We inspect our carry guns. We clean then and function check them. Do we do the same with our carry knife?

My favorite EDC Benchmade needs to go back for repairs. The liner lock quit working!

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Yes. I use a knife every day so I know they're good to go. Which model BM and how did the liner lock break? I've never seen one fail.

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Sent my seven year old Spyderco Delica 4 to Golden, CO for a sharpening this morning. In the past I've lost, broken, or worn out the knives I carried for long terms of time. I have other knives that can cover for this one while it is being worked on. I've developed a fancy for Spyderco Delicas and now have more than one to fill my needs.

There is not much to go wrong with the slip joint & back lock folders that I carry around. Since I can get them at least as sharp as the factory I would not send a knife in for free sharpening.

I suppose with the modern flippers it is prudent to occasionally inspect what ever keeps them from opening in your pocket.

Edit to ask: Have you found knife laws in the "Washifornia" RCWs? I could not find any in Title 9, Crimes & Punishment.

It's a 672 exactly like this one.


Looks like the blade is worn at the point where the lock engages. I've had it for several years. Disappointing but I know Benchmade will take care of it.

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RCW 9.41.250: Dangerous weapons—Penalty.

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I carry a Delica everyday. I use it nearly everyday. Once or twice a week I check to make sure I don't have dust bunnies taking up residence in the locking mechanism. About once a month I do a more thorough cleaning and add a little lube. Every couple of months I touch up the edge.

Mine have always gotten full of pocket boogers over the years. Blow 'em out, a few drops of Kroil, work the action, wipe 'em off, and they're good to go. Gotta do it every two or three months . ..

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Check it again before you go back to work.

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Got a new one for my birthday last month. Throws out like greased lightning . . .

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Ohhh! Can I see? What'd you get?

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Just the other day I whipped out my EDC for a quick cut and realized that it didn't lock open. I checked it and found a big chunk of lint jammed in the lock notch on the blade. It was fine when I used it just a few hours earlier.

That's how I found that mine wasn't working correctly. Sharpened it. Cleaned it. Then tested the lock. No workie.

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The one on the bottom. Benchmade Impel gent's knife. Auto . .

The one on top is a little more worn, and has to undergo the Kroil and cleaning regimen more regularly . ..

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I started carrying a small fixed blade a few years back. No moving parts to worry about...

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I had the same thing happen to me. I Edc a buck 110, the lock was completely non working, no idea for how long. It is the second one from the left.

Benchmade has the best customer service ever whenever I send a knife in for life sharp service my knife comes back like new. Sharpened any worn parts replaced even scales. You can't beat the axis lock I don't think there is a stronger lock out there.

My Boker auto has functioned perfectly for over 5 years, but I do check it every day for crud in the mechanism. I also ( as Muss Muggins ) let a couple drops of Kroil do its work some evenings to keep it clean.

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I carry a Swiss Army knife in my pants for smaller, routine uses. My lockblade goes in a Cordura belt pouch. Keeps lint and the like out of it, and allows faster access.


And pipe cleaners and toothpicks will clean lint and crud out of pocket-carried knives. A little oil inside avoids rust. But don't overdo it.


I suspect that a spray can of compressed air will dislodge small particles from locking mechanisms.

True. I've sent knives to them in the past. I do have 5 other Benchmade knives with the Axis lock. I do believe they are the strongest.

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Knife laws in my state, KS, are much more liberal. I agree with them. I check my knives often to make certain they work properly, especially the one I carry most which is an SOG fast open knife with a 4" blade. My bowie knife collection not included, the carry knives are all 4" blades and assist open.

I just received another handful of "assist" torsion bars for my Kershaw Leek. I had noticed it was beginning to get a little weak in opening. Kershaw is so nice, just send them an email and a little bagfull of the parts show up in the mail.

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You bet I do...every night. You have to realize, though, this is a 97-year old knife and I use it every day to do everything from opening the mail, to cutting the string on hay bales, to opening feed sacks. And every evening, I sit there in my great-grandfather's rocking chair, watching the news, and touch up the blade on the big Arkansas stone.

I clean the gunk out of it with a Q-Tip and, like Texas Star suggested, I will occasionally add a touch of oil to keep it lubricated.

Hopefully, with a little care, it'll last another 97 years.

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That is a great vintage knife, I am happy to see you use and enjoy it. I am sure you know it has great collector value, enjoy and keep on using it thats what they were made for.

