Making Framelock FOLDING KNIFE without a Mill

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In this Video I show you, how I make my first ever framelock folding knife, using no mill but only my cheap drill press. I am very pleased with the accuracy, the blade is nicely centered and the action is smooth as butter. The stainless steel bearings make the blade fall under its own weight. I hope, you enjoy watching.
Patreon: / rvdknives
MATERIALS:
Frame: Ti6Al4v
Blade: RWL34
MUSIC:
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Mountain Jump - KZbin Audio Library

[@robvanza]

Some dishwashing soap in your container helps to catch the grinding dust so there's nothing floating on top of the water

[@rvdKnives]

I didn't think of that. Thanks for the tipp, will use that the next time!

[@TaunusTV]

It is pure satisfaction to watch you make 100% handmade custom knives. Your framelock folder is Divine ! 👍👍👍

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Happy to hear, you like it :)

[@ShawnMtz_78]

Impressive bro. Skilled worker building his own masterpiece.

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

Amazingly impressed you did this alone, with equipment most people can acquire at some point in their lives...so well done!!

[@jeffoff7795]

Really awesome to see. I couldn't conceptualize doing this this without a mill but that was amazing. That belt sander did a lot of work. Thanks for sharing.

[@tatepishepard]

Awesome little knife. Thanks for sharing.

[@rolandlantz6613]

I really enjoyed watching you make this beautiful folding knife from scratch. 👍

[@Datsyukiandeke]

I'm in love with the shape, what a premium job you did.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :)

[@leoleo7486]

wonderful work for a wonderful knife !

[@dominikvdovski996]

And that's how craftsmanship turns into art...

[@Matthew-wn8oq]

Blade came out really nice.

[@ryanblystone5153]

Wow! Impressive craftsmanship.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you!

[@kotogray8335]

Very nice, especially for your first knife

[@rolar321]

A beautiful knife and a skilled person. :)

[@dungnguyenle4322]

Lovely blade!

[@just_nate_8694]

To have the resources to be able to do this is the biggest dream of mine. I couldn't imagine doing something you love for a living. Life is short and I can't seem to get where I want to be. Anyway, absolutely beautiful piece of art there! 😍

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! I don't do it for a living, it's just a hobby. Getting started is difficult, just try to make one step after another and you'll get further

[@BrOkEnSkAtEr1295]

I feel you man, I became a machinist so I can learn to do things like this, almost 6 years in, I got a Bridgeport mill as a gift and I still don’t even have a garage to set it up. But be patient man, it’s about the little steps. I had no skills with my hands other than turning a screw 5 years ago and now I make parts for airplanes. I’ve come a long way yet I still feel far from my goal. But you’re off to a great start tho, watching these videos are actually extremely helpful.

[@zgi5950]

Amazing Job there!

[@hermenejildomunoz4962]

BEAUTIFUL KNIFE GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP

[@fliegercharly9085]

Sehr gut gemacht! 👍

[@rickstrodder129]

That is a thing of beauty indeed. Fabulous skills. Thanks for making this clip. Great to watch.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :)

[@rickstrodder129]

@@rvdKnives you're so welcome and thanks for the reply. The frame lock is my fave knive to keep in my pocket. Cary a Kershaw knock out frame lock everyday. It beaten up and scratched but solid as a rock and I love it. Don't think I'd Cary this one on my pocket ;-)

[@rickstrodder129]

@@rvdKnives no problem, thank you. I've been collecting custom knives s while and most of them are put away somewhere. I too am a builder/maker... it's a pleasure to use good well made tools, so I busted out a couple and now they're used every day and I love using them... If I owned this beautiful knife, I'd have to use it. Wouldn't you want your pieces to live a active and appreciated life rather than sit idle? Cheers R

[@myoverlandingjourney]

Great job

[@stancoironworks]

Amazing!

