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It is 4.25" closed Blade is 3-1/8" and has 3" of cutting edge Open it is 7-3/8"

Just about perfection (IMHO). VERY nice! Thanks Vince.

This knife has me friggin' freakin' out! Maybe the best slipjoint folder I've ever had. I am partial to the bolsterless "shadow" pattern.

This knife is awesome. This is as good as it gets,IMHO.







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I'll take it !!!!!!!!!

Great looking knife Vince. Really nice!!

Thanks,yeah I was tickled with this one

Yeah, I agree with that being one super nice folder.
Could be fodder for a group buy????????
Tim

Very nice one Vince, I like it a lot. Great work Rick. You are a master. I really like the blade on that one.

Reno

rick menefee certainly gives meaning to "custom knife". this carbon fiber is so shiek & graceful that it begs to be shown off.--cranky72

I keep going back and forth on getting a folder from Rick. But I know I'll just Loose it like I have every other folder I have ever had.

I would get hanged

I'll take that as a yes ...... I'm in

I do believe I like that pattern better than any I've seen.

Question from the cheap seats (someone who knows next to nothing about folding knives) for anyone who knows...is it more complicated to make a slipjoint or a liner lock?

The way a slipjoint is built,in the end it is "peened" together (yep bang the pins with a hammer). It could be disassembled for adjustment,but most makers just would build another knife,rather wrecking it,disassembling it,for an adjustment.

The spring has to be a certain Rc ,otherwise there will be friction issues in the pivot,where the blade tang & spring meet.

The springy part of the spring is mainly determined by the spring section from the middle pin to the tang,how thick it is.
Thin,less spring,thicker,more spring.

So the action,"walk n talk" ,as they say,has a few factors.

I know many knifemakers who will not trouble themselves building slipjoiints.
Then I know one who makes them up at reasonable prices,yes,not on the level of fit & finish as Rick's folders,but sometimes they present a challenge to sell them,because they have one or two issues,imperfections one could call them.
I'd say a slipjoint is way harder to build than a liner lock,if I were asked.

The CF knife I just recieved,the spring tension is a little ,little bit less than I'd prefer,but the action is spot on. I know what it took to make it,so I will not even hesitate to say,"it's a keeper"

As the saying goes,"be careful for what you wish for" , kindof applies here.... Harder snapping slipjoints,well,they run the risk of spring failure,or "gauling" (that is where the blade tang could scratch the spring,causing a less than smooth pivot action)
In reality,the way that Rick has this folder laid out,for EDC,opening & closing frequently,he has it perfect.

Rick has listened to me talk about carrying custom slipjoints on a daily basis,and I think he is so smart about building these,that he made it this way on purpose because he knows how I carry & use a slipjoint. It would not surprise me if it were so. Yes I know when he reads this he'll laugh,but point being,no BS Rick Menefee is a genius knifemaker , right now,making many types & styles of fixed & folding knives & I am proud to call a friend.He has opened my eyes to aspects of custom knives I never would have known.

My Menefee was out showing off yesterday. Now if the little guy will do his part, it will get bloody.

Slipjoints are the hardest to make of any folding knives.

Very interesting and thanks for the answers Rick and Vince. It appeared to my untrained eye that the slipjoint design would be tougher to get right....especially considering the unknown individual use/preference factors mentioned.

I own 1 custom folding knife and carry it daily. I don't care much for the "tactical" look of so many folding knifes...the style/pattern of a slipjoint like the one pictured really appeals to me.......but I do like the ability to open one with 1 hand while I'm working on something or the other hand is in the middle of holding something.... I have no real need (or argument against) a lock but the general "tactical" look turns me away from them and towards slipjoints.

Considering the walk/talk of a well designed slipjoint, I guess they can not be made to open with one hand?

Thanks again,

Jay

Spyderco UK Pen knife is a one hand opener slipjoint,I do believe. My guess is Benchmade has one too.
One custom maker I know of that makes one is Michael Vagnino,he calls it a zip slip.

I really shouldn't say this (the kiss of death) but I haven't lost a folder or slipjoint in 20 years. Ohhhhhh, crap I said it.

My CRK Sebenza with the pocket clip is pretty tough to loose and even my Gene Wiseman slim & trim is still in hand.

Think positive, order one of those beauties from Rick or Vince!!

Funny thing about losing pocket knives, I haven't lost one my entire life until a few years ago. The first one to go? A Menefee folder right into the the Gulf of Mexico. Then I lost another one a few months ago, and it was a Dowell folder! Oh well, I figure I'm caught up now.

Go ahead and get the knife. Don't be afraid of losing it. Carry that bad boy and use it.