How i make a folding knife Pt1

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Part 1 of assembling a folder, feather pattern damascus blade with brass frame and laburnum scales.
How to make a slip joint template • How to make a folding ...

[@spiritoflights]

Very nice work!

[@LozHarrop]

👍

[@1314mati]

Exelente , se nota la experiencia, muchas gracias me ayudará mucho en mis trabajos.

[@deanrobertson9102]

Pocket knives are my favorite. Thanks 👍. Great looking!

[@2sik_UK]

Awesome mate 👌 best how too I've found

[@LozHarrop]

Glad it helped

[@RickRabjohn]

Fantastic video Loz and a wonderful looking blade . Congrats mate, cheers

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Rick

[@Zedoutdoors]

Amazing how much intricacy there is with the fitting of this type of knife, looking forward to part two ~Peace~

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks Zed. mainly the reason i make one a year ;-)

[@markspc1]

Fantastic job Loz.

[@bootlegblades6276]

very cool! love the wood and the patter on the blade... i gotta say i LOVE my surface grinder such a time saver!

[@LozHarrop]

Cheers Bud mate bet i love mine more haha

[@user-ru3yi6hc4d]

У мужика золотые руки!

[@jub7914]

Genius. Cant wait for part 2.

[@darrenwidas2473]

Thanking for sharing this info/method. Much appreciated!

[@LozHarrop]

No problem Darren locating the bushing behind the bolsters is a new way of doing this for me and it turns out a great way of not pinching the blade when i peen the 5mm pin in place

[@pearcemachineshop5200]

That's on lovely knife Loz look forward to seeing it finished.
Al.

[@LozHarrop]

Cheers Al got my eye on an older Emco milling machine would make folders easier

[@MrBucidart]

Where do I Start, the blade is a complete knock out beautiful bar of Damascus, the precision of the build is awesome so far. I did cringe when you put your finger on the blade and pushed it back to the locking position, My knife which YOU made would cut my finger tip off if I would had try that. Who ever buys this knife will know he or she owns the best. Loz, thank you for the vid.

[@LozHarrop]

Hey Joe, Thanks dont worry the blade did not have the finished edge on it until it was assembled, learned the hard way lol

[@evaderknives]

It must be the year of the folder, hahaha... I've had plans & part for a framelock for years, but just been putting it off till last week(now I just need a few more parts)... Looking sweet so far, hope you had a good Christmas & New Year!!! Take it easy...

[@LozHarrop]

yeaaa Dave noticed you had started a folder looking good so far will be watching with interest mate

[@jamesball7322]

Thank you man ,I’ve been wanting to try one and this video helped me out Quite a bit

[@LozHarrop]

Thanks James glad to hear that

[@SSSmithing]

Great work man

[@Tony-ze1mg]

Great video mate I saw this Knife on instagram it’s beautiful

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you.

[@blufordbirdsong1834]

Hi again, I left a comment on your pattern video. Asking the same question again here, just in case. Do you do anything to reduce the thickness of the blade to offset the thickness of the washers. I assume that the spring and blade are the same thickness. Do the blade and washers and spring need to be the same thickness for the knife to operate effectively. I have seen some makers mill out the scales, in effect creating a washer. Any opinions on that? Thanks for the great videos. Absolutely the best I've seen

[@LozHarrop]

yes you could mill out the scales to recess the washers or ball race, I didnt have a mill at the time of making these knives so made the spring the same thickness.

[@alanchappell414]

Loz what thickness brass do you use for the liners?

[@LozHarrop]

Usually around 1.5mm bud 👍

[@alanchappell414]

@@LozHarrop thanks much obliged👍👍

[@malcolmedwards462]

Nice video, mate I can’t find the link to where the template is that you mentioned.
Cheers
M.e.

[@LozHarrop]

Hi Malcolm, It was a video mate the link is here cheers th-cam.com/video/opmb7ZfaNZE/w-d-xo.html

[@malcolmedwards462]

Thanks very much, really good explanation. Much appreciated

[@PatheticPeasant]

How thick are the liners?

[@LozHarrop]

0.5 mm on these

[@PatheticPeasant]

@@LozHarrop thank you for the response. I'm going to try to make a slip joint using your methods. You make it look easy. I've tried a few times before with no success. But I was using thicker liners and the pivot was the actual pin. I like the idea of using a pivot that you can put the pin through. Keeping everything nice and flat and square was an issue too. I like the idea of using the wood as a backer to set up all your pins. I do worry that the holes would widen if you take the pins out numerous times so I wonder if a metal jig wouldn't be better. Maybe some 1/4" mild steel. Anyhow great tutorial. Thank you for sharing it.

[@aldogressa6708]

Congratulations, Show. How thick is the brass structure mm plate. thankful

[@LozHarrop]

Hi it was 2mm

[@aldogressa6708]

Do you do heat treatment only in the spring work area? thankful

[@LozHarrop]

yes it only needs the front section heat treating

[@alfonsocutillo1127]

Ottima fattura

[@alfonsocutillo1127]

Mi piace molto

[@LozHarrop]

Thank you

[@bigunone]

Wow no wonder custom folders cost so much

[@LozHarrop]

Yes Charlie also why I don't make many like this

[@markspc1]

Fantastic job Loz.