Getting My Collection Started
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WhitleyStu
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Getting My Collection Started
After 25 years of collecting Damascus lock backs I purchased my first three automatic knives this month, thus starting in a new direction. The first was a Hubertus Standard Hunter lever lock and then a Microtech LUDT SF. Last week I received a Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops, which is my favorite of the three for its smooth action. The Microtech has a beautifully ground blade, but the two blue spacers visible through the back do not match the black handles. I was curious if I got the blue spacers by mistake or if these were correct. Also, the button on the Microtech is very rough when depressing where the much less expensive Smith & Wesson Extreme Ops is smooth as can be. I tried some lube on the Microtech button, but it still has a very “gritty” feel when depressing. As a retired machinist I can’t help thinking there is something I can do to “slick up” the button’s action. For my next purchase I have been looking at the Godfather with G10 BT ($$$). Yep, I think the dreaded “Godfather addiction” that I have read about here is trying to take a hold of this 52 year old newbie auto collector!!! I have enjoyed reading the posts here for the past several months and have learned a great deal. Hopefully I will be able to contribute when possible.
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joeybladez
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Blade Switcher
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Re: Getting My Collection Started
Why not combine your appreciation for Damascus lockbacks with your new-found enjoyment of automatics?WhitleyStu wrote:After 25 years of collecting Damascus lock backs I purchased my first three automatic knives this month, thus starting in a new direction . . .
Take a look at http://www.sunfishforge.com/index.html. This guy specializes in pattern damascus and a lot of his knives are autos. Better bring your checkbook, though . . .
Just one more and I'll stop . . . honest!
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WhitleyStu
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Grim, Vagrant, joeybladez, and TRYKER, thank you for the welcome. I think this forum is going to be a great place to learn from you gents.
Razor_54, TOPFLITE, tequiza, you have reaffirmed the actual existence of the “Godfather Addiction”!!! I went to the ProTechs web site and found a local dealer. They had the largest selection I have seen of any stocking dealer. I am a fan of carbon fiber and think that one may start the Godfather collection.
DaveB, I too just build a new house last December and am suffering from a money shortage. Things are just starting to level out since all the landscaping is done, 3 acres of grass is planted and growing, and the wife has the new interior items purchased. A new house sure steps on the credit card in a big way!!
Blade Switcher, the Godfathers with Damascus blades really caught my eye since I am a fan of Damascus knives. I will drop the hint to the wife and see if I can score one for Christmas (will have to be a VERY good boy).
Roccomo, thanks for the info on the gritty feel of the plunger. I called some local fastener suppliers today trying to find a set of Torx bits that are small enough to open the MicroTech so I can have a look at the plunger and mating surface on the blade. I may just order a set of Torx bits and save the time. BTW, what is the smallest size bit I will need to work on most knives? Will it be a T6 or a T5?
Razor_54, TOPFLITE, tequiza, you have reaffirmed the actual existence of the “Godfather Addiction”!!! I went to the ProTechs web site and found a local dealer. They had the largest selection I have seen of any stocking dealer. I am a fan of carbon fiber and think that one may start the Godfather collection.
DaveB, I too just build a new house last December and am suffering from a money shortage. Things are just starting to level out since all the landscaping is done, 3 acres of grass is planted and growing, and the wife has the new interior items purchased. A new house sure steps on the credit card in a big way!!
Blade Switcher, the Godfathers with Damascus blades really caught my eye since I am a fan of Damascus knives. I will drop the hint to the wife and see if I can score one for Christmas (will have to be a VERY good boy).
Roccomo, thanks for the info on the gritty feel of the plunger. I called some local fastener suppliers today trying to find a set of Torx bits that are small enough to open the MicroTech so I can have a look at the plunger and mating surface on the blade. I may just order a set of Torx bits and save the time. BTW, what is the smallest size bit I will need to work on most knives? Will it be a T6 or a T5?
Hey, welcome. And I'm glad someone else notices the "scratchy" buttons on some Microtechs. A new Pro-Tech will also have a scratchy feel. I can only guess that it's the hard steel used that creates the effect. Repeated clicks over time will smooth out the button's action. But in time you may miss the scratchy feel it once had when brand new...just rotate the button, creating a fresh new side to make contact, and the scratch will be back!