The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Not so sure that’s enough knife for those veggies
Wow , that’s beautiful. What is it?
Am I seeing things, the bit in the wiha seems to be missing the center?Working (on my RDD) Wednesday. The clip on this one sits in a milled recess and is held tight by a single interior screw. The recess is just the tiniest bit too large and the clip will develop a little lateral movement over time even with the screw honked down as tight as I dare go. I've used clear nail polish as a fill and bonding agent for the screw and between the clip and handle slab, but it gives up after a while even though the screw does not seem to loosen. It's a PIA to re-do as it requires disassembling the knife and dealing with any roller bearings that escape, so this time I used blue LocTite in the recess and on the the screw, hoping it will hold.
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Looks like a spanner bit.Am I seeing things, the bit in the wiha seems to be missing the center?
Am I seeing things, the bit in the wiha seems to be missing the center?
OO, is correct, it is a spanner bit. The blue anodized Shirogorov Hedgehog tool in the pic has a bit small enough to fit the little Shiro PacMan screws, but you can't get any torque on it to break a galled bond or honk down tight. The pictured Jekyll to Hyde tool smaller bit is too large. I'm more comfortable with the spanner bit at the extremes as it seems less likely to cam out or do damage than a common screwdriver, though I have gotten good results with a properly fitting common tip covered in electrical tape. I've never had any interest in a Shiro pen tool at the price of a good quality mid-tech knife.Looks like a spanner bit.