 23, 2020 4:50:02 GMT -7
Looks great hawkeyes and paranger, ever since watching Kieth's video it has been on my to do list, thanks for sharing. You are welcome, a fine project and worthwhile. Been carrying mine daily and get allot of questions about it. Gives a good opportunity to open up discussions. |
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