The Bears' Den--Shirogorov Showcase


TRfromMT said:
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Throwback Thursday... I recently came into a F95T, blue anodized, Vanax 37. This is the first Shiro I had several years ago. Probably my all-time favorite knife. I sold it a couple years ago (before I realized that, yeah, that was my favorite). Stupid.

I missed out on this on on the exchange by a couple hours. But oddly enough the guy who bought it was actually the one who sold me my first one originally. We exchanged a few messages ("Hey, if you ever sell this one, please think of me."). About 2 weeks ago he contacted me and said he'd let it go to me.

You can bet I took no time at all saying yes.

In spite of having just made deals on two other Shiro's that week, I knew I couldn't let this one slip away again. It took some painful decisions to sell a couple other nice knives I had, but it was all worth it.
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Man - that's awesome! It's so cool when a knife you love gets back to you. And I feel you when it come's to tough decisions - I've had to thin the herd dramatically in order to get the Shiros I currently have. My first F95 inbound, BTW.
 
Chuck_Nunface said:
Since ChazzyP ChazzyP posted his broken down HaTi yesterday, I might as well shoow the Quantum today. Took it apart to adjust the clip again (bent it out a tad, but then it was a little too tight - now it's a little loose again :rolleyes:). I lost 1 bearing last time (runs fine less a bearing, btw), but I got a bag of 1.5mm SS in from Amazon.
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marchone said:
Brave man.
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The difficulty level of uncaged bearings is oversold. just make sure you have a edc tray or like I use, a white towel - keeps the bearings from bouncing too far. The tweezers I have are less than ideal, but get the job done. Minimal pressure and patience is key when handling the tiny 1.5mm bearings.
 
I was gonna open up the RDD to tighten up the clip but never got around to it today--just carried and used it. I try to avoid thread-locker on anything but will break down and apply some to that screw as this is the third or fourth time it's loosened and it's a PIA to have disassemble the knife just to stop the clip from wiggling in its recess. Still, it's a minor complaint for a knife that I enjoy so greatly.

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Chuck_Nunface said:
The difficulty level of uncaged bearings is oversold. just make sure you have a edc tray or like I use, a white towel - keeps the bearings from bouncing too far. The tweezers I have are less than ideal, but get the job done. Minimal pressure and patience is key when handling the tiny 1.5mm bearings.
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What about when re-assembling to ensure the bearings don't move? That's my biggest fear. Is that all the bearings stay seated and don't come out to play or move around when re-assembling. How bad/difficult is it?
 
I don't find taking them apart and putting them back together that bad a project. I use a magnetized dental pick to place the bearings one at a time starting with the clip side. I then put on the blade and attach the bearing race on top of that. After putting in the bearings I center it as close as I can and then add the show scale side. Install screws and tighten to spec. Easier to do then to describe. There are vids on youtube showing the process.
shorter version: I install the upper bearing on the blade and flip the outer scale over and down onto it.
 
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SpaceGhost88 said:
What about when re-assembling to ensure the bearings don't move? That's my biggest fear. Is that all the bearings stay seated and don't come out to play or move around when re-assembling. How bad/difficult is it?
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Like Mr.sig239 Mr.sig239 said, follow those steps. The milling for the the cages makes it somewhat "self- centering" if that makes sense
 
No 111, but kind of a gray day, so a little sharpening inside on a quiet Saturday.

My usual routine is up to 800 grit on Venev bonded diamond stones. (Sometimes up to 1200 but not very often these days.) I strop on black, then green rough-sided cowhide strops. That is usually enough to whittle hair.

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