Scale Release Autos

HUGE DVD SALE! Jan-Feb 2025

In honor of starting my 25th year of knifemaking, and to reduce my DVD inventory, I'm having a YUUGE DVD sale.
During January and February, all DVDs are discounted by 40%.

$40 DVDs will go for $24
$35 DVDs will go for $21
$30 DVDs will go for $18

If you want to fill out your Chris Crawford Knives instructional DVD library, now's a great time to do so.

The discounts will be applied when the title is added to your cart.

Please note that this discount only applies to the actual physical DVDs. It does not apply to the streaming service.

Scale Release Autos

with Chris Crawford

This is an updated version of the DVD "How to Build a Scale Release Automatic" that I released back in 2002. While most of my techniques have not changed, today's technology has allowed me to release a higher quality product.

I originally put this video together because of the lack of information that is available in the area of building automatic knives.

This video covers:

The principle behind designing your own scale release auto
The parts and tools used for making the knife
The methods used to make and fit up all of the knife's parts
And how to assemble the working knife

Building a scale release auto is an advanced level knifemaking project. It helps to have some experience in building folding knives prior to starting this project. If you have made a lock-back folder, then you are well on your way to building a scale release auto.

Because of the advanced nature of this project, this video does not cover: