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I believe that the term "slip joint" was invented by collectors to differentiate between traditional pocket knives and locking knives when the liner-lock world exploded. There is some speculation that the first use of it was in blade forums. I'm just going by thisBladeforum post on origination of term slipjoint old forum post that came up when googling.

I am a new custom pocket knifemaker. I found this forum when searching for old pictures of a Ricky Bob design. I felt like I hit the holy grail finding his old thread with pictures going back years. The top down views showing the entire spring/blade/tang/liner are invaluable to helping me learn.

If it's ok to post, here are some recent pics of ones I've made. On deck next will be a gunstock with spear blade and Tony Bose Zulu.







I like to hear about what people's favorite patterns, bladeshape, and scales are. It helps as I think about what to make that will resonate with enthusiasts.