There’s so much that can go wrong. Building a folding knife involves the fabrication of multiple moving parts, at least one hinge, a handle composed of separately worked materials, and more than a yeoman’s grasp of geometry and materials science. That’s why so few give it a go. To achieve the highest professional certification in knife making—that of Master Bladesmith, conferred by the American Bladesmith Society—you needn’t have ever built a single pocketknife. When
Pocket Pieces
Nov 20, 2023
3 minutes
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