Classic Old School Mid-lock folding Knife.

Probably be finished tonight, or tomorrow.

Pic from today's work filing in the Fluted Bolsters.

(Jerry - when did you get your Barlow and your Dad's Barlow? I started this knife at the same time - in that group).

Check your car ashtray, and your couch cushions. Natural Bone will be Dyed - amber. Will match Scott's repaired knife.

These are classic models I've been known for since about 1976.

Gary



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Looking good Gary. Been years now for my and my Dad's knife. His is on display and mine is on my hip...

Nice folding knife Gary. What is the material on the scales?

Here's the knife being worked on. Builder's bench pins holding the parts together for sanding. Nothing is polished yet. Still being finished.

The scales are bone. They are white now. 99.999% of bone scales are dyed.



The scales will look similar to this when dyed. This is the knife I built decades ago, and recently replaced the broken scales for Scott. These new scales were white before I dyed them. The dye absorbs into the bone according to the grain and density of the individual bone. Part of the fun. You desire to have matching sets, where possible. It mellows thru the years. Gets more translucent.

Scale are due to be dyed unless someone just has to have them white. Speak now ....

Gary

If it were mine I would ask you to dye the scales.

julio



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Looks good Gary.
The picture does not do the dyed scales justice. I wouldn't have them any other way. It really brings out the grain of the bone. I show mine off any time I get a chance!

What is the size of this knife?

Scott

9 1/8" open, IIRC.

I dyed them. Looks great. Trying to finish for tonight.

Gary

PS .... Needed better light to finish the blade sanding and polish. Quit at 10 PM. Getting tired too. Tomorrow for sure.



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That's an awesome knife . To bad I spent all my fun money on a new Outrider air cannon . So that's an old one you made years ago just never finished ? I love that file work on back spline of the handle . So mid locker ?? How does that work , you push down to release or to side ? Never heard of such . I also have the panama vice and it's perfect for that application . I have watched numerous knife builders on the internet and never saw the pins being used for holding while sanding . I always learn something when I come for a little Rendevous !! Thanks for the tip .

Hi Kurt,

Yes. I made knives, professionally; since 75. In
Efforts to create some sort of efficiency - I'd always cut some extra parts - forge extra blade stock - start an extra knife I just wouldn't get back to. This was started probably 6 years ago or so. I might begin a group of knives - then get an interest in a particular one - finish that - then have to get back to what I had been doing.

If you check out high quality 19th century locking folding knives, you will find things which suggest this knife. Long and narrow - mid lock design. Yes, you depress the lever in the window, down - just like the standard 20th century lock back folders.

I'm in the process of finishing up sanding and buffing small details - will then assemble.

Thanks Kurt,
Gary