Making Framelock FOLDING KNIFE without a Mill
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
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In this Video I show you, how I make my first ever framelock folding knife, using no mill but only my cheap drill press. I am very pleased with the accuracy, the blade is nicely centered and the action is smooth as butter. The stainless steel bearings make the blade fall under its own weight. I hope, you enjoy watching.
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MATERIALS:
Frame: Ti6Al4v
Blade: RWL34
MUSIC:
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Some dishwashing soap in your container helps to catch the grinding dust so there's nothing floating on top of the water
I didn't think of that. Thanks for the tipp, will use that the next time!
It is pure satisfaction to watch you make 100% handmade custom knives. Your framelock folder is Divine ! 👍👍👍
Thank you! Happy to hear, you like it :)
Impressive bro. Skilled worker building his own masterpiece.
Very impressive, great job.
And that's how craftsmanship turns into art...
Amazingly impressed you did this alone, with equipment most people can acquire at some point in their lives...so well done!!
To have the resources to be able to do this is the biggest dream of mine. I couldn't imagine doing something you love for a living. Life is short and I can't seem to get where I want to be. Anyway, absolutely beautiful piece of art there! 😍
Thank you! I don't do it for a living, it's just a hobby.
Getting started is difficult, just try to make one step after another and you'll get further
I feel you man, I became a machinist so I can learn to do things like this, almost 6 years in, I got a Bridgeport mill as a gift and I still don’t even have a garage to set it up. But be patient man, it’s about the little steps. I had no skills with my hands other than turning a screw 5 years ago and now I make parts for airplanes. I’ve come a long way yet I still feel far from my goal. But you’re off to a great start tho, watching these videos are actually extremely helpful.
I'm in love with the shape, what a premium job you did.
Thank you :)
Really awesome to see. I couldn't conceptualize doing this this without a mill but that was amazing. That belt sander did a lot of work. Thanks for sharing.
Damn that’s one badass knife. I see why handmade flippers are a lot of money. That’s a lot of work!
Thank you!
Yes, it is a ton of work, but I think Its also more rewarding for the maker to see them come toghether compared to fixed blades
Восхищен вашей работой, браво Маэстро !
Amazing craftsmanship! Looks great!
Thank you!
Beautiful knife. Please give that drill press some love though, it's crying for a service at least.
I really enjoyed watching you make this beautiful folding knife from scratch. 👍
Wow! Impressive craftsmanship.
Thank you!
Blade came out really nice.
Pretty cool.
Way to go...i bet you learned alot about yourself while making this...
Abosolutely professional quality...
*Comment from a 62 yr old professional artist/artisan 40 years in the business
Thank you very much 🥳 Happy to hear that :) Yes, I definitely learned a lot, especially about precission and the new tools
40 years of art and artisan works...i seemed to not only learn about improvising the tools I had...but learned much about the quality of myself, in skillset and motivation.
My favorite was making serious smoking tobacco pipes ...then showing them at the international artist pipe show ...where artist all over the world got together to exchange ideas and show their wares.
Enjoy your work...precision work can be very therapeutic....live long and prosper...i am now in my retirement years and unable to do much...watching others brings back great memories
@@antonyandrerenaissanceart977 I am definitely enjoying it :)
I hope you enjoy your retirement and that you still are able to work on some projects :)
BEAUTIFUL KNIFE GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP
I don't have a belt sander and I'm thinking of making a folding pocket knife. I made a damascus kiritsuke knife, but it was days of hard work, experimentation, failures. I just don't have money for all the big machines. I just bought a few small ones like dremel, etc...
Thats a good start. I also didnt have the money for all the machines. I bought a Drillpress for 60 $ and all the other machines I built myself.
You can make a good knife with not more than filing by hand. I made all my first knifes this way. It takes a lot of time but you can achieve the same results
Awesome little knife. Thanks for sharing.
Great work, like I've always told my knife buddies is "making a proper folder is waaayyy more difficult than any fixed blade."
It definitely is ;)
That is a thing of beauty indeed. Fabulous skills. Thanks for making this clip. Great to watch.
