Originally posted by Roy:
I do have a few concerns and a question or two.
First, I have the coated blade and am hesitant to sand any of the coating off even though it is around the pivot. Anyone done this and experienced any problems?
Well, obviously the coating will be worn off where you sand it, but since it is in the pivot area the only part you'll really seen worn off is on the tang of the blade (the round part that the lock contacts). Realistically this is eventually going to wear anyway because the Rolling Lock is always engaged against the tang of the blade, so you may as well go ahead and make the modification anyway.
Second, I am concerned about losing the spring as I have read it tends to want to escape. How is the best way to prepare for this?
The spring on mine is well-attached to the scale, so the two times I've taken it apart I had no worries about it flying off. If you are really worried about it, here's what I would do: dismantle the knife down to the left scale (assuming you bought the normal right-handed model of the Carnivour). To do this, you just leave the left (lockside) allen bolts screwed in while removing the right ones. Now remove all the left bolts as well as the pivot bolt. Make sure you keep pressure pinching the scale and liner together because at this point the spring could jump on you. Have a towel handy, get well into the center of a table, and drape the towel over your hands and sort of make a seal around them. Now simply separate the scale and the liner. If the spring wants to jump it'll hit the towel and be right in the center of the table just like you wanted!
Third, and this is directed to those who have done file work. What is it and can you give me some pointers.
This is tougher. I would look up a website like Center Cross Metal Works and you will see a lot of fancy filework on the liners and the blade spine itself. It is really awesome, but it takes practice and a steady hand to do it well. I found that out with my own experimentation on the REKATs! For the round cuts a chainsaw sharpening file works excellent, and a variety of other files can be employed for a lot of different patterns. Check out that site and some other custom maker's stuff and you'll see plenty of fileworking. It's very popular. I would guess this is something you'll want to shy away from on an actual knife. If you want to practice buy some aluminum sheets at a hardware store and cut them to size and go at it. Eventually you'll get the hang of it and the confidence for doing it on your knife liners. Also, check out knifeart.com and hit the Articles section. There is a nice piece on filework patterns there. Hope this helps!
As you can see I have NO experience here and very limited experience with folders.
I will say that I am looking forward to this particular knife though.
Please e-mail me with any info you may have.
Thank you one and all.
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