New Ganzo G736 automatic folder

Hissatsu style blade with slightly curved handle

Pros:

- excellent fit and finish

- nice clean design with good ergonomics

- solid lock-up

- quick opening (it comes with a stronger spring than the G7212)

- comfortable opening & closing by the button lock

- awesome hissatsu style shaving sharp perfectly centered blade

- deep carry pocket clip 

Cons:

- only one carry option (right hand tip down)

Details:

Blade length: 3.19" (81 mm)

Blade thickness: 0.118" (3 mm)

Blade steel: 440C (58-60 HRC)

Open length: 7.75" (197 mm)

Closed length: 4.56" (116 mm)

Weight: 4.69 oz (133 g)

Handle: steel liners with G10 inserts

Lock: button lock

Carry: right hand tip down

You can buy the Ganzo G736 at Gearbest: ***HERE*** (black, green, digi camo G10)

                                                                   ***HERE*** (light or dark brown wood)

G736 and G7212 (full review):

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New MG Shuttle titanium frame lock folder with S35VN blade on Aliexpress

Seller's pics:

New high-end, light weight titanium frame lock folder with bearing pivot system from MG (Hong Kong). It comes with a tritium vial for the flipper and a pivot tool in the carry pouch.

Details:

Blade length: 3.54" (90 mm)

Blade thickness: 0.138" (3.5 mm)

Blade steel: S35VN Powder Steel (59-61 HRC)

Open length: 8.38" (213 mm)

Closed length: 4.72" (120 mm)

Handle thickness: 0.47" (12 mm)

Weight: 4.48 oz (127 g)

Handle: titanium

Lock: frame lock with steel insert

Carry: right hand tip up

Extra: tritium vial + pivot tool + carry pouch

You can buy it at a reliable seller on Aliexpress: ***HERE*** 

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New Ganzo folders at GearBest.com

Seller's pics:

Ganzo G7393 with grooved G10 handle: ***HERE*** (orange, black)

Ganzo G7393 with plain G10 handle: ***HERE***

Ganzo G7392 with grooved G10 handle: ***HERE***

Ganzo G7392 with plain G10 handle: ***HERE*** (black, orange, green)

Ganzo G738 with G10 handle: ***HERE*** (black, orange, green)

Ganzo G738 with wood handle: ***HERE*** 

Ganzo G736 with wood handle: ***HERE*** (light or dark brown)

Ganzo G736 with G10 handle: ***HERE*** (black, green, digi camo)

Ganzo G727 with wood handle: ***HERE***

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SUP - Part 2

I'm not in the habit of taking pictures of myself but it made me chuckle as to how cold it was in the workshop that I had take a pic!

Sanding of the ribs was done so back in the house to lay them out, just because!

When discussing the plans with Mark, he had suggesting making the rear a bit thicker. I had assumed that the ribs at the back would be the higher numbered ones but I got it wrong!

Oops!

I'm going to do it all as original size and may add some spacers later.

So the next thing was that I've ordered some glue!

Titebond III, to be specific. I've bought two pots from Amazon but I'm expecting that I might only use one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TITEBOND-473ml-ULTIMATE-WEATHERPROOF-WOODWORKING/dp/B00BFFWLZ6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1453290995&sr=8-5&keywords=titebond+3

So the cost there was £18.45 for the two however I used a £15 voucher I earned via Swagbucks  by doing surveys and searches so I'm calling it £3.45 as an expense.

I've also bought some plywood for the stringers.

I went to Wickes and bought a sheet of 5.5mm external plywood at £16.99 for a 2440mm x 1220mm sheet.
I drive a Toyota Yaris so it's too wide to fit in my car so I took the templates and a saw with me and sliced a section off in the car park. Sawing long floppy plywood in a car park with no workbenches is not easy but it did save me having to buy multiple smaller sheets which would have been significantly more expensive.

I also made sure to buy a sheet that had been stored flat and also went 6 sheets into the stack so it had been compressed for a while.

The length in my car was just ok because I could bend the sheet to fit and still close the boot!

Length on the templates is too short but I knew that would be the case. I will have an overlap of two pieces per stringer which in my head I had put in the middle but I now think I'll just put a shorter section at the ends.

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Current cost:

Ribs - Plywood - £0
Glue - Titebond III - £18.45 minus £15 voucher - £3.45
Stringers - Wickes 5.5mm plywood - £16.99

Running total - £20.45

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