I am probably different than most when it comes to how I view a knife because I look at my EDC knife as a daily use tool and not really as a defense weapon. Most of the time I carry an old fashioned Marbles Large Stockman (made in Gladstone - 2001) with Sambar Stag sides, which is just about the slowest deployable knife around. Needs two hands to open but has razor sharp blades. Always kept clean, sharp, lubricated and in good repair.

If I am going somewhere that I feel the need to have a rapidly deployable blade with only one hand I will carry my Kershaw Ken Onion Leek or one of the Sheath Knives I own.

Not to say anybody is wrong at viewing a knife as a weapon - I am probably wrong in not doing so myself, but I grew up in different times and places and maybe that is the reason I don't. I might be wrong here........ but that's why I have a gun.

Check mine every time I take it out of my pocket. If wiping it out won't do, it gets the hot, soapy water treatment. Rinse, dry, a spot of 3-1 oil, back in business till the next time.

I do check my carry folder, a Buck model 345, every so often. I check for function by flicking it open once in a while and blow any lint or crud out of it with compressed air. I tighten the screws when necessary and every other month or so I wash it with the other knives and utensils when I do dishes.

I mainly carry it for self defense back up and not as a working knife so it doesn't get used much and stays nice and sharp. I also carry a smaller pocket knife that I use as a working knife if needed.

That'll come in handy for all those times you're fighting off your back.

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edc, a Boker knife, 2", length wide blade, carry it on a cut down knife sheith w/ a cabernet for quick take off on a pants loop. keep it clean, never know when i might use it to eat with.

If it's in my pocket,I know my edc knife is in good condition.

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One of my regular carry knives is an Opinel #8. I just checked it and found I can open it with a fick of the wrist. Can't do that with the #6 I am carrying today.

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Indeed . . .

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First, "sheath" is spelled that way, not "sheith". Not spelled "sheaf", either, as some do here. A sheaf is a bundle of wheat. The plural is sheaves.


And a "cabernet" is a wine, or the parent grape, the best known varietals being cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.


Could you try again and let us know what you really mean when you refer to a cabernet? I doubt that you're attaching your knife to a wine bottle...

I dunno. Maybe he means "carabiner." Of course, I never want to be accused of making suppository remarks.

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I actually have made it a habit of checking my carry knife. I use it all the time. Usually I'll clean it out, then wash it with some dish soap, just incase I run into a steak or something that needs to be cut..

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If you find that you occasionally use your knife at meal time use a little mineral oil as a lubricant. It won't impart any unpleasant taste to your meal like petroleum based lubricants can.

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My old Buck 110 and my Benchmade Emissary 470 (wonderful how that flicks) both get significant care, as they should. My 37 other knives, not so much, but they are pretty.

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Thanks guys, I sharpened and stropped all of my carry knives (I now have a bald spot on my left forearm) plus checked them for function.
Also, since I live in West Virginia and travel frequently in Virginia and Maryland, I checked the laws concerning concealed carry knives.
Good thing too, there have been some changes since I last checked.
The assisted opening knife I was carrying turned out to be illegal.

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I haven't checked m Swiss Army Tinker in too long. Got to open it all up and see what lint it's connected. I have a couple of Laguioles around the kitchen, and periodically I put some oil on the hinges. They're stainless, even the spring, but it doesn't hurt as they often get washed. I don't run them through the dishwasher, though.

For that reason I use Lubriplate FMO-350-AW on my knives (guns too). It's made specifically for food processing machinery, so it imparts no weird smells or tastes. It is mineral oil based. They also make a grease that works great for all the things that gun grease would be useful. And they make gun-specific lubes that are a fraction of the price of the latest miracle snake oil. Their customer service is top notch to boot. I don't work for Lubriplate or anything; I just like the product.

Both CLP and Kroil have a very distinctive smell that I personally find objectionable, especially the Kroil (works great, though). I can smell that stuff a mile away. If either gets in my clothes, I can still smell it even after a trip through the wash. Is olfactory printing while carrying concealed a thing?

I have an old Buck 110 that I bought in 1977 so its been down the road a few times. Every so often clean out any lint or foreign matter a just a couple drops of oil. On mine if you grab the blade with the thumb a forefinger and flick the wrist the weight of the handle will work just as well as an assisted knife. Used to have sharp edges on the brass but carrying it in the holster or pocket have worn then down some. Great knife and think it cost me $25 back then. Frank