If one would drill a hole in the tang of a blade, would it be possible to make a friction folder out of a regular stick tang knife blade?
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I wouldn't say so niels,the stick is central to the blade,ideally it needs to be at the top.im sure more imput will be given but thats my opinion.
have you thought of a svord peasant to pimp???
have you thought of a svord peasant to pimp???
Yes, If you have carbide drill bits that can drill a hole through hardened steel. Then you only have the problem of the tang being in the wrong place.
WULF, That one Svord knife posted on here not to long ago is what resparked my interest in friction folders.
I think what you both say is correct, if the knife is in an opened position, there would be a gap between the handle scales.
About the drilling, is there no way of de-tempering the tang without affecting the blade temper to much?
I can't seem to find any dealers of svord peasant knives in the Netherlands
I think what you both say is correct, if the knife is in an opened position, there would be a gap between the handle scales.
About the drilling, is there no way of de-tempering the tang without affecting the blade temper to much?
I can't seem to find any dealers of svord peasant knives in the Netherlands
the svord is a great knife and cheap.
have you tried hiennes? im not sure if they post overseas though,,,if they dont i would be willing to get one posted to me and then i'll forward to you if you cover the cost??
have you tried hiennes? im not sure if they post overseas though,,,if they dont i would be willing to get one posted to me and then i'll forward to you if you cover the cost??
WULF, That one Svord knife posted on here not to long ago is what resparked my interest in friction folders.
I think what you both say is correct, if the knife is in an opened position, there would be a gap between the handle scales.
About the drilling, is there no way of de-tempering the tang without affecting the blade temper to much?
I can't seem to find any dealers of svord peasant knives in the Netherlands
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Thanks for the offer, very kind.
I looked at their f.a.q page and they do ship to other countries
I think I will be ordering me one of those soon.
I looked at their f.a.q page and they do ship to other countries
I think I will be ordering me one of those soon.
WULF, That one Svord knife posted on here not to long ago is what resparked my interest in friction folders.
I think what you both say is correct, if the knife is in an opened position, there would be a gap between the handle scales.
About the drilling, is there no way of de-tempering the tang without affecting the blade temper to much?
I can't seem to find any dealers of svord peasant knives in the Netherlands
Stick the blade in a frozen melon. Torch the tang.
though, as has been said the tang on a normal stick tang is in the wrong place to make a friction folder. You'll end up with a very odd swing on the blade.
Cheers
There you go then,,,get one and pimp it
Thanks for the offer, very kind.
I looked at their f.a.q page and they do ship to other countries
I think I will be ordering me one of those soon.
Stick tang blade - a bit back from the end bend the tang 90 degrees upwards then between the new corner and the tip, put another 90 degree bend but to the side.
not the best solution but it will work - you will need to put a notch in the handle for the bent section to locate into.
There may be other ways around it but it was my first thought.
You could always commission a local smith to make a stick tang with the tang coming out at the top. If going this route I would receommend making some measurements and calculations on pivot and stop pin locations yourself as I've had a bad experience with a smith making friction folder blades which were fairly unusable due to poor thought given to where pivot and stop pin would be located.
not the best solution but it will work - you will need to put a notch in the handle for the bent section to locate into.
There may be other ways around it but it was my first thought.
You could always commission a local smith to make a stick tang with the tang coming out at the top. If going this route I would receommend making some measurements and calculations on pivot and stop pin locations yourself as I've had a bad experience with a smith making friction folder blades which were fairly unusable due to poor thought given to where pivot and stop pin would be located.
