Opinel Slipjoint mod

[GruffaloGriff 1,858]

Here is the UK legal carry Opinel mod slip-joint i have been working on.

I dropped the point on the original no8 blade and shortened it to 3"

 

The slightly unusual shape was determined by the central pivot point and steps in the original blade. You can see this from the pre-assembly pic. Although it looks slightly unusual it has the advantage of giving a shoulder to place your thumb on which actually holds the slipjoint spring in making it even more solid and less likely to fold up on your fingers than a normal slipjoint design.

 

Milled brass liners with soldered bolsters and stabilized stag scales, all fixed together with stainless pins with the exception of the brass rivets on the scales.

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[sussex 5,777]

Cracking job Griff ..lovely little pocket knife ..

[Gin 498]

Brilliant work.

 

[spsurfer 891]

Incredible craftsmanship!!!!!

That looks absolutely professional!

How strong is the back spring? Looks very stout (I don't like flimsy slip joints).

Now for one with your own blade!

Regards

Nicolas

 

[riohog 5,701]

On 08/07/2020 at 21:54, GruffaloGriff said:

Here is the UK legal carry Opinel mod slip-joint i have been working on.

I dropped the point on the original no8 blade and shortened it to 3"

 

The slightly unusual shape was determined by the central pivot point and steps in the original blade. You can see this from the pre-assembly pic. Although it looks slightly unusual it has the advantage of giving a shoulder to place your thumb on which actually holds the slipjoint spring in making it even more solid and less likely to fold up on your fingers than a normal slipjoint design.

 

Milled brass liners with soldered bolsters and stabilized stag scales, all fixed together with stainless pins with the exception of the brass rivets on the scales.

P1100490 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100491 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100492 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100494 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">p1100495 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100496 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100499 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100503 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100509 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100513 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100489 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">P1100488 by Terry Griffiths, on Flickr">

 

nicely done ..

 

[socks 32,253]

Lovely job ........