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- Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:13 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Antonio Contini's blade profile
- Replies: 7
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Re: Antonio Contini's blade profile
I think I may have mischaracterized his stilettos as 'Sicillian' when it's probably Sardinian.
- Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:59 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
Re: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
Thanks Bill.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:36 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Antonio Contini's blade profile
- Replies: 7
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Antonio Contini's blade profile
I've been admiring this man's blades. I noticed his blade profile often has this very nice, slightly pronounced belly on the lower half of the blade profile. It's a very nice aspect. I wonder if this a common Sicillian characteristic or just Senor Contini's thing.
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
Re: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
Watch the video at the 2 minute mark you can see how the Italian do it on the larger ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZvUlVJl9m8 Thanks. He's really torqueing it around there to make his 'adjustment' isn't he...it looks like it might be cold too although he's gripping it with the scales/liner...
- Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Belt sander recommendations!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5238
Re: Belt sander recommendations!!
Thanks guys.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 8:01 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5580
Re: Question about how Paul Panak builds stiilettos
Bill, After the red hot heating of the back spring to do the lock tab twist.....should the spring be oil quenched and then tempered after that? [Assuming you were using some of the easier home treated steel].
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: Newest addition to my collection - Walt's Latama picklock
- Replies: 37
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Re: Newest addition to my collection - Walt's Latama picklock
I love the flat buttons...prefer that style over the round ones. That along with the flat guards and full cut bolsters are the ultimate for me.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: Walt's Latama Pearls
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5850
Re: Walt's Latama Pearls
I think I'd have a beautiful rosewood box made with some abalone, black lip and MOP inlays to keep them in as a set.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:38 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: New Walt Latama 11 Chad Nichols Damascus Brazilian horn swivel
- Replies: 17
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Re: New Walt Latama 11 Chad Nichols Damascus Brazilian horn swivel
The horn colour is outstanding.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: Frank Beltrame 11 stag picklock bayo (b rostfrei)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3957
Re: Frank Beltrame 11 stag picklock bayo (b rostfrei)
Beauty. Do the bolster ears seem to have their own cut/look too?
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:22 pm
- Forum: Blade pictures
- Topic: 9" JTK bolsterless
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4900
Re: 9" JTK bolsterless
Nice. Is the lock tab back spring made completely from scratch?
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:14 pm
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Pivot Hole Lapping Necessity?
- Replies: 4
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Re: Pivot Hole Lapping Necessity?
Thank you Bill. I was thinking it was probably due to the fact that most slip joints were peened in pivot pins and an exact fit would cause binding after peening in the pivot. May I ask, is it better? easier? to cut out stiletto back springs without the leaf spring? and cut/make the spring separatel...
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Belt sander recommendations!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5238
Re: Belt sander recommendations!!
One other thing; if you are working with raw steel, you can get a lot done with a file. Profile changes on an existing blade, or anything with steel that has already been treated will require the sander, though. Are there no files that are useful on hardened steel? I thought that was what diamond f...
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:33 pm
- Forum: Deforum with Bill DeShivs
- Topic: Pivot Hole Lapping Necessity?
- Replies: 4
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Pivot Hole Lapping Necessity?
Bill I read one of your posts on another forum where guys were recommending reaming and lapping pivot holes for slip joints to get perfect fit and you indicated that this was unneccesary for slip joint pivot holes and in fact the holes should be oversized [to some degree]. Does this just apply to sl...
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: Switchblade knives
- Topic: Knife Shows and endless tactical flippers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8667
Re: Knife Shows and endless tactical flippers
Very nice.eddymunster wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:21 pm Jaeger Bros. stamp and AC Mfg Co. stamped Aerials 1970's production I think.