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If I hadn’t been on the trail of this one I sure would have.
was gonna tag ya actually, but i have enough infractions in the sales section for laughing at gec flippers, actually that expires tomorrow!

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If I hadn’t been on the trail of this one I sure would have.
PM...easy.was gonna tag ya actually, but i have enough infractions in the sales section for laughing at gec flippers, actually that expires tomorrow!![]()
PM...easy.
Well, I caved. Bought a tanto 'zaan in the Exchange tonight. Only excuse for being a weak, weak man is that my b'day is coming up...so...I covered that base...and told my wife thank you for buying the knife I just ordered.![]()
Mine’s coming up too. I used that excuse for three CRKs and a ZT. Guess who’ll be getting a truckload or two of coal for Christmas this year.Well, I caved. Bought a tanto 'zaan in the Exchange tonight. Only excuse for being a weak, weak man is that my b'day is coming up...so...I covered that base...and told my wife thank you for buying the knife I just ordered.![]()
Congrats and Happy Birthday!Well, I caved. Bought a tanto 'zaan in the Exchange tonight. Only excuse for being a weak, weak man is that my b'day is coming up...so...I covered that base...and told my wife thank you for buying the knife I just ordered.![]()
I only use a total of three small dabs of grease. One between the bushing and the blade, then one on each side of the blade under the washers. Very small indeed. I do use my finger to spread them, but I then clean my finger tip with an alcohol soaked paper towel before proceeding. I suppose you could also use a Q tip to spread the lube. Make sure to get some on the detent ball track. Some guys massively over lubricate their knives.Question: Gow do you remove what feels like a microscopic lube film? It happened to my small Inkosi, and now it feels like it’s on my small Sebbie, too. These are the only knives I’ve disassembled to clean and re-lube. I’ve watched the videos, and those guys never seem to get the lube where they don’t want it. Me, I can’t keep the stuff off myself. I always get at least one tiny dab on a fingertip, and from there it gets everywhere. Consequently, handling both of these knives for any period of time ends up with what feels like a smidge of the stuff that starts on the spine of the blade and feels like it’s all over my fingers before I’m done. Has this happened to anybody else? I’ve tried wiping it down with a damp sponge with a drop of dishwashing liquid, and a cleaning cloth dabbed in rubbing alcohol. The knives feel good at first, but then after a few open/closes, I feel that almost sticky residue again. It’s very slight, but I feel it.
I believe it’s starting to.Am I mistaken or has the frenzied secondary market for crks cooled off a bit?
The market overall seems to be slowing down. And it’s about time, I’m wanting some CRK magnacut in a tanto or insingoI believe it’s starting to.
Hope so. I'd like to start amassing a collection of Regulars.Am I mistaken or has the frenzied secondary market for crks cooled off a bit?
Ive started to kick myself daily for not buying that last one...Hope so. I'd like to start amassing a collection of Regulars.
There's one on the exchange for four grand right now. Ooof!