Making Your Own Swivel Knife

[Whit30]

I'm just wondering if any of you make your own swivel knifes? if so, would love to see some picts! Do you fab all of the parts or are parts like the ballbearing and the yoke available from a supplier? I'm also looking for pictures or a diagram that shows the working parts of a ballbearing knife. . Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

[e green]

I'm just wondering if any of you make your own swivel knifes? if so, would love to see some picts! Do you fab all of the parts or are parts like the ballbearing and the yoke available from a supplier? I'm also looking for pictures or a diagram that shows the working parts of a ballbearing knife. . Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

I posted on here before about,can,t remember what area,I,ve made 3 R.Ross has 1. I like useing odd stuff to make things. made these from a sulkey hay rake tooth,good steel. short section ,chuck it up in the drill press and filed down a stem. to make it like a tandy knife. went to the vise ang draw filed 8 sides, I despise knurling.ended up with a taper ,from top to bottem.for the yoke I used a section of auto brake line,yoke was a cross section from motorcycle handle bar,then cut that in half.why do you need ball bearings? a fellers fingers can,t work that fast.just a finger and thumb going back and forth.after I finished I cut 3 rings around the top spaced apart,and hammered in some silver wire,cleaned it up and blued it with cold blue.I like the taper and the 8 sides give you a good grip.and it kooks kinda neat too,I think, Edward

[Whit30]

I posted on here before about,can,t remember what area,I,ve made 3 R.Ross has 1. I like useing odd stuff to make things. made these from a sulkey hay rake tooth,good steel. short section ,chuck it up in the drill press and filed down a stem. to make it like a tandy knife. went to the vise ang draw filed 8 sides, I despise knurling.ended up with a taper ,from top to bottem.for the yoke I used a section of auto brake line,yoke was a cross section from motorcycle handle bar,then cut that in half.why do you need ball bearings? a fellers fingers can,t work that fast.just a finger and thumb going back and forth.after I finished I cut 3 rings around the top spaced apart,and hammered in some silver wire,cleaned it up and blued it with cold blue.I like the taper and the 8 sides give you a good grip.and it kooks kinda neat too,I think, Edward

Thanks for the reply Edward. I'd love to see the ones you made. Can you post a pict or two? Thanks