The 100% American Made American Blade Works Slip joint affords titanium scales, a Magnacut hollow-ground blade, and really robust detents. Learn on for extra pictures!
Official Specs
Right here’s a hyperlink to the American Blade Works Slip joint knife.
Variations
The American Blade Works Slip joint exists in just a few variations that differ solely in scale design. The one I’ve right here is bought solely at DLT Buying and selling (which is the place I purchased mine!). Notably, the American Blade Works Slip joint shouldn’t be often in inventory on the ABW web site, however often DLT (and possibly others) could have inventory of their unique designs.
Worth
The American Blade Works Slip joint sells for $159. I consider each mannequin has the identical value.
Package deal and Guide
There isn’t any handbook.
What’s Included
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- American Blade Works Slip joint
- Guarantee paper (I’ll get a scan of this!)
Look
The look is completely what drew me into the American Blade Works Slip joint. I’m not even an enormous slip joint fan. I’ve by no means disliked them; I’ve simply at all times categorized them as extra ‘grandfather’ knives. Sorry!
The American Blade Works Slip joint is positively a contemporary tackle a slip joint, although, and possibly that’s why I’m snug with it.
What makes this American Blade Works Slip joint a DLT unique is the milling on the scales. On the inventory model, the milling sample is identical, however a distinct orientation.
I don’t suppose that is a lot of a useful distinction, and albeit, I selected this one as a result of it’s the one I might purchase (all others had been out of inventory!) I just like the look simply advantageous and it features flawlessly.
Open / Shut / Lock
The American Blade Works Slip joint is a slip joint! That’s not even “within the identify” – that IS the identify of this knife! American Blade Works is the model, Slip Joint is the mannequin. As is conventional with slip joints, this ABW requires a pinch motion to tug the blade open.
There’s no flip, button, Axis, Crossbar, and so on. Nothing however a pinch! And once more, you count on that with a slip joint. There is a nail nick on the blade close to the pivot. Which will as nicely not be there – you’ll by no means open the knife utilizing that nick in any means. I pinch the blade within the space simply ahead of that nick.
That is the “lock” part, however the American Blade Works Slip joint doesn’t have a lock. The blade path has two detents. One could be seen above. It holds the blade at round 90 levels. The opposite is the place the blade is absolutely open. It’s a very safe detent, to the purpose that within the place above, you could possibly simply use the knife for reducing one thing.
To shut the American Blade Works Slip joint, simply press on the backbone to push the blade again into the deal with place.
Construct and Really feel
Each the construct and really feel of the American Blade Works Slip joint are incredible. Every little thing that needs to be cosy may be very cosy. Every little thing that ought to transfer strikes very easily.
Not a lot about this knife could possibly be completed higher, however right here’s one very tiny factor – the Magnacut emblem on the backbone is off-center on my copy of this knife. Clearly, that doesn’t have an effect on performance within the least, and with out detailed pictures, you could by no means even discover.
The scales listed here are titanium.
We’ll speak concerning the blade extra in a bit, however right here you possibly can see the blade centering. It’s not useless middle on my knife, however it’s nonetheless superb.
ABW says this concerning the pivot:
The blade rides on phosphor bronze washers. The pivot and pivot screw has been created from hardened 416 stainless.
Beneath you possibly can see these phosphor bronze washers.
Right here’s my one design want for the American Blade Works Slip joint. The again edges (seen under) of the scales have a really slight curve. The half within the center, which I consider to be the spring half, does not have this curve. So there’s a slight mismatch in profile between the scales and the middle half. I’d love for these to match!
One facet of the pivot has a TORX screw. My studying signifies one usually mustn’t disassemble slip joint knives, although, as they’re very tough to reassemble.
The opposite facet of the pivot has the ABW emblem and is keyed. I like that as a result of I like specificity!
The scales are properly beveled all the best way round and usually snug to carry.
Right here’s one other have a look at the place I want the spring matched the profile of the handles.
The blade may be very flat throughout the backbone!
Measurement
Blade size: 2.25″
Size when closed: 3.312″
Weight: 64.7g
Above, you possibly can see the American Blade Works Slip joint knife with the Civivi Elementum in orange G10. I take advantage of that knife a lot! I haven’t talked about it a lot but, however that Spyderco Lil Native goes to be my “nicer” knife measurement commonplace (in the identical means that I take advantage of a Convoy S2+ and Hanko Machine Works Trident as flashlight measurement references.)
Right here’s the knife in hand:
Above, you possibly can see that on my average-sized hand, you don’t actually have a spot to your pinky.
Beneath you possibly can see the American Blade Works Slip joint knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The model under is a customized laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full submit on an engraved orange host proper right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to purchase your Convoy S2+ now!
Additionally within the photograph above, my Normal Reference Materials (SRM) flashlight is the Hanko Machine Works Trident, an 18350 gentle. Whereas I’ve not reviewed or examined the Gunner Grip model seen right here, I’ve examined a Hanko Machine Works Trident Whole Tesseract in brass. I really like the Trident, and it’s a putting distinction to the cheap Convoy S2+, one other nice SRM.
Metal / Minimize / Oats
The blade metal is Magnacut. Magnacut is all the fashion recently. I’ve no complaints concerning the metal.
American Blade Works doesn’t state what blade form that is, however it’s a Wharncliffe or a modified model of that form. For being only a 2.25″ blade, the leading edge presents means larger! In truth, that was an preliminary “grievance” (or simply “thought”) concerning the American Blade Works Slip joint – it’s means larger than I anticipated!
The blade is hole floor. It’s very putting when considered head-on as under! It is vitally cutty, too!
Coltellimania.com produced this picture. It appears to usually assist that the American Blade Works Slip joint is a Wharncliffe blade. (That’s additionally what DLT Buying and selling calls it!)
Another little word from somebody who is aware of greater than I find out about (most likely all the things.) On the again finish of the blade, nearest the pivot, you possibly can see the “plunge” – that’s the place the blade goes from having a sharpened space to being full thickness (as it’s contained in the pivot). The choil is precisely on this plunge space, which means while you sharpen the American Blade Works Slip joint, you gained’t hit the plunge. It’s a well-designed, good contact from ABW!
Retention
The American Blade Works Slip joint, like most slip joints, doesn’t have any technique of carry. I’ve simply carried it free in a pocket, however it’s a fantastic candidate for a leather-based slip. Nevertheless it doesn’t have a pocket clip or any included pouch or something.
Abstract and Conclusion
I really like the American Blade Works Slip joint. I don’t even love slip joints, however this one is so nice. It’s skinny, not burdened by a pocket clip, very small regardless of reducing massive, makes use of nice metal, has a neat design within the titanium scales, and truthfully, it’s a nice value, too! I’m stunned the end choices are pretty restricted, however I suppose when you possibly can promote out a knife with only one blade end and minimal scale choices, maintain doing what works! This knife is a steal at $159!!
Notes
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