I personally haven't, I've just seen other folks do it. I have used a butane torch (that's what I had handy) for a few seconds, but only on titanium framed knives. The torch can certainly change the ano if you go for too long. I suppose if you're not feeling confident in it, it's not worth the risk!
Before selling me his RDD, my friend broke the thread-locker bond by placing the knife Ti side down on his glass top range to no ill effect. I'd have more than a little concern about using that method on the double-sided CF of my Strizh. After a little reading, it seems Ti can be colored by flame as well as by direct or indirect heat of sufficient temperature and duration. As the knife remains wicked smooth and free, I'll do as you suggested in your earlier post and leave well enough alone.
Sorry your post sat so long with no answer. The Scout runs on steel bearings. Mine has broken in very nicely and is a smooth, quick flipper and nicely damped free-dropper.
And just 'coz I've got a spare pic from today....
Tnx! They are very clean-looking!Sorry your post sat so long with no answer. The Scout runs on steel bearings. Mine has broken in very nicely and is a smooth, quick flipper and nicely damped free-dropper.
) waiting 6 1/2 weeks, here we are.
ChazzyP
for my obsession with this particular one
I must bow my head and accept the blame, I suppose, but also congratulate you on picking that one up. There are knives from the best makers that can serve as their flagship models and kinda define their work. As the F95 Turtle is for Shiro, so this particular Scout is to Cheburkov. Mine is one of my true favorites and I trust you'll enjoy yours too.So I’d been chasing after this exact variation Scout for a while now and, even though I’ve voiced my misgivings about ordering from the motherland given the current state of things, I just had to jump on it when one happened to pop up on a Russian site. Well, after patiently (yeah, right...
Worth. The. Wait.
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, I have to say I'm very pleased with my Small Strizh. You know I've mostly been into larger knives but have been getting into my mid-sized to slightly smaller blades lately and the Strizh is right there as one of my favorites of that ilk. The carbon fiber is very nice in hand--3D'd and lightly textured--as well as having an attractive random pattern. The knife is a "linerless liner lock" of similar construction to the NorthArm Skaha with the lock bar housed into the CF slab, held in by the interior clip screw, and slightly tucked behind the short, rear-mounted Ti backspacer. It's stupidly light at 2.5 oz and disappears in pocket like a small slip joint save for it having a modest, but very functional sculpted Ti clip. It also makes a very decent shirt pocket carry if needed. I can manage a full 4-finger grip even with my thick old carpenter's mitts with my thumb landing nicely on the comfortable blade jimping that falls half-in/half-out of the handle.
My knife is a 2018 model with its 3.375" Vanadis8 blade running on phosphor-bronze washers. Newer Smalls run on steel BB's (see P ppress 's post #186 above). My knife came from a German dealer and the action was slow and gunky at first, but as such bore the hallmark of one that had sat in stock for a long time and dried out. After adding a little W10 NanoOil and heating to melt what I assume was dried-out grease, the action is incredibly smooth and fast. I can easily manage a two-handed front flip to open and I expect someone longer-fingered and less arthritic could manage that one handed, as have I on a few attempts. All three of my Cheburkovs came with refined and wicked keen edges, are great cutters, and I've yet to sharpen any of them. The workmanship and F&F on all three is right up there with the best of what I own. Geez, I sound like a total fan-boy, eh?
Here's the Strizh with it's over-sized comrade, the Shiro 111...
..and here's a couple solo shots.
