Mnundi is grinding???

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arijer

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I just got in my Mnandi damascus folder in today. I have a Mnundi in regular satin blade. now my question is they feel completely different.

My damascus Mnundi grinds a bit upon opening and locking. Feels like a sand feeling around the joint. my regular Mnundi opens butter smooth.

so is that a normal thing for damascus Mnundi or do i need to open it up and polish something inside around the joint? clean/lube?

thanks for the help
 
arijer said:
My damascus Mnundi grinds a bit upon opening and locking. Feels like a sand feeling around the joint. my regular Mnundi opens butter smooth.

so is that a normal thing for damascus Mnundi or do i need to open it up and polish something inside around the joint? clean/lube?

thanks for the help
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If I understand your description, the answer is yes--it is normal, and way cool, IMHO :). The feel I notice is what i would describe more as "bumpy", akin to the feel of a car going over railroad tracks. The damascus blades go through a chemical etch to bring out the contrast between the dissimilar metals that comprise damascus. The etch rates are different for each metal, making for correspondingly high and low patterns in the blade surface. The bumpy feel is caused by the detent ball traveling over these patterns as you open and close the knife.
 
giant1 said:
What is a Mnundi??
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The bastard child of a mnandi and an umnum. You'd be a little rough too! :D

To try and be a little helpful to the OP I wouldn't do any polishing. If it's just the detent it should quickly wear down those bumps with use. You wouldn't want to overdue it with CRK tolerances. You may just clean and relube it to make sure it isn't some little piece of grit.
 
Fooj said:
If I understand your description, the answer is yes--it is normal, and way cool, IMHO :). The feel I notice is what i would describe more as "bumpy", akin to the feel of a car going over railroad tracks. The damascus blades go through a chemical etch to bring out the contrast between the dissimilar metals that comprise damascus. The etch rates are different for each metal, making for correspondingly high and low patterns in the blade surface. The bumpy feel is caused by the detent ball traveling over these patterns as you open and close the knife.
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Very Good Description !!!. I have a damascus mnandi and I experienced the same thing when I first got it. After opening it and closing it a bit, it smoothens up as the detent ball rolls over the "highs & lows " of the damascus etching wearing them down slightly. After a bit, you will see the usual wear mark from the detent ball. Dont be alarmed if you see it made the damascus "silver" in this spot, all it did was rub the etching off in this area which is normal. I have used my damascus mnandi quite extensively and heavily and there is not even the slightest mark on the blade. If I could afford more damascus, I personally think its superior to any of todays supposed " super steels " Use it and enjoy it, I am sure in the end you will feel the same way as I do.

You KNOW you have to post pics now of the mnandi you have !!! Cant wait to see.......................!
 
I have the same thing with my Damascus Mnandi. Heather at CRK called it a "washboard effect" or something like that.
 
On my small stainless damascus Seb, the action smoothed out once the ceramic detent ball essentially "wore a groove" through the peaks and valleys of the blade surface texture, as aforementioned.

The point is, it should smooth out. :)

Professor.
 
I have that too on a damascus mnandi, it's a pretty cool feeling imo.
nothing to worry about
 
Professor said:
On my small stainless damascus Seb, the action smoothed out once the ceramic detent ball essentially "wore a groove" through the peaks and valleys of the blade surface texture, as aforementioned.

The point is, it should smooth out. :)

Professor.
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Mine hasn't and I was told by Heather that it never would but that doesn't bother me a bit because I like it.
 
I hear ya, SteelSnob. Mine didn't smooth out completely, but is definitely smoother that when purchased.

Professor.
 
I don't own one myself but my close friend does own one. He purchased his from bladeshow west last year and to this day, it still feels bumpy. It has definitely smoothed out and when I take it apart to clean it up, you can see it has worn its own path, but I don't think it will ever be 100% completely smooth.

It seems to me it is the nature of the beast. :thumbup:
 
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