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    • mclaincauseyM
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      Woohoo!  Congrats on the raise!  Sounds like you know exactly where to put it 😉

      I have the small Sebbie 21 and love it. I know Chris Reeve wouldn't approve, but the thumb flick deployment on that sucker is pretty sick. It's such a great little knife.

      I just asked Dave Curtiss if he had any Cruze Minis around. That one is a skinny little thing (3.75" closed) that would make a less intimidating office carry flipper. I like carrying 3.5-4" blades but I don't think others necessarily are as comfortable with that as I am 🙂

      One thing I love about Dave's knives is he operates a water jet company and used to (still does?) make parts for other knife makers. So he does everything in house except for the bearings (IKBS). And he hand polishes and sharpens the blades himself. I guess the water jet and CNC makes some folks consider him mid-tech but it's effectively custom stuff and a lower price point.

      Think it, be it.

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      • DougNgD
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        I find that around 3" is the sweet spot for me for an EDC knife. Over 3.5" and using the tip of the blade is less precise. Smaller than 2.5" and the handle is too small for anything more than a couple quick cuts

        All this being said, the Victorinox Tinker remains the knife I can't leave my house without

        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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        • Grumpy MikeG
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          Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
          -Hemingway

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          • BlackheartB
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            Sebbie small 21 is the one on my list, have had an eye on it for a while now. I like the the 3.5's for work
            too, even though the Spyderco Military's blade is actually better for cutting stuff here.
            Thanks mac, yeah, raise has been going to knives lately…Hope you can nab a Cruze Mini, nice little blade
            there! 😉 Dave makes great knives, can't wrong with any of his.
            Agreed Doug, Tinkers are fantastic 🙂 I also carry a Leatherman Sidekick to work, and not a day goes by
            where someone doesn't need it here.

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            • mclaincauseyM
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              I was also looking at the little Silent Soldier from Brous but for the money I'd rather spring for a Cruze.

              Today I carry an old 70s Case stag Copperlock lock back.

              Last night the Curtiss started feeling a little weird in deployment, I think something got stuck in the detent ball housing maybe. Could be blood actually because I noticed I was bleeding from the tip of my flipper finger. The one design flaw with the F3 is that the heel of the blade is exposed when the blade is closed. I was testing it for sharpness and must have cut myself without realizing it. I have since filed it down. He should really fix that, it's easy enough to do and it makes the front choil more safely functional too.

              Think it, be it.

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              • BlackheartB
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                Go for the Cruze, you'll be glad you did. 😉

                Have you ever tried Frog Lube? I got a sample recently at a knife show, used it on a couple sticky blades and
                it works really well.

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                • mclaincauseyM
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                  I was gonna use CRK's grease but I will take a gander at frog–thanks for the tip!

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • derivative666D
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                    Nano Oil!

                    "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                    • DougNgD
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                      Nano Oil for all my knives. Works great, especially for anything with ball bearings in the pivot. It's very thin, so it gets in between the ball bearings

                      I use Froglube in all my guns. Works great, but it can have issues when mixed with other types of oils/grease

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                      • DougNgD
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                        I have a Paramilitary 2, great knife. Unbelievably sharp, and great for when you're out and about and don't want a lot of weight for a large blade

                        The pivot bushing they use is similar to a CRK, and makes the pivot action friction free even with the pivot tightened all the way down

                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                        • BlackheartB
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                          Nano oil is great, absolutely, I use both that and the Frog Lube. Frog is good for a blade that is rust prone
                          so I use it on my Strider folders and my Medford Praetorian.
                          Nano for the pivot, for sure! 🙂

                          Yeah, Para 2 is my next knife. Just having trouble finding it here in ACU with the silver blade…Sold out all
                          over town.

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                          • DougNgD
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                            I see it around once in awhile, I'll give you a heads up when I hear.

                            thespydercostore.com gets them fairly frequently

                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                            • mclaincauseyM
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                              Well now I have more grease en route to my house than an orgy at Studio 54…  Thanks y'all.

                              I hope a wash and lube will get the detent back to where it was.  I can still flip but it lost some of its smoothness, almost feels and sounds like a really fine, flour-like grit is in the detent housing.

                              Think it, be it.

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                              • BlackheartB
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                                After you rinse it out blow out the excess water with an air can if you have one, then lube it up. Should
                                be good to go then. 😉

                                Thanks Doug, I see it too but I'm usually out to get something else and pass it up. Saw one about two
                                weeks ago, should have bought it but I went for a Strider WP with a Trisula/Telsa grind instead.

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                                • DougNgD
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                                  That's one of the things that happens with IKBS. The little ball bearings are held in place with grease. Grease attracts dirt. I have a couple IKBS knives from CRKT, and they do get gritty once in awhile

                                  Don't know if you want to do this, but taking apart the knife, get all the little ball bearings into a mason jar, and dousing it with Gunscrubber will get rid of all the old grease and dirt. Acetone works good too. Isopropyl alcohol works only if you get the stuff that's around 90%

                                  Then you can use Militec 1 grease to put the ball bearings back

                                  Or you can just get a knife with captured ball bearings and not worry about this crap anymore

                                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                  • DougNgD
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                                    The Trisula grind is awesome, and is pretty effective against an attacker if you use it properly. I used to have a Strider MV that was awesome, but that knife was bad mojo. I nearly cut off my left ring finger with it and on another occasion my left index finger while trying to unsheathe it. Sold it shortly after that

                                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                    • mclaincauseyM
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                                      This is definitely not a bearings issue, when I pull the lock bar away from the blade the rasp goes away.  It's also intermittent in the first place which is weird.  So, it's something with the detent ball, 100%.  If I scrape the detent ball and move it around with a credit card I can get it to flip well again for a while.  I'm wondering if the ball has gotten flattened on one side.

                                      Just need to rinse it and oil it but I don't want to use any of the oil I have in house so I'll just wait.

                                      Dave does have instructions for taking care of the bearings as well, but I don't think that's necessary yet, this is a new knife.

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • DougNgD
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                                        You can try to rub the area that the detent ball rides on with a pencil. The graphite helps sometimes. Still, this shouldn't happen on a new knife

                                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
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                                          Yeah, I tried that too, no dice. Still think it may be blood, or an awfully strange coincidence. I think WD-40 and lube should get it. And failing that, a trip to Granger, IN.

                                          Think it, be it.

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                                          • BlackheartB
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                                            I've used WD-40, it works until it dries and that's it. If it's a new knife mac then that shouldn't be happening,
                                            Doug's solution is the best bet but see if you can rinse it out and use some Nano oil, if you're still having
                                            the problem I'd contact them or take it back.

                                            Yeah, the Trisula grind is insane, had to have one! Mine has a black G-10 handle, only one of 10 made.
                                            Haven't gotten around to studying how to use it but I see how it can do some serious damage.
                                            I'm not a collector of fixed blades but this one caught my eye. 😉

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