[@capolot]

Damn that’s one badass knife. I see why handmade flippers are a lot of money. That’s a lot of work!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Yes, it is a ton of work, but I think Its also more rewarding for the maker to see them come toghether compared to fixed blades

[@T.W.PriceDesign]

Awesome work man!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you!

[@NehalNagib-fn6in]

Nice idea

[@markkristofferloredo3638]

very nice. I wish I can have that one.

[@anilthapa5631]

So cool.

[@joegoshen8992]

Nice job

[@leonjbr]

Perfect.

[@azizrahman6650]

Nice brother smooth knife ❤

[@lttp.customs]

Amazing craftsmanship! Looks great!

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you!

[@smclafc]

Superb job

[@rvdKnives]

Thanks!

[@antonyandrerenaissancearti977]

Way to go...i bet you learned alot about yourself while making this... Abosolutely professional quality... *Comment from a 62 yr old professional artist/artisan 40 years in the business

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you very much 🥳 Happy to hear that :) Yes, I definitely learned a lot, especially about precission and the new tools

[@antonyandrerenaissancearti977]

40 years of art and artisan works...i seemed to not only learn about improvising the tools I had...but learned much about the quality of myself, in skillset and motivation. My favorite was making serious smoking tobacco pipes ...then showing them at the international artist pipe show ...where artist all over the world got together to exchange ideas and show their wares. Enjoy your work...precision work can be very therapeutic....live long and prosper...i am now in my retirement years and unable to do much...watching others brings back great memories

[@rvdKnives]

@@antonyandrerenaissancearti977 I am definitely enjoying it :) I hope you enjoy your retirement and that you still are able to work on some projects :)

[@aevan104]

Beautiful knife. Please give that drill press some love though, it's crying for a service at least.

[@GARYMANDIEVAN]

I would buy one it’s a beautiful knife

[@user-cs3hi8zp7p]

So nice!! Looks like the Laconico Gemini by Kizer! 💪😎👍

[@MrSoloun]

Nice design and great looking blade.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! :)

[@vdsmade]

Super robota 👊🏻😎pozdro

[@marcellfabro4204]

Amazing I wanted one of these. Very nice, a work of art. My congratulations.🤩

[@luboszama]

Buy Steel Will Cutjack. Looks completely the same.

[@k.mohanaramanraman5169]

Shows u r skilled God bless

[@rvdKnives]

Thanks and you too!

[@zoemglad7375]

Nice knife..i like it..👍🇮🇩

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you!

[@marcusmccabe500]

I wan one . nice work

[@neznamstaneznamgdje]

EXTRA WORK!!!

[@ikromsaidmaxmudov1266]

Восхищен вашей работой, браво Маэстро !

[@Jcestanley]

Sweet 🎉🎉🎉

[@susanford1028]

Great work, like I've always told my knife buddies is "making a proper folder is waaayyy more difficult than any fixed blade."

[@rvdKnives]

It definitely is ;)

[@SamakUp]

Nice

[@daveticino1]

Geiles Messer ! Ist hammer 🔨 geworden 👍

[@rvdKnives]

Danke ;)🙃

[@sherwinpalacio3227]

Wow❤❤❤

[@kookaburra574]

I don't have a belt sander and I'm thinking of making a folding pocket knife. I made a damascus kiritsuke knife, but it was days of hard work, experimentation, failures. I just don't have money for all the big machines. I just bought a few small ones like dremel, etc...

[@rvdKnives]

Thats a good start. I also didnt have the money for all the machines. I bought a Drillpress for 60 $ and all the other machines I built myself. You can make a good knife with not more than filing by hand. I made all my first knifes this way. It takes a lot of time but you can achieve the same results

[@steveoishi]

Great work! I'm thinking of doing something similar, so I learned a LOT from watching your video. Nice to see someone doing stuff like that without a CNC and milling machines and a whole metalworking shop! Where do you get your titanium from? I'm up in Canada can't seem to find a supplier nearby, so I'm probably going to have to order some out of the US...

