My edit to the original post has seems to have caused it to disappear since my posts need mod approval. Apologies if this thread doesn't make any sense for a little bit
I live in Canada so sending a knife for repair can be a risky proposition - the Canadian Border Services Agency is pretty zealous. Knives that are legal to own and carry within Canada are not legal to bring across the border. Border Agents are also able to exercise quite a bit of latitude in what ...
I don't feel like I really own a knife until I've taken apart a knife, tuned it, and sharpened it. I don't need to it, but it makes me happy.
In terms of returning a knife that has been disassembled, the only time I would consider it acceptable is if a defect was discovered during disassembly. In ...
I just picked up a Caly 3 CF in ZDP, second-hand of course. I looked it over and noticed there are some gaps between the CF scales and liners as can be seen in the first photo below (the zoom helps). The second photo of the opposite side which is free of any gaps. I was wondering what ...
Here’s an approach you can take. First fully degrease, clean and dry the hollow interiors. Now stop up one end with a dab of putty and back it up with masking tape. Brace rods vertical with open ends up. Now fill the interiors with thin curing resin like epoxy or polyester and let cure. Now remove ...