Thank you :)
@@rvdKnives you're so welcome and thanks for the reply. The frame lock is my fave knive to keep in my pocket. Cary a Kershaw knock out frame lock everyday. It beaten up and scratched but solid as a rock and I love it.
Don't think I'd Cary this one on my pocket ;-)
@@rvdKnives no problem, thank you. I've been collecting custom knives s while and most of them are put away somewhere. I too am a builder/maker... it's a pleasure to use good well made tools, so I busted out a couple and now they're used every day and I love using them... If I owned this beautiful knife, I'd have to use it.
Wouldn't you want your pieces to live a active and appreciated life rather than sit idle?
Cheers
R
Amazing Job there!
wonderful work for a wonderful knife !
Very nice, especially for your first knife
A beautiful knife and a skilled person. :)
EXTRA WORK!!!
So nice!! Looks like the Laconico Gemini by Kizer!
💪😎👍
Sehr gut gemacht! 👍
Superb job
Thanks!
Nice brother smooth knife ❤
Nice idea
Great job
Lovely blade!
Wow❤❤❤
Awesome work man!
Thank you!
Perfect.
Shows u r skilled God bless
Thanks and you too!
Nice design and great looking blade.
Thank you! :)
I would buy one it’s a beautiful knife
Nice job
Nice knife..i like it..👍🇮🇩
Thank you!
So cool.
Amazing I wanted one of these. Very nice, a work of art. My congratulations.🤩
Buy Steel Will Cutjack. Looks completely the same.
Very nice folding knife!
Great work! I'm thinking of doing something similar, so I learned a LOT from watching your video. Nice to see someone doing stuff like that without a CNC and milling machines and a whole metalworking shop!
Where do you get your titanium from? I'm up in Canada can't seem to find a supplier nearby, so I'm probably going to have to order some out of the US...
I used scrap pieces of TI 🤣
But I found a shop in Europe, where they sell it. Gonna test that soon. If you want prooven quality, go to alpha knife supply
Super robota 👊🏻😎pozdro
Amazing!
I wan one . nice work
If you See it Like this a Lathe is just a Mill Layed on its side
very nice. I wish I can have that one.
Holy cow youv hot some skills! I hafta invent a knife like that where its a slingshot instead of a knife. Basicly with the pull back of a sliding button; two slingshot posts flick out from either side. And two slots in posts for quick setup of bands. I dont know the first place to begin. Do you have any ideas on the sping release and button system? Ballberring release or double friction spring or what?
Prezzies for next christmas. Cheers nathan
Wow it's amazing! Do you have drawing for share ? Congratulations!!
You did use a mill.
Great looking knife you made. What thickness of metal did you start working with?
Geiles Messer ! Ist hammer 🔨 geworden 👍
Danke ;)🙃
Sweet 🎉🎉🎉
Beeindruckend.
Danke!
👍
Что за программа на первых секундах видео? для моделирования
🤯
Booyah
Amazing! What is the software that you used in the beginning?
I think you should use the angle grinder more often 😂
Nice
Where's the 2mm drill bit?
Oh you mean the centerpunch?
What is the software you used to design the knife?
This is awesome. Thank you so much. What was that CAD program?
Thank you!
It was draftsight, but I think it's not free to use anymore
What computer program do you use? To design the knife outline?
Awesome build, I'm assuming you started with precision ground steel?
Any worries the frame lock will kick out if there's any pressure against the spine of the knife with the angle in both the knife and frame lock? Seems with it being angled like that it'd help it kick out if you get what I mean?
Thanks for the comment. It needs to be angeled, otherwise the lock would make a pointcontact and you'll get lockstick. It is not pished out, even if you hammer on the blade (I tried) ;)
@@rvdKnives Very cool to know, thanks for the clarification and reply. :)
Nice work! Maybe carbidize the lock bar? Otherwise the titanium will wear.
I have carbidized it, bit i didnt show it in the video
@@rvdKnives thats great! Really nice knife
Love the knife. What software were you using for the design ?👍🏻👍🏻🇦🇺
Thank you! I used Fusion360
Great job. That’s a beautiful knife. Do you sell any of your creations?
great work man! you let the bearing flush to the frame? or just a little soberb?