[@rvdKnives]

I used scrap pieces of TI 🤣 But I found a shop in Europe, where they sell it. Gonna test that soon. If you want prooven quality, go to alpha knife supply

[@smu1129]

Beeindruckend.

[@rvdKnives]

Danke!

[@texyat7388]

Great job. That’s a beautiful knife. Do you sell any of your creations?

[@thomps6s]

Awesome build, I'm assuming you started with precision ground steel?

[@dfleon75]

🤘

[@shaggy_e210]

Add a clip and I'd carry it almost every day 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (Still gotta keep my pm2)

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you :D Yes, the next one surely will have a pocket clip ;)

[@tacticalpursuit]

Great looking knife you made. What thickness of metal did you start working with?

[@edcnerd7660]

What computer program do you use? To design the knife outline?

[@HottestofDawgs]

This is awesome. Thank you so much. What was that CAD program?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! It was draftsight, but I think it's not free to use anymore

[@tiagobatista84]

Incrível..poderia fazer um vídeo passo a passo ..

[@robvanza]

Very nice folding knife!

[@_shanek]

Love the knife. What software were you using for the design ?👍🏻👍🏻🇦🇺

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! I used Fusion360

[@nathangrueber9834]

Holy cow youv hot some skills! I hafta invent a knife like that where its a slingshot instead of a knife. Basicly with the pull back of a sliding button; two slingshot posts flick out from either side. And two slots in posts for quick setup of bands. I dont know the first place to begin. Do you have any ideas on the sping release and button system? Ballberring release or double friction spring or what? Prezzies for next christmas. Cheers nathan

[@tsotsijan]

Really cool! Was the flute drill for pivot hole carbide? What did you use to countersink the bearing holes and pivot screws? Thanks.

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Yes, most tools i used are carbide. It works best in titanium. The Pivot holes were predrilled and then reamed to size. The bearingpockets are made with a 3/8 pilot carbide counterbore. I actually forgot to film that🙈

[@imrijali2977]

👍👍👍👍

[@billyblake4291]

🤯

[@vladislavjisa]

schönes Stück? denke mit Steinmuster auf den Scales würde es noch besser ausschauen. Was ist es für eine Anwendung für das Projekt?

[@dustynferre9656]

What is the software you used to design the knife?

[@garyhall867]

Love your Vids you certainly know what your doing I'm just starting out with my first Knife hence what Oil do you use to harden your blades please.

[@rvdKnives]

Hello Gary thank you! Good luck with your first knives ;) I use vegetable oil

[@garyhall867]

@@rvdKnives Thanks again.

[@maticuchillos]

Wow it's amazing! Do you have drawing for share ? Congratulations!!

[@jwspock1690]

topp

[@metalnascher9995]

great work man! you let the bearing flush to the frame? or just a little soberb?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! No, they stand off a little, so that there is a very small gap between the frame and the blade.

[@aliosmanylmaz5986]

Mavi rengi verirken hangi kimyasalları kullanıyorsunuz

[@TubeSocked]

Booyah

[@user-cj6rn3oc9f]

👍

[@erhon5]

That’s super impressive for your first one have you tried others before or was this the first attempt? If so what were some resources you used (if any) while making it?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you very much! No, that was my first ever attempt. Of course, I watched a lot of videos before and did a lot of research about which tools and hardware I needed. Very helpful were the videos from mike stewart (ekim knives)

[@Just_Ignorant]

@@rvdKnives Great work! Super impressive for a first try. Where did you get the decorative pivot screws? I have no idea where I can get hardware like this

[@rvdKnives]

@@Just_Ignorant Thank you! Check out TiConnectors, the have some great hardware & tools

[@Just_Ignorant]

@@rvdKnives Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@captainchaos3053]

I'm not sure I understand, do you normally use a milling machine? Either Way it turned out well.

[@JuggernautCorps]

How long does the full process take to complete one?

[@user-cz4et5ms7m]

Ахирительно Красавчик👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

[@svenvanderzwaag1012]

Nice work! Maybe carbidize the lock bar? Otherwise the titanium will wear.

