Summary

Dan Dugdale’s “Goblin” folder borrows from tried-and-true designs and ideas to provide a cool-opening folder

(SharpByCoop photo)

Model Name Goblin
Pattern Utility folder
Blade Steel D2
Handle Hard-anodized 6061 T6 aluminum
Locking Mechanism Button lock
How To Operate Hold the outside of the pivot between thumb and index finger and rotate the handle away from the blade. The button lock secures the blade open and drops into a detent in the closed position.

The recent beneficiary of a YouTube appearance and a hot topic among some on Internet knife discussion forums, Dan Dugdale’s “Goblin” folder is a cool-opening folder with a grip-friendly handle texture.

“I always had the idea to mount the lock on ball bearings,” Dugdale said of the knife’s locking mechanism. “The pivot is in two pieces and the blade is sandwiched in-between. By holding the knurled surface of the pivot pin you can flip the knife open, similar to the Paul Knife [the famous design by Paul Poehlmann]. You can also use the thumb ramp as a flipper.”

The late Jim Schmidt made a “Goblin” folder, though it got its name from the stag handle butt shaped in the face of a goblin. Dugdale’s “Goblin” name comes from the serrated texture of the handle, which Dugdale said resembles that of the skin of a rare species of shark called the goblin.

For more information contact Dan Dugdale, Dept. BL12, 11 Eleanor Rd., Walpole, MA 508.668.3528 dipdugdale@comcast.net.