Thank you!
No, they stand off a little, so that there is a very small gap between the frame and the blade.
Incrível..poderia fazer um vídeo passo a passo ..
I would be a little concerned with the de carb on the surface of the blade because you didnt use any atmosphere protection , and aluminium plates are going to be a better option for quenching than the oil . I suppose if you grind enough off with a surface grinder it wont be a problem . I would have also put the cut out for the spring on the inside not the outside . It just makes for a cleaner look . But for a first one that was a great effort.
Thanks for the advice. The green stuff I used on the blade is decarb protection. And I hardened the blade before grinding the bevels, so decarb wont have any effect.
@@rvdKnives Ok I missed that bit . De carb could still effect the detent ball engagment if its soft in that area but as you say if it was protected , all good.
@@rvdKniveswhat was that ‚green stuff‘?
Mill 8:15
Drillpress
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You made a great knife, well done. Can I ask about the technology of electrolysis. I would be interested to know how the task is done, I will do it too. Thanks in advance

Thank you!
You just have to connect a 12V powersupply to the knife and to a stencil soaked with salt water.
Fantastic job, tell me if you can what is the blackening solution?
Blackening Solution?
@@rvdKnives Describe the surface treatment that produces the black color.
._. Makes an invisible pencil, it's a steel iron with a point, not a wick to hit
Edit: so yes!, that is an invisible pencil, or punch (03:26)
Vishka Vishkovski and the amazing dancing bear……………on the hot coal
That’s super impressive for your first one have you tried others before or was this the first attempt? If so what were some resources you used (if any) while making it?
Thank you very much!
No, that was my first ever attempt. Of course, I watched a lot of videos before and did a lot of research about which tools and hardware I needed. Very helpful were the videos from mike stewart (ekim knives)
@@rvdKnives Great work! Super impressive for a first try. Where did you get the decorative pivot screws? I have no idea where I can get hardware like this
@@Just_Ignorant Thank you! Check out TiConnectors, the have some great hardware & tools
@@rvdKnives Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
I'm not sure I understand, do you normally use a milling machine? Either Way it turned out well.
You inspire me! Do you use carbide drill bits?
Thank you!
Some of them are carbide, some are not. the reamers I used are all full carbide though
@@rvdKnives that makes sense. I made the mistake of buying non-carbide reemers and realized it was a waste of time and money
@@unuensisable I totally understand ;) carbide reamers are crazy expensive 😅😅 Mine work very good with the titanium, but you always have to be carefull to never ever put sideforces on them
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How did you know how far down the lock bar cut should go? Just curious for learning purposes. Thanks!
I eyeballed it. I think, Ekim Knives has a god tutorial about it
Really cool! Was the flute drill for pivot hole carbide? What did you use to countersink the bearing holes and pivot screws? Thanks.
Thank you!
Yes, most tools i used are carbide. It works best in titanium. The Pivot holes were predrilled and then reamed to size. The bearingpockets are made with a 3/8 pilot carbide counterbore. I actually forgot to film that🙈
schönes Stück? denke mit Steinmuster auf den Scales würde es noch besser ausschauen. Was ist es für eine Anwendung für das Projekt?
Love your Vids you certainly know what your doing I'm just starting out with my first Knife hence what Oil do you use to harden your blades please.
Hello Gary
thank you! Good luck with your first knives ;)
I use vegetable oil
@@rvdKnives Thanks again.
Is there a template or drawing of this knife I could get? I'd like to try to make one. Great job.
I designed it my self, but you are welcome to copy the design if you like it
GOOD MORNING, COULD YOU MAKE THE TEMPLATE OF THIS MODEL AVAILABLE
Would be awesome
This video is a master piece. Where can we purchase your knives?
Thank you! I don't have a shop, because knifemaking is only a hobby, not my fulltime job.
Puedes publicar las plantillas
👍👍👍👍
what kind of software is on the computer that you are using?
Womit hast du da geätzt?
Brother get a bandsaw.