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Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm
by tknottsknives
Hello all. I just finished this up this week and sent it off to its new home. It was a fun project that actually turned out better and had better reception than I thought. Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there. I experimented on scrap with different inlay materials for the bat. I used different wood, colored epoxy and bone but all in all I thought the nickel silver looked the best. What do you all think?

Thanks for looking. comments and critiques are always welcome.

Steel: O1
Covers: Ancient Bog Oak
Nickel silver hardware.
Halloween25_GS_Open.jpg
Halloween25_GS_Closed.jpg
halloween25_halfstop.jpg
Hallowen25_BuildCard.jpg

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:57 pm
by doglegg
tknottsknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm Hello all. I just finished this up this week and sent it off to its new home. It was a fun project that actually turned out better and had better reception than I thought. Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there. I experimented on scrap with different inlay materials for the bat. I used different wood, colored epoxy and bone but all in all I thought the nickel silver looked the best. What do you all think?

Thanks for looking. comments and critiques are always welcome.

Steel: O1
Covers: Ancient Bog Oak
Nickel silver hardware.
Halloween25_GS_Open.jpg
Halloween25_GS_Closed.jpg
halloween25_halfstop.jpg
Hallowen25_BuildCard.jpg
Coffin ⚰️ handles and the bat!!! It turned out great! I bet the customer was happy.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 5:14 pm
by tknottsknives
doglegg wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:57 pm
Coffin ⚰️ handles and the bat!!! It turned out great! I bet the customer was happy.

Thank you! and yes she was.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 5:18 pm
by Sharpnshinyknives
That is another gorgeous knife. Great choice on the bat, I think that looks fine just the way it is.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2025 7:23 pm
by tknottsknives
Sharpnshinyknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 5:18 pm That is another gorgeous knife. Great choice on the bat, I think that looks fine just the way it is.
Thanks you. I've gotten a lot of positive feedback on the bat. I figured it would either be a hit or huge swing and miss lol.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:18 am
by C-WADE7
Great pics, I discussed the placement with you on Reddit and like it more every time I see it.
tknottsknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm Hello all…….Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2025 4:19 pm
by tknottsknives
C-WADE7 wrote: Sun Oct 12, 2025 1:18 am Great pics, I discussed the placement with you on Reddit and like it more every time I see it.
tknottsknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm Hello all…….Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there.
Thanks. It grew on me pretty fast too.

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:55 am
by edge213
tknottsknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm Hello all. I just finished this up this week and sent it off to its new home. It was a fun project that actually turned out better and had better reception than I thought. Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there. I experimented on scrap with different inlay materials for the bat. I used different wood, colored epoxy and bone but all in all I thought the nickel silver looked the best. What do you all think?

Thanks for looking. comments and critiques are always welcome.

Steel: O1
Covers: Ancient Bog Oak
Nickel silver hardware.
Halloween25_GS_Open.jpg
Halloween25_GS_Closed.jpg
halloween25_halfstop.jpg
Hallowen25_BuildCard.jpg

I think it's awesome. Love it!

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:51 am
by tknottsknives
edge213 wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 12:55 am
I think it's awesome. Love it!
Thank you!

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:32 am
by Corn Creek Cutlery
tknottsknives wrote: Sat Oct 11, 2025 4:55 pm Hello all. I just finished this up this week and sent it off to its new home. It was a fun project that actually turned out better and had better reception than I thought. Placing the shield lower in the covers is a not common but I felt it fit well there. I experimented on scrap with different inlay materials for the bat. I used different wood, colored epoxy and bone but all in all I thought the nickel silver looked the best. What do you all think?

Thanks for looking. comments and critiques are always welcome.

Steel: O1
Covers: Ancient Bog Oak
Nickel silver hardware.
Halloween25_GS_Open.jpg
Halloween25_GS_Closed.jpg
halloween25_halfstop.jpg
Hallowen25_BuildCard.jpg
Beautiful piece of knife craftsmanship!!

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2025 1:08 pm
by 1967redrider
A slightly different twist on a Coffin Jack, I love it! 💯 You did an excellent job fitting the "shield." 😎👍

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 1:57 am
by tknottsknives
Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 10:32 am
Beautiful piece of knife craftsmanship!!
Thank you!

Re: Halloween themed slipjoint.

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2025 1:59 am
by tknottsknives
1967redrider wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 1:08 pm A slightly different twist on a Coffin Jack, I love it! 💯 You did an excellent fitting the "shield." 😎👍
Thank you. I think the "coffin" part is a little pointier(?) than I've made before but I kept adjusting until it looked right, to me, with the blade closed.