Basic Knife Care
Proper maintenance and care of your knife will ensure longer sharpness of the blade and overall life of your knife.
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Keep your knife and its blade dry. The blade and the metal parts of the knife can rust.
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Keep the knife pivot lubricated with a dry lubricant. We recommend Tuf-Glide Dry Lubricant.
- With the knife closed: place a drop of dry lubricant on either sides of the pivot.
- Open the blade: apply a thin bead of the lubricant along both sides of the knife along the pivot.
- Work the lubricant into the pivot by opening and closing the knife.
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Keep your handle lint free. Use canned air or Remmington's Rem Oil to remove any lint found in-between the two scales.
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Keep your blade's edge sharp.
A dull knife is an useless knife. A dull knife is more dangerous than a properly sharpened knife. We recommend these sharpeners: -
Make sure the screws on your knife are tight. Check them often (more or less depending on use) and tighten when needed; or try Vibra-Tite VC-3 Threadmate to minimize adjustments made to your knife.
- If you don't want to adjust your knife, you can buy Vibra-Tite Permanent Strength Threadlocker. You can also use a bit of nail polish to secure the screws in place.