Flush End Slip Joint with Briar Burl

Product Description for Flush End Slip Joint with Briar Burl

Maker: Dale Miller (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 102952
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.25 in.
Total length: 7.75 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.66 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.07 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.05 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.02 in.
Item weight: 2.00 oz.
Blade: 26C3 carbon steel, hardened to 64 Hrc
Bolster: 410 stainless steel
Handle: Briar burl
Style: Slip joint folder
Description: This Flush End Folder is from Washington knifemaker Dale Miller. It's a thin, elegant knife that is easily carried in the pocket. The clip point blade and spring are made from 26C carbon steel, hardened to a 64 Hrc. 26C is a high carbon, extremely clean, fine grain steel, capable of high harness and holding a very fine edge, which makes this steel ideal for thin folders. It is produced by Uddeholm as a razor and scalpel steel. Even at high hardness, it is reasonably tough to resist edge chipping. It does not have especially high wear resistance, making it easy to sharpen. Still, it has good edge retention in a thin blade at high hardness. 26C3 is not stainless and must be kept dry and oiled to prevent rust – we recommend camellia oil. This blade was differentially hardened and has a hint of a hamon. The blade was hand polished to a mirror finis and then lightly etched in acid and rubbed with very fine pumice for a steel gray appearance.
For the handle scales, Milled used briar burl (Erica arborea) from Spain – the same type of burl used to make pipes. The burl grows for at least 40 years before it is harvested by hand, boiled, and dried for 2-5 years. The boiling relieves drying stresses that cause splitting and cracking and also darkens the wood to a richer color. As with the finest pipes, these scales are double dyed using wood dyes (not stain) to bring out the contrast of the grain.
The liners and bolsters are 410 stainless steel. The blade has great action and centers well when closed. The spring is flush with the sides in the open, half-open, and closed positions.
The flush end means that the end of the tang, spring, and bolsters are all perfectly flush at the end of the knife. This adds an elegance to the appearance as compared to the more common design where the bolsters extend beyond the ends of the tang and spring. This is an advanced technique that is not seen on production knives.


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