folding knives web site

[DoctorSpoon]

For the last 18 or so months I have been working with Grace Horne (from British Blades) and various Sheffield knife makers studying how folding knives are made and now we have a folding knives web site (http://foldingknives.designinquiry.wi kispaces.net/) which some of you might be interested in.

I'll be honest and say its main purpose is to promote my research work - my contract ends in three months time and I need to find some new funding! However, down the bottom of the menu you'll find the knife design section which will show you how to design a folding knife from first principles and it has plenty of help to sort out folding knife problems.

Several folk on here helped by being learners for us and Grace and I would like to say a huge thank you; for letting us come and film you, for sending us photos, for making knives ... it wouldn't have been possible without you!

Nicola

[Fraxinus]

A very informative site. I hope you get the new funding.
As my work as a carpenter and joiner also entails teaching apprentices of various ages and skill levels, the value of tacit learning is not lost on me, it is after all the most important means by which I was taught. Seeing a process or technique performed saves both time and confusion, one would have to be a genius with words to describe the construction of a dovetailed box without reference to diagrams but the said genius would probably not have ever made one. Not being a wordsmith I will stop now before i get confused! Best regards, Fraxinus.

[michiel]

great site. Went through it this morning, but didn't had the time to post something. Great work!

Best regards,

Michiel