{"product_id":"hand-forged-slip-joint-folding-knife-olive-wood","title":"Hand Forged Slip Joint Folding Knife, Olive Wood Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt rides low in a jeans pocket and you stop noticing it by the second day. Closed, it is olive wood between two brass ends, light under a set of keys. Open, it gives you 3 inches of 1095 high carbon steel. What owners talk about later is the half stop, where the blade pauses halfway on its way shut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark forged spine, bright bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrop point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlip joint with a half stop, no lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrescent nail nick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOlive wood, brass bolsters, brass pins, brass lanyard bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1095 is plain high carbon steel and it takes an edge without an argument. The spine keeps the dark skin the fire left on it, the bevel is taken up bright, and the blade reads as two tones from the side. The shape is a drop point, the spine falling in a slow curve so the tip finishes low and stays where your hand aims it. Three inches has belly enough for an apple and stays out of the way. It greys as it works and spots if it goes away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no lock here and we will not pretend otherwise. A flat spring runs along the back, pressing on the tang, holding the blade open and holding it shut, and it gives when you push it. The half stop is a second seat cut at the midpoint. Closing, the blade stops upright while you move your fingers clear, then you push the rest of the way on the spine. Opening is a crescent nail nick a thumbnail finds without looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive wood is hard and oily by nature, gold running into brown with dark veining where the tree grew around itself. Brass bolsters cap both ends. They put weight up front and take knocks that would land on the wood. Brass pins hold the scales, and a brass lanyard bail sits at the tail for a cord. Closed length is 4.25 inches, small enough to forget until you want it, and the brass goes a warm dull colour over the first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pouch is vegetable tanned leather, stitched by hand, with a basket weave stamped into damp hide. It is a flat sleeve, closed along two sides and open at one end, and the folded knife drops in. That is the whole job. No flap, no stud, nothing for a belt, so it is a pouch and not a sheath. Owners use it to keep the knife off the coins in a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anybody who shuts a knife one handed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has closed a blade on a finger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople teaching a young relative to fold one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who like an old back spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who want brass and wood, not grey steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe olive wood folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped basket weave slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlive grows slowly and twists as it goes, so one handle is pale honey and the next nearly black through the middle. The forged line falls where the hammer and the fire left it. Brass darkens at its own speed. Yours matches the photograph in shape and goes its own way on colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrit in the joint rinses out under a tap. Shake the water off, dry it, then put one drop of oil on the pivot and swing the blade to carry it in. Wipe the steel after fruit or anything salty, because 1095 marks fast. Once the blade has gone an even grey, leave it be. A stone then a strop brings the edge back. More on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade, ticked on this page. Around 30 characters fits, so a name, or a name and a year. There is clear flat above the nail nick for it. A proof image comes first and nothing runs until you approve it, which adds 3 to 5 business days. Ten blades or more and the charge comes off. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a half stop for?\u003c\/strong\u003e It parks the blade upright halfway, clear of your fingers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs that a lock?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is a pause, nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes the blade lock open?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. A back spring holds it open and shut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Dry the steel and oil the pivot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I carry it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Laws differ by state, city and country, so check your local rules, and we cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same spring in a rounder shape is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/canoe-pocket-knife-camel-bone\"\u003ecanoe pocket knife on camel bone\u003c\/a\u003e. For more blade and no bolsters, look at the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sodbuster-folding-knife-black-ebony\"\u003esodbuster in black ebony\u003c\/a\u003e. Every folder sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, older patterns under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocket-knives\"\u003epocket knives\u003c\/a\u003e, daily carriers in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44146078220406,"sku":"VEF-FLD-HC-2201","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-10-carbon-olive-wood_33b29e3b-91e8-4109-a2b1-9fc8ad99c307.jpg?v=1788859489","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/hand-forged-slip-joint-folding-knife-olive-wood","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}