Let’s see some Oz Machine Company Roosevelt action

[Toivo]

I am curious if anyone has put this knife to hard or even normal use. Almost all for sale posts are for like-new knives and I haven't seen people say much about their experience actually using it.

I can say that it is the thinnest behind the edge of all my folding knives, and comes very sharp from the factory. It also has a very thin swedged tip, and slices like a champ, so I am glad it is Magnacut and not a less tough steel. It is easy to take down and clean. It has the most fun action of anything I have used.

I lost the razor sharpness along a portion of the blade fairly quickly over Thanksgiving opening a few packages, cutting some food, etc. Not sure if the factory edge on this knife suffers from typical grinding/sharpening heat damage or if I just managed to dull the razor edge it a bit quicker than I expected with cardboard. Also I may have dulled it against the scale when I put it back together awkwardly.

 

[Hyesouljah]

I know this started as a photo thread, but I just lube and reassembled my oz and I have a question about bearings: I notice that the balls sit a bit more proud on one side of the cages. I am wondering if it matters which side you put in first. I put it back so the prouder side is against the blade instead of the scales. These are the black and ceramic bearings like this video:

Edit: I got the new cookies and cream in house bearings and I am pretty sure they are symmetrical so it doesn't matter. I think the older ceramic ones I had before probably are too.

While I am asking about this, I might as well also ask if anyone knows the factory edge angle for my knife, #924.

I haven’t need to sharpen mine yet but I think they’re around 20 DPS. I installed the cookies and cream bearings on mine as well, had to back up the pivot a bit more the other day to get the action just right, hopefully the pivot won’t come loose since I broke the loctite but I probably will with a lot of fidgeting. Can’t say I notice much of a difference but I like knowing everything is in-house.

I am curious if anyone has put this knife to hard or even normal use. Almost all for sale posts are for like-new knives and I haven't seen people say much about their experience actually using it.

I can say that it is the thinnest behind the edge of all my folding knives, and comes very sharp from the factory. It also has a very thin swedged tip, and slices like a champ, so I am glad it is Magnacut and not a less tough steel. It is easy to take down and clean. It has the most fun action of anything I have used.

I lost the razor sharpness along a portion of the blade fairly quickly over Thanksgiving opening a few packages, cutting some food, etc. Not sure if the factory edge on this knife suffers from typical grinding/sharpening heat damage or if I just managed to dull the razor edge it a bit quicker than I expected with cardboard. Also I may have dulled it against the scale when I put it back together awkwardly.

I have definitely put mine through a lot of use. Packages, zip ties, food, and everything in between. The edge has held up incredibly well and I don’t have a need to sharpen it for a long while still. I rotate my knives quite frequently these days so that’s probably a good reason why as well.

I have #670 and the newer Roosevelts definitely have a much thinner grinded Swedge which is cool. My MagnaCut blade is also 62hrc where the new ones are 63/64. It’s a fantastic knife but man they’re expensive.

#670 on the left and I believe it was #1040 on the right with a much thinner Swedge