Hand-forged dual-detente folder with 01 Tool Steel blade, Titanium Liners and Rosewood Handle / Non-locking UK Legal Carry

Hand-forged dual-detente folder with 01 Tool Steel blade, Titanium Liners and Rosewood Handle / Non-locking UK Legal Carry

This knife is a UK legal folding knife that is part of my new range of folders that are a fusion between historical friction folders and modern folders. Whilst still inspired by Anglo-Saxon and Viking age folding knives, these folders have a spring cut-out with ceramic ball bearings inside the the liners. These bearings fall into their detent holes in both the open and closed positions, providing resistance much like a traditional slipjoint. The advantage to this design is that it enables the user to easily open and close the blade with one hand.

With a thin, differentially hardened O1 Tool steel blade and a flat grind, you'll find that the knife is ideal for slicing, food prep and light daily tasks, with excellent edge retention and can be quickly sharpened to a razor edge again fairly easily.

The handle is constructed from titanium liners (aerospace grade, which is lightweight, tough and extremely corrossion resistant) with ) and stainless steel pins.


Blade Material: 01 Tool Steel
Handle Material: Titanium Liners and Rosewood Scales with Stainless Steel Pins
Blade Length:  70mm
Blade Thickness: 1.5mm
Handle Length: 95mm
Total knife length: 173mm

All my knives are forged by hand using traditional bladesmithing methods at Willslock Forge in Staffordshire, England. Each knife has been forged from high carbon steel. I usually use either 1080, 01 or 1095, and sometimes antique historical steels such as crucible steel or shear steel.

I usually forge as close to finish as possible, creating the knife shape and setting the bevels on the anvil. For all of my historical work, my aim is to make my knives with minimal use of power tools, and I take a lot of inspiration from historical knifemaking and smithing techniques.

The handles are all carved by hand and made from locally sourced wood, bone and antler - I avoid using any plastics, resins or synthetic materials.  Wherever I can, I try to repurpose salvaged and upcycled materials in order to create beautiful new knives and tools.  I usually leave a brut de forge, or forge finish, on most of my blades because I like that the hammer marks tell the story of the knife's creation on the anvil, and the forge finish differentiates the knife from all the mass-produced, factory made knives out there.