Well.... after a couple of set-backs and re-designs I have got this knife finally moving in a positive direction.
These pics are from early this year....
(the makin's....as my granny used to say...)
The blade... roughed out....
More parts in the rough-out stage....
Starting the grind..... (I have a tinker-toy belt sander.... For now, that is)
The fit-up and design refining stage. I wanted the blade to have a spot to seat and I made a notch in the blade to allow the toggle to keep it closed. So far.... so good.....
BUT.... It don't work yet..... SO.... onward!
Cutting me out some liners.....
Drilling and pinning for a fit-up of the parts....
OK.... here we go..... This was the area I had to try to figure out. After breaking a couple of attempts at a spring... I figured out the spring would have to be THIN and LONG so just a casual finger pressure would be able to release the blade in the open and the closed position.
In a side note right here..... I did finally figure out how to do this.... My mock-up works now.... But the knife is still in the rough-in stage so I will up date after I get the scales thinned out and more finished.
Stay tuned!
Mike
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne