I made this folding knife

Let's face it: no one actually "needs" to carry around a super sharp knife in their pocket and most pocket knives are probably mainly used for cutting bits of apple into pieces that suit the hands of small children.


But folding knives are really nice and the slipjoint mechanism has exerted a certain fascination on me since the first time I broke a Swiss army knife. There are only two moving parts but it is quite challenging to get it to work properly.


I accepted the challenge and designed and built my first folding knife. It is a simple design with wooden scales made from piece of holm oak that I nicked from a firewood pile in Corsica years ago. It's not perfect but I like the clear straight lines and it cuts pieces of apple rather well.


It was a lot of fun to make and I hope you enjoy the video!



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