Knife and EDC Manufacturing — Scales, Liners and Full OEM
Titanium and G10 scales, liners, clips, pivots, stop pins, washers — and complete knife OEM from your drawing to a finished, assembled product. This is the one line where we build the whole thing rather than a component.
Problems buyers bring us in this sector
Knife makers come to us with the same three problems, and they are all about feel rather than dimensions.
“The action does not feel right”
It is almost always the pivot bore, the washer stack and the detent — not the scales. Send a sample knife with the drawing and we will match the feel and tell you which dimension is doing it, so the next revision is a decision rather than a guess.
“The anodising colour is not what we asked for”
Titanium colour comes from voltage, but the shade also depends on the surface preparation underneath. Send a physical sample; we anodise a test piece, photograph it next to yours and get your approval before running the batch.
“We want one supplier for the whole knife”
Blade, scales, liners, hardware, heat treatment, finishing and assembly are coordinated here and delivered as a finished knife under your brand. Samples with no minimum, production once the design is settled.
What we make for knife and EDC brands
We have been machining knife components for years and this is where most of our repeat customers sit. Send a drawing, a CAD file, or a knife you want improved.
Handle scales
Titanium, aluminium, brass, copper and G10 scales with milled patterns, chamfers and contoured edges.
Liners and frames
Titanium and stainless liners with lock faces, detent pockets and relief cuts held to the drawing.
Pocket clips
Milled and formed titanium and stainless clips, anodised or stonewashed, with the spring set correct.
Pivots, stop pins and standoffs
Turned hardware where fit decides whether the action feels right.
Washers and bearings
Phosphor bronze and PTFE washers, bearing races and pivot hardware.
Full knife OEM
Blade, handle, hardware, finishing and assembly — one supplier, one invoice, your brand.
What these parts are usually made from
Titanium Gr.5 for scales and clips, G10 and carbon fibre where weight and grip decide it, stainless for hardware and blades.
What we watch on a knife drawing
Pivot fit, lock geometry and finish consistency
A knife is judged by how it feels, and that comes down to three things: the pivot bore and washer stack, the lock face geometry, and whether the finish is the same on every piece. Those are the dimensions we hold tightest, whatever else is on the drawing.
- Pivot bore fitISO 286 IT6 achievable
- Scale thickness tolerance±0.02 mm
- Lock face angleHeld to the drawing
- Achievable, milled±0.002 mm
- Titanium anodisingColour matched per batch
- Minimum orderNone for samples
What buyers in this industry ask
Can you do a complete knife, not just the parts?
What is the minimum order for a knife project?
Can you anodise titanium to a specific colour?
Will you copy an existing knife?
How we make them
CNC Milling
Scales, liners and clips on 2/3/4-axis centres. CNC milling →
CNC Turning
Pivots, stop pins and standoffs on twelve lathes. CNC turning →
Wire EDM
Lock faces and hardened blade profiles, cut after heat treatment. Wire EDM →
Send the drawing, or the knife you want built.
STEP, IGES, X_T, DWG, DXF or PDF. Metric or inch. No minimum order.