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folding seax in progress


Ed Steinkirchner

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first pic is the base sketch, drawn actual size, and i made a card stock cutout to get the parts to fit right, on paper at least. post-1642-12668890615634_thumb.jpgand these are the parts cutout rough post-1642-12668893911041_thumb.jpgthe blade, spring,?and bottom part?, are cut from a big mill circle saw blade (Hard Stuff!!) and the sides are from a big band saw blade from the same mill. it will be a lock back with a brass bolster and antler scales. any helpful advice would be great as i never built a folder before. thanks Ed Steinkirchner

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first pic is the base sketch, drawn actual size, and i made a card stock cutout to get the parts to fit right, on paper at least. post-1642-12668890615634_thumb.jpgand these are the parts cutout rough post-1642-12668893911041_thumb.jpgthe blade, spring,?and bottom part?, are cut from a big mill circle saw blade (Hard Stuff!!) and the sides are from a big band saw blade from the same mill. it will be a lock back with a brass bolster and antler scales. any helpful advice would be great as i never built a folder before. thanks Ed Steinkirchner

Check these sites out, they should be helpful.
http://www.customknifedirectory.com/workshop/tut_lockback_charity.shtml
http://www.customknifedirectory.com/workshop/tut_interframe_charity.shtml
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