Who has medfords?

The Jer said:
I know it's a few posts ago but that talk about the rmp's spine not lining up with the the blade is true but not that bad. A little sloppy? What? But it's not as bad as the (hang on let the hate engine spool up) the UMNUMZAAN. i don't own an rmp but have seen the pictures. I had an umnumzaan and the spine of the blade is higher then the handle. Never heard anybody complain about that. It's off by more then the rmp from what I can see. But let's dare not complain about crk in case I get called a witch and get burned at the stake. Love crk and Medfords btw. Good day all.
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It's not due to the build quality, it's part of the design (like the Umnumzaan). Believe it or not, the RMP actually grew on me and I have one en route. It will be my 4th Medford.
 
Gizler00 said:
Love this knife.
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This Arktika has make quite an impact on everyone I've shown it to in person, especially when I point out some of it's unusual features and the super tight tolerances it exhibits. I'm glad I found a raw one (tumbled frame and blade, no coating or anodizing). I think that is in character with it, leaving it's design to stand on it's own.
 
Yes it did get dissed. I got a tumbled viper best flipper I've ever owned. Not sure I want to use it. My tff1 is my daily.
 
Medford Custom Arktika comming my way in about two weeks, Ti upgrade hardware, S35VN blade, full PVD coating with the Medford M logo put on the blade. I am very excited to say the least.
 
Dean Crail said:
Medford Custom Arktika comming my way in about two weeks, Ti upgrade hardware, S35VN blade, full PVD coating with the Medford M logo put on the blade. I am very excited to say the least.
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Extremely excited to see it too - PICS THE DAY IT ARRIVES!! I love the Arktika, want to see more of them in the wild.
 
I read all the criticism of the Medfords & I even agree with some of it. None of that changes the fact that every time I pull out one of my 4 Praetorians (one Rainbow ANO TI, one Blue all TI Micro, one all blacked out Carbon Fiber Stealth and one brown with flamed TI lock side) it brings a smile to my face. The precision fit of the blade/scales etc. is absolutely phenomenal.

None of them have a trace of blade play or rock lock, yet they are smooth as butter after a rather long break-in period. I know Medford says you should never disassemble any of their knives, I have taken every one of mine apart & very slightly lubed the brass washers with a dot of Extreme Fluoro grease & then adjusted the pivot to my liking (with a drop of blue Loctite to keep it where I like it)

Are they my best slicers?? Of course not, but they always cut whatever I need to with no problem.

I carry a rainbow Anodized TI as my EDC. It is definitely a beast,





but I've always been a sucker for the bigger folders (I have 3 Emerson CQC-11s, a Nathawut pimped Patriot & the wood scaled Patriot among other things).

You guys can make fun of my "sharpened brick" that I carry everyday LOL, but I'll use it for years & then leave it to my son (it's certainly not going to wear out)

~John
 
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symphonyincminor said:
More pics! :)
The last thing I have to get over is the proprietary hardwear, but the knives are built with such tight tolerance that I doubt anything other than the occasional cleaning should keep it going for years without having to take the knife apart. .
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Medfords are simple to take apart. All you need is a spanner wrench or a set of snap-ring pliers to loosen the pivot.

The scales are held on with T10 torx drive screws (you need the torx drive socket with a hole in the middle).

I have taken all my Medfords apart, lubed/adjusted the pivot to my taste etc. They are really not much harder to disassemble than my Emersons.

~John
 
(I've heard) all you need is 2 wooden golf tees held side by side, make a perfect non scratch tool to remove/tighten the pivot screw. I'm just sayin.
 
HOKIE_FAN said:
(I've heard) all you need is 2 wooden golf tees held side by side, make a perfect non scratch tool to remove/tighten the pivot screw.
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I haven't tried that, but I doubt it would work. I holes you are spanning are tiny & they are screwed in really tight (and also loctited)

Grainger sells a spanner for $20 that works perfectly:

https://www.grainger.com/product/EA...7fb57aac4e2b9dd110f4f8303d161ff13&origin=prod

I have a set of Snap-On brand snap-ring pliers that also work fine if you're careful.



~John
 
^^^ have any pics of them disassembled? I am curious to see it apart.


Can't wait for mine to get here!!!
 
I see a Medford in my future. Partly because of the hype/hate, mostly because I just want one example of a "OVERBUILT" folder with a blade that's to thick and ridiculously early lock up. It's a fun sharpened folding crowbar.
 
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