Go back and recheck that everything is polished it is no fun to take one of these apart to fix something you forgot. Using the .0970 carbide reamer re...

Tape the inside of the liner and use a scalpel to cut around the relief cut and remove the tape there. I use a bead blaster to blast the relief area. ...

When the shield fits I solder the pin on the back and use a pair of forceps to hold the shield by the pin while grinding it to shape. I grind it down ...

I center punch at the cross of the lines and drill my hole for the pins. Now I can start fitting up the handle material, I am using some bone I jigged...

After milling the liners I start shaping the bolsters on the grinder. I use a wheel and an 80 grit belt to thin and round the bolsters. Tapering them...

I change over to a square edge end mill and take a light cut of a few thousands and work all the way back to the front bolster. I move the bar clamp a...

Now I start milling away the handle. Mill the handle taking a little at a time off until you reach the thickness of the liner you are lo...

I pin the handles together and use a file guide to mark the bolsters with a scribe. If you want rear bolsters mark that area and use the file guide an...

I grind the blade either now or as soon and I flush off the spine after the first time it is put together. That will keep the blade from rubbing the i...

When closing the knife all the way there will be some resistance from the blade rubbing the inside of the handles because we have not ground the blade...

Do not close the knife now! Pull the tapered pin out, disassemble and flat sand everything to get the burrs off and clean out the grit. Now make a...

Clamp the spring in this location and drill through the pin hole into the liner. Take the spring off and pin both liners together and drill the other ...

Use the 3/32 carbide reamer to clean out the pin holes if needed. Clean the spring notch and choil on the blade the same as the other knife. Shorten ...

I put the spring and blade back on one side of the knife and hold hand pressure on the spring to keep the blade open and use a fine sharpie draw along...

I clamp the blade in a pana vise so I can sand the tang to get the scratches running length wise with the blade. I used the disk to sand across the ta...