Roland, the detente it actually on the blade itself. They have made notches in the bottom of the blade for the half stop and the full stop. It comes into contact w/ the pin going across there. There is no bearing. I should have looked closer at the real thing instead of pictures. Pretty smart idea. See the second to last photo I am posting.Sharpnshinyknives wrote:Roland, Just assuming the detente is hiden away in that metal on the back at the pivot point. My guess is that it’s a bearing from how smoothly it moves.kootenay joe wrote:Thanks Mark but where is the "spring" you refer to ? There is no backspring. Very odd about the absorbent Micarta. Could it have been a bad batch of Micarta because my understanding is it is supposed to shed water and other liquids. The Micarta on knives i have used has not changed in appearance.
Please let us know the outcome.
kj
About the canvas. CK told me there was no way to just clean a spot of oil off the canvas. To go ahead and oil the entire surface, which I figured would be the answer. It may shed water but that canvas is dry and will absorb oil. Which is an issue since your hands have oil in them and you are bound to get oils from other things. I didn’t actually get oil directly on the canvas, it was on the micro towel I was using to oil the blade before I put it in the display case, so it transferred from cloth to cloth, it’s that dry.
It looks fine oiled, it’s darker and I think will be fine. Not sending it back or anything. I would still recommend it, but be aware.
Mark
As you can see from the before and after photos, it doesn’t look bad oiled, but it is darker for sure. The last photo is from CK’s website.
Mark
