How smooth is your Carnivore?

Just ordered another Carnivour to be the "modification mule"... This sheath sounds like a must have... How does one get one?
Anyone have a picture?
 
Eagle!
I got mine from Mike Sastre(River City Sheaths).
I'll e-mail you a scan of mine so you can see what it looks like.
I'm still fairly new to using the scanner, and not at all sure on how to put the scan on the forums without messing it up.
So check your mail, and I will also include info you need.

Larry
 
I took mine apart, cleaned out the gunk, polished the blade tang with my dremel, and most importantly I shortened the spring by about 20%. All of that, coupled with about 1000 openings and closings made for a smooth Carnivore.

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-Dennis


 
The "grittiness" comes from the lock riding on the blade as it pivots. The lock is spring-loaded and rides on the round part of the blade that leads to the locking notch. If that area isn't smooth, you will feel the roughness. Lubing and cycling the blade will smooth it out.

The other problem with some early new models is the slot in the scale for the lock release bar is cut a little short. Consequently, the lock bears against the scale when it is disengaged and won't let the blade swing freely. Again, lubing and cycling will cause everything to wear in and smooth out.

I got several in stock a few months ago and they ran the spectrum from pretty smooth (stonewashed) to a bit rough, especially on the black ones.

I only had to take one apart, though, and that was to smooth out the round bearing area of the blade for a customer. He was happy with the results and it only took me a little while to do the job.

It doesn't affect the lockup in any way and the knife will smooth out with use. It will take several hundred cycles, though, to get it really smooth, as most of you have found out.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
(Buy a knife...confuse a liberal)
La Mesa, CA
wrightknife@ixpres.com


 
Misque,

I used White Lightening "Raceday" on mine and it smoothed it our sooooooo much better.
Not a Sebenza, sure, but smooth nonetheless.

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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
*Abraham Lincoln

Romans 1:20-22


 
I own a Pioneer II w/ swept point blade. Workmanship is first rate through out. The "grittiness" in the action is the result of the edge of the locking cam ( semi-circular in cross section ) riding on the minute grind marks on the radius of the blade tang.
The action will smooth out as the blade is cycled a few hundred times, taking some of the "edge" off the locking cam.

I don't consider this "grittiness" to be a flaw at all but is just characteristic of the rolling lock. It is certainly not related to workmanship.

The REKAT is the strongest folder I've ever owned. Great knife!
 
I agree with str8shooter. I don't think the lack of smoothness is a QC issue. I believe it is inherent to the rolling lock until it is broke in. That is really the beauty of this lock, it wears in, not out. I'll admit I took the liberty of accelerating the wear in process, but It would have eventually smootyhed out on its own. I have 6 REKATS and the lockup is excellent on all of them.

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Dennis Bible
Knoxville, Tennessee


 
Six REKATS...? Wow, I am just trying to get one. Which one do you recommend?
I had the Carnivour for about 30 minutes
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and now I am looking to get one for myself.

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The bible is not such a book a man would write if he could, or could write if he would.

*Lewis S. Chafer

2 Tim 3:16
 
Mine is getting so smooth now it is not even funny. Probably the smoothest folder I have. I got a green handled one and modified it in much the same way.

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Dennis Bible
 
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