Slipjoints with Luke Swenson

Luke Swenson is a traditional style folder maker out of Lakehills, Texas and has always been a knife guy. When he was eight, his older brother made him his first knife out of an old broken broom handle, and it was like Excalibur to Luke. In 2002, Luke saw a book that would change his life, “Make the Knife You Carry”. He started out making fixed blades but eventually found his way to Bill Ruple’s shop and to his true knifemaking passion which is making traditional slipjoints, multi-blade folders, and lock backs.

In this video, Luke demonstrates how he makes a traditional single blade Trapper. This two DVD set contains the following chapters:

Introduction
Patterns and Parts
Blade and Spring Fit Up
Grinding the Blade
Liners and Bolsters
Profiling the Knife
Miscellaneous Adjustments
Adding Handle Material
Relieving the Liners
Pinning the Scales
Adjustments and Cleanup
Final Assembly

PLEASE NOTE: This DVD set does not cover some of the embellishments that you will see on the finished knife. These include the shield inlay, fileworked liners, and fluted bolsters. Those topics are covered in the video “Slipjoint Embellishments”.

(Total Running Time: 3 Hours 16 Minutes)