Knife Lubricate

First off, the quality of the knife itself will matter greatly. Better knives will be built to higher tolerances with better materials and thus work smoother.

Beyond that, you have to smooth out the action of the knife by working it over time to get rid of any rough areas.

It also needs to be clean. Some new knives will have gunk & polishing compounds in it and this will affect how smoothly it will open. Clean this out.

Lastly, if you feel the need to lube it, any modern lubricant you have should work, they've been designed to lube machinery under high temperatures, so your knife will work fine with it. Don't overlube or it will collect junk in it (see above). You can also use dry lubes like Teflon or Moly based lubes.

Some have recommended using food oils, but I don't recommend it because it will go rancid as well as breed all sorts of nasty bacteria in it.

With my folders, I just grab whatever is on hand, really.
 
Ballistol. I personally don't use or recommend any Silicone based lubricants. They lubricate well,but if you would use your blade for any food prep,Silicone tastes HORRIBLE!
 
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I use CLP more often than anything else. I am sure the are lubs that would work better but I am lazy/cheap and I have a ton of CLP.
 
Almost forgot, my dad used to use this stuff called Gibbs. Great stuff, I just don't see it around very often.
 
I use Eezox, but more for its amazing rust preventative qualities than to make my knives open smoother.
 
First I let it break in a few weeks, cleaning it every so often and applying SuperLube. I've used a lot of lubes, but that seems as slick as any other one and has the added benefit of being odorless.

Once it's worn in, I apply Boeshield T9. It's very slick and dries on as a wax. I then put a very little bit of Superlube on once it's dried.

Nothing I've tried comes close to that combo in either friction reduction and lifespan. In the past I've used 3-in-1, Hoppes #9, Cristo Lube (CRK grease), Nano-oil, Parktool PPL-1, Tufglide, and some type of Finish Line grease.
 
MTHall720 said:
Where do you get the SuperLube and Boeshield?
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Sorry for the delay, just saw this. I got both from the largest online retailer. Boeshield you can find at boat and bicycle stores, and Super Lube you can probably find at the orange hardware chain store.
 
My opinion for bronze washers. There smoothest when used dry for a year or longer, then cleaned. Then add 1 drop of 3in1 oil to each washer.
 
I almost never lube a knife. Were I to do so, I might give it a tiny spritz of WD-40 to get that mineral oil in there. But I just never see the need to lube the pivot.
 
I like this stuff called Tri-Flow I picked up a small bottle and a micro-pinpoint oiler that you refill and it works well, my gunsmith swears by it. It has teflon in it so when it dries it leaves you with a very fine coating of teflon.
 
I got a Snody Gravitator not too long ago and it was really smooth to begin with. But it was loose, had play and wasnt centered. I tightened the pivot to accomodate for this and all fixed...but then i couldnt really flick my knife open anymore. My friend brought some of his benchmade lube over today and I am extremely amazed on how slick my knife is now!!! Its still tightened but it can be flicked now! So benchmade lube has my vote!
 
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