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Casey Cardwell
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2016
OTF Dual Action Switchblade Prototype
This is the first full prototype of a dual action switchblade prototype I'm working on. The mechanism works, so the next big hurdle is to make it into something cooler than a box cutter.
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The portable shave horse (or vise)
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Making a pocket sized draw knife
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Lately, I've been keen on making tools that travel well. So, for this project I took an old file and made a foldable draw knife that will fit in a cargo pocket.
Cool idea! You could either get a thin piece of rubber sheet or that vinyl/rubbery stuff you can dip your tool handles in to coat them, and dip that whole clamping bar in it. It would #1- provide a surface where the string ties to that would help prevent it from sliding off and # 2- the clamping surface would be coated giving the bar a better gripping surface. Just a thought.
Hi casey. Have you experimented with this design anymore?
Have you tried using it upside down?
you could also latch it to a bench, and then tie the waist section of the rope as a loop underneath the bench, and use your foot to press down, you would have to rotate the device 180 degrees so the clamp presses down on your working piece.
Too complicated
Nice design for portability.
I like the fold in blade and the concept is good but can be improved, I would tie it to a log lengthwise, drill holes in the slider to attach cordage and I like the fact it can be disassembled.
Excellent idea! Why don’t you try lashing this vice onto a lap board, equipped with a stop on the stomach edge. The stop will help stabilize the vice. Keep building. I am eager to see more of your designs! 🤓
I'm in Cambridge Bay, NU. workmanship here is poor. how do i order from you?
As has been suggested, a ratchet strap to hold it down. Then maybe you can find a bungee of the right size and strength to hold the clamping piece forward. That would eliminate the need for the rope and still enable you to unclamp and turn the workpiece by just pushing back against the bungee. I'm also wondering what would happen if you simply turned it over and let gravity bring the clamping piece forward?
Bro, simplify this complex idea. Still too complicated and too many parts which opens up a can of mechanical failures, but once it's shaved down to its max potential, it'll be one of the best deVISES eva for sure. I'm analyzing on how to refine your idea, four years later, and not for my own gain. Hopefully you've already figured out the solutions.
How come you never showed us how sharp it was? God-bless have a great day
Can you furnish a sketch with dimensions? Thanks
Please f f through grinding. Thanks.
for as much as you wanted to not tie something to something, you pretty much did exactly that.. seems like skipping the middleman and just tie down the work to a log and get to it...
Fair point. What I like about this, though, is that once the rig is tied down, you can work on your piece freely.
Me like to its cool
Good idea! Me like
Really curious to know what brand and model that angle sharpener is? That is a beautiful finished product my friend
Thanks. It's the EdgePro Apex.
I think it looks better than it is useful. Cool idea
Great video n talent
Please do not cut towards yourself without protection
Wow ,pretty groovy.Did you find a way around the cordage issue yet?I am looking to build a shave horse soon but i like the packability.Thanks.
Not really. I ended up making one out of aluminum, and refined the general concept, but the cord that goes around your body still works the same. In actual use, though, I haven't found it to be all that frustrating.
Thanks for sharing. Now I need more tools to make one. Haha.
Brill!
guys love the otf. why dont you sell it
Nice job
ok brother, first off: this is genius. absolutely the solution i have been searching for. i am an amatuer (read: professional mexican) engineer myself, creator of the J-Bend hammock suspension knot, and have been trying to come up with a way to THIS. you've beaten me to the punch, so to speak, and i love your design!! there are a few things i plan to do to makethis more egonomical for your design to become my personal porta-shave horse. if you're interested in what these smallish improvements are (mostly knotwork to your 'anchor' system and to your 'gut-grip' system), please respond and i'll line them out for you! im excited to build and use this.
Thanks, and I'm interested in hearing your ideas. Since this video I've made an aluminum version with simple improvements and have been happy with its functionality.
glorious! glad to be of service, glad to help, glad to hear someone willing to learn!! i find solutions to problems people aren't aware are problems, usually i use string to solve everything so knot knowledge is going to be key. ok, first things first, the anchor system. a few not so standard knots here to be used to help tension your rear-end tight: a super bowline for the static connection to one rear corner (you might need me to do a video to show you that one, i may have created it also) its a bowline but instead of running the working end back through the loop to finish, youd run it under itself around the standing end once more then back into the loop to finish, holds super tight; a taut line hitch (THE solution for guy lines on tents and tarps and such, adjusts both ways but binds when taut) to adjust. that would make your base sit right where you wanted it. ok for the grabbing action: your system as it stands is effective, but i think it'd benefit from (your string grooves for sure are necessary) a static chunk tied around (super bowline!) the arms of the peg to another non-gripping loop knot (SUPER BOWLINE!) with a carabiner on it to clip to your belt. i wear a belt that has whats called an 'extraction loop' that i use for attachment points for all sorts of stuff that i plan on using with this as well. if you'd like, i can throw together a small video showing you some of this stuff, i haven't gotten around to setting up the scarp pile to start gathering materials for this, but i can show knots and such. super stoked that you were up for my ideas! I LOVE SHARING IDEAS!! thanks for listening!
That's a work of art as much as a tool. Thank you for your efforts here, nice job!
Not to smart to sharpen the blade and then work in the handle..sharpening is always last!
It's a conscious choice. Sharpening without a handle is easier. To each his own.
Super idea Casey 😊 This is a great design that opens many opportunities for work holding. Thanks for sharing 😊
Very ingenious Casey. Got my mind spinning! Been trying to come up with an idea for a small hold down or vise for my wheel chair lap bench to hold stock for small wood crafts. I'm temporarily stuck in a wheel chair but have been thinking of the folks that are permanently stuck in one. Wood crafts would be a great hobby for those confined. Gonna work on an adaptation using your ideas. Thanks!
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Very interesting. I shared your video with a facebook group I belong to. It's a clever design.
ratchet strap instead of rope, maybe?
Totally. I don't have a ratchet strap but it'd probably be the best method of lashing it down.
not only functional but very nice looking besides :)