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Offline robtattoo

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Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« on: January 18, 2008, 03:41:00 PM »
Here's a few pics of my first Friction Folder.

Blade; 3" Cable Damascus
Liners; 1.5mm Stainless
Back-Spacer; 3.6mm 01, fileworked & HTd
Handle; Honey/Grey Buffalo horn
Friction spacers; Silicon Bronze

This is the first folder I've attempted. It's a dang sight more difficult than I thought, getting the stop pins in the correct places!
The blade was given to me by a good friend & cable-mascus afficionado, as a plain blank. I forged it from a stick-tang fixed blade to this little beauty, leaving his stamp intact (no mean feat itself!)
The whole thing took around 18hrs from start to finish.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2008, 03:47:00 PM »
:eek:    :eek:   wow that is sweet Rob!

Love the horn on it, blade looks good too..  :notworthy:
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2008, 04:00:00 PM »
NICE!    :clapper:
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2008, 04:04:00 PM »
Rob, I really like the blade shape & the grind!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2008, 04:09:00 PM »
can I have it?
We should have shotguns for this kind of deal.

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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2008, 04:51:00 PM »
That is awesome Rob!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2008, 04:55:00 PM »
WOW Rob looks great. I seen it on BB was wondering when ya going to post here. Awesome work.<><
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2008, 05:04:00 PM »
rob those are real awesome knives. i have a patern for making a mountain man folding knife and thats real cool.
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2008, 05:22:00 PM »
here is the patern of the folder  
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2008, 05:26:00 PM »
That thing is awesome   :clapper:    :clapper:
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2008, 05:30:00 PM »
Really nice combination Rob.  Great looking knife!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2008, 07:15:00 PM »
Wow, Rob, that is outstanding! Just awesome!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2008, 07:24:00 PM »
Jeff, where'd you get the pattern for *my* knife?  I just spent an hour sketching up a ring-back folder to get things right!

Awesome knife Rob!!!!   :thumbsup:
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2008, 07:35:00 PM »
Dang that's nice Rob, good job getting everything to "flow".   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2008, 09:58:00 PM »
Man I love friction folders. Thats an excellent job on your first Rob. Beautiful file work on the back spacer too!
I reckon so

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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2008, 11:26:00 AM »
You are a true talent Rob!!!

That is one sweet knife!!!!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2008, 01:05:00 PM »
hey jeremy i have had it since adam was a boy. LOL!!!!
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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2008, 10:11:00 AM »
Love those friction folders. You did an awsome job!

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Re: Buff & 'mascus folder (PIC HEAVY!!)
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2008, 02:57:00 PM »
Great job Rob! Your knives are unbelievable.
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