Work in Progress (now with finished photo)

[Lin Rhea]

This pic is a little blurry but you get the idea. The two halves attach onto each other through the handle applying pressure and the slot disappears when the end is ground off and finished. Some apply super glue or loctite to the threads or to fill in around the pin when it calls for it.

 

[4est trekker]

I love Corby bolts.  They really do the trick, assemble easily, and give you peace of mind.  Thanks for sharing, Lin.

[gables]

Lin, would you share how you measure and mark the equal spaces on your filed spacer? Do you use a v-shaped file to get the coined edge?

[Bladepeek]

Lin, I liked that comment about working all day on the guard. I'm sure you can work carefully a whole lot faster than a lot of us can work and only accomplish a sloppy job. At your level of work, you know what perfection is and try to get as close as possible. A lot of the time, I see something turning out better than the last one and tend to settle for that. Guess that's what separates the big dogs from we little mutts:-)

And that damascus pattern is fantastic!

Never get tired of waiting to see what's coming up next.

[GRINCH]

Ilove following your work,great job.

[Lin Rhea]

Thank you very much for your comments.

Gabriel, I used a checkering file to do that. It is a rectangular file with 10 teeth per inch. (correction: 20 tpi) It is simple but tricky on some shapes to file. In addition to some shapes being awkward, I always try to file all of the spacers at the same time, by pinning them together and cutting through all of them, in this case just two. That way all of the teeth match and line up. On multiple spacers that are not the same size, I find a starting point that is common to them all, start there and flare both directions. That doesn't sound very clear, but once you see it, you'll know.

[Lin Rhea]

The point of this picture is to show the notches. The spacers are slightly different in size due to the handle taper. By starting the pattern in the center and going both ways, they look in alignment with the flow of the knife.

 

[Lin Rhea]

This is a checkering file. This one is 1/2 inch at it's widest direction.

 

[Scott Teaschner]

Thanks for showing I live this stuff.

[Rusty Izatt]

Awsome knife Lin!

[gables]

Thanks Lin. Do you use a standard size Corby bolt? I have a few in all the sizes and have been trying to get the right combination of drill bit and/or reamer to make my holes and shoulders. I haven't been able to find a step drill bit for smaller than 1/4" corbies.

Do you go to peaned straight pins for 1/8" or smaller?

[Lin Rhea]

Yes, for smaller pins, I pein or manufacture something.

[DANA HOLMAN]

Lin, I like WIP threads but your killing me, hope you get finshed soon, I'd like to see the knife
Dana

[Lin Rhea]

It's finished Dana.    

working on photo now.

[Lin Rhea]

Here is the finished photo by Chuck Ward. All done.

 

[David Yukon]

Man, that is great!!! Your an artist, a great one!

[Winterhawk1960]

Geeeeeeeeeeeeezo Crimineeeeeeeeeee !!!! ANOTHER masterpiece........            

I gotta stop...........looking, to poor to afford such things right now.    

Winterhawk1960

[Ragin Bull]

Just Beautiful Lin          

[Ray Hammond]

Lin Lin Lin

That's one of my favorites in your portfolio

I definitely want to be you when I grow up!!!!

Thanks for helping others through your threads- you, Karl, and Doug are really special people for unselfishly sharing expertise with us

[DANA HOLMAN]

Lin, that has got to  be my favorite, outstanding, thanks for doing the WIP
Dana