No snap fixes?

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Gents and ladies,

Good Saturday morning to you. Long time lurker, rare poster, as usually I just love to take a look at the gorgeous knives y'all have in this subforum. :thumbup: That said, I got to thinking this morning about the hundreds of knives I've seen pictured, and I wonder, what do you do with your knives that have no snap, or weak blade travel? Is there a good home remedy? I've used the good old soap and water to get crud out before, and on a few knives, it has improved the travel and a little snap.

I'd really love to see what y'all do, I've got a Schrade 895 stockman I rescued from the world wide web, and its pristine, but lacks any snap or strong travel. It's a nice pick up, just needs some TLC.

So what do y'all do? Thanks in advance for any answers this might generate.

Regards, SJF
 
Quite often it is a matter of cleaning and oiling the joints. It is amazing the difference it will make even in an old but unused knife. Factory lube can dry out and/or attract all manner of lint, grit etc. I just did this to an old Camillus bone barlow I bought and it made all the difference in the world.
 
What Codger said plus I have found that making sure the springs themselves move freely in the liners helps too...I had some slow travel knives and cleaning the spring areas and lubing with one of those super slick lubes helps (I used Prolong).

I open the blade partially so the spring is extended below the liner and try to clean the crud/corrosion off the sides of the spring...even take some Flitz polish to them on occasion...sometimes, the springs are just corroded enough to slow the snap...it helped.
 
This one is a good candidate for Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment. Moving it now.
 
Sak Guy is right as well as Codger! This is everything I do plus giving the entire knife an oil bath for 24 hours to free up and get rid of any remaining gunk that might be stuck up in the liners. With the knife blades in the open position, I apply Quick Release oil all over the inside of the liners and let it set there overnight. Obviously placing the knife on a rag or paper towel, so the gunk doesn't get on the table top you're using. The next morning you will see what has been released from the inside of the liners/joints. Best way I know to clean and free up the action of your folder. On newer knives, it's often due to poor fitting and I doubt anything can be done short of some serious machinery work.
 
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