[@rvdKnives]

I have carbidized it, bit i didnt show it in the video

[@svenvanderzwaag1012]

@@rvdKnives thats great! Really nice knife

[@Drsollo]

Что за программа на первых секундах видео? для моделирования

[@rcjaniya2036]

I think you should use the angle grinder more often 😂

[@awemonstr6676]

👍👍👍❤️⚔️

[@unuensisable]

You inspire me! Do you use carbide drill bits?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Some of them are carbide, some are not. the reamers I used are all full carbide though

[@unuensisable]

@@rvdKnives that makes sense. I made the mistake of buying non-carbide reemers and realized it was a waste of time and money

[@rvdKnives]

@@unuensisable I totally understand ;) carbide reamers are crazy expensive 😅😅 Mine work very good with the titanium, but you always have to be carefull to never ever put sideforces on them

[@kostadinpecanov5797]

You made a great knife, well done. Can I ask about the technology of electrolysis. I would be interested to know how the task is done, I will do it too. Thanks in advance 

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! You just have to connect a 12V powersupply to the knife and to a stencil soaked with salt water.

[@svenvanderzwaag1012]

Also where did you buy the hardware? The pivot, screws and bearings and stuff?

[@rvdKnives]

Most of it is from TIconnector

[@ethan703]

Awesome project. What is the CAD program that you use?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! Here I used fusion360

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

@@rvdKnives do you have templates of your design? I really like it.

[@humbathajiyev3452]

what kind of software is on the computer that you are using?

[@pezet1635]

Fantastic job, tell me if you can what is the blackening solution?

[@rvdKnives]

Blackening Solution?

[@pezet1635]

@@rvdKnives Describe the surface treatment that produces the black color.

[@EDCKnifeAddiction]

This video is a master piece. Where can we purchase your knives?

[@rvdKnives]

Thank you! I don't have a shop, because knifemaking is only a hobby, not my fulltime job.

[@alexandre.................3947]

👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@dereksprogramming3233]

May I ask what is that round blade called that you are using within your drill press to cut the thin lines for the frame lock?

[@rvdKnives]

Its a diamond coated cutting disc

[@patcard8490]

bonjour...quel logiciel utilisez vous?

[@StoneHands25]

How did you know how far down the lock bar cut should go? Just curious for learning purposes. Thanks!

[@sergeantpyro6129]

I eyeballed it. I think, Ekim Knives has a god tutorial about it

[@Magoot2456]

Hey what is that disc cutoff wheel you use to cut the lock bar? Thank you :)

[@rvdKnives]

Its a damond cutting disk.

[@dereksprogramming3233]

May I ask what was the solution you used to turn your scales blue?

[@rvdKnives]

I think it was Sodiumphosphate

[@PatheticPeasant]

Is there a template or drawing of this knife I could get? I'd like to try to make one. Great job.

[@rvdKnives]

I designed it my self, but you are welcome to copy the design if you like it

[@HagendazPVP]

Any worries the frame lock will kick out if there's any pressure against the spine of the knife with the angle in both the knife and frame lock? Seems with it being angled like that it'd help it kick out if you get what I mean?

[@rvdKnives]

Thanks for the comment. It needs to be angeled, otherwise the lock would make a pointcontact and you'll get lockstick. It is not pished out, even if you hammer on the blade (I tried) ;)

[@HagendazPVP]

@@rvdKnives Very cool to know, thanks for the clarification and reply. :)

[@kch8122]

May I ask what software you are using?

[@rvdKnives]

Fusion360

[@gibeshrugs6825]

Where's the 2mm drill bit? Oh you mean the centerpunch?

[@tokerisan7972]

Reat job. Would you have a link for some plans/pdf?

[@rvdKnives]

I drew them myself ;)

[@tokerisan7972]

@@rvdKnives ah ok. Cool. Great stuff you do.

[@rvdKnives]

@@tokerisan7972 Thank you!