Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Oct 24, 2022 11:57 pm
Absinthe! First of all, I love your username, I was watching Van Helsing over the weekend and there's a scene where the monster is carrying the Dr. up the stairs of the windmill and there are Absinthe bottles scattered all over the stairs, and every time I see that I want to try the drink! Please don't feel that anyone was criticizing your knife, they are simply trying to give you accurate information, but some are better diplomats than others. Your knife is a very inexpensive auto that truth be told, you'd be better off simply junking it and buying a brand new one from one of the Chinese sites,
www.dhgate.com , or,
www.aliexpress.com . It might not be the exact same knife, but it'll be very similar and will only cost you under US$25. I have a few of them, and I use em' for "click therapy" so as to save the wear n' tear on the springs of my higher-end models. The knife in the pictures is one such model! If you click-on a picture twice it will expand so you can see better!
WIN_20221024_18_47_58_Pro.jpgWIN_20221024_18_48_31_Pro.jpgWIN_20221024_18_49_53_Pro.jpg$20./delivered from Etsy.com ! I think the stamp you called a squirrel is actually a cat, but I could be wrong too! I have come to realize that auto knives with that kind of safety positioned where it is, are usually inexpensive knives!
I have knives that I bought for fun. $12 and $18 in these pictures
That wasn't the point. I am trying to learn knife making. So "repair" is also part of the game. Most of the slipjoints that I find to repair, are a whole lot of work, for very little payoff. Broken blades, or blades sharpened into literal toothpicks, broken back springs, blades ripped out by the roots. This little find, however, was cute and delicious. It was mostly working, and seriously was just missing the stop pin and maybe 1 or 2 screws. I could have oiled it up, replaced or rigged up the stop pin and put an edge on the blade and had a fun knife. Instead, I am going to replace all the rusted parts with something that won't rust, and give it new springs, and add a stop pin. However, once it is all completely apart, I will make a nice pattern of it, and perhaps even make one of my very own from the ground up. It feels like a nice pattern. And, Chinese or not it has a nice feel to it.
I build some musical instruments. And I spent good money on a nice 6 string Eastman guitar. But you know what I play most? This guy right here [youtube]
https://youtube.com/shorts/j2WecJ1OxNA?feature=share[/youtube] and this one too [youtube]
https://youtube.com/shorts/B6RKM0jYsjY?feature=share[/youtube]
Anyway, when it is complete, I will have something that is truly mine, and if I make a copy I will have something that was made completely from the ground up. It will be a long time before I can say anything like that about the little $12 OTF or the $18 Stilletto. At some point, I will make something similar to both of them. But, neither if them are quite within my comfort zone. This little squirrel thingie, well I feel comfortable that I can do that. So it's not about the cost, I love my Stiletto, it's no F. Beltrame, but it is also unlikely I will ever own a F. Beltrame... And, I don't even know who makes a good OTF. The mechanism is cool, but they don't really do it for me. What I'd love is an old Imperial push button, or the new Buck auto. But, it is unlikely I will pay for the Buck, or find a working Imperial.
The squirrel is cute, and she will do for now. She is a fun little knife.
The one in the release button that looks like it came from a ball point pen is dark and flakey, so I would be happy to replace that. The coil that operates the blade still seems to function with plenty of life. But again, I see lots of rust down inside there and would like to replace it. I assume when I get these out, I can measure ID/OD and material thickness, and count the numbers of turns and measure the little legs that catch the blade and anchor to the bolster. I also assume the twist direction is important also. I've never had to buy a spring before, this will be an adventure!
Dimitri posted one of these too, recently.
I don't drink much anymore, so drink recipes aren't of a whole lot of interest to me anymore, but thanks for the offer. If you want to post off topic, there's the "First Cup Diner" thread in the "General Off Topic" section, or you can always send a PM (Private Message) from the link beside your AAPK information. I use to love Anisette when I was drinking, I loved the taste!