Just your average knife nut with a passion for sharpening.
I've carried a knife since I was a little kid, 6-7 years old, and that was 25+ years ago. Like many of you, my Dad taught me about hunting and fishing and the tools that are needed for those sports. At a young age I couldn't carry a gun everywhere but my Dad did let me carry a pocket knife; been carrying one ever since.
I taught myself how to sharpen a knife after damaging my fair share of good blades. Through the years my skills and my tools have improved. In the last few years (since about 2013) I started sharpening all my knives to a polished mirror finish. That caught the attention of my friends who are also a bunch of knife nuts and I started sharpening their knives. MIA Blade Works was born - Founded Jan 3rd, 2018.
I like my knife. Did have to take off the activator side and remove a small piece of debris that was causing poor opening. No big deal. Love the knife.
Man to whoever wants to get this blade i highly suggest you dont you dont unless you wanna deal with having to dissasemble the whole thing in order to get it to work. Iam gonna sell this pos. Iam just gonna stick to the recon-elite blades way friendly maintance cleaning and dissasembly. Unlike this piece of crap.
That's what he gets for buying an OTF. I have always said they are garbage and I will never own one. They have too many failure points, are high maintenance, and unreliable. A total waste of money.
I have the mini and the full size. I rarely use the full size but it occasionally doesn't eject right and feels loose compared to the mini which is very tight and quick to eject but also very difficult to retract. The trigger slide is super stiff and difficult to move. Do I need to take them apart and adjust them? Glad I found this video because I've been terrified to take these knives apart lol.
Wow!!! Were you able to keep the chisel edge or did you reprofile? Also what sharpening system did you master to get that beautiful edge on a recurve? Thanks and excellent job!
What size star head did you use. Also do you know the size of the screws. I know one side is bigger then other. I strip a few of them trying to use a allen wrench ouch
It is... I've been trying to reassemble mine without removing the pins in the firing switch... I've tried every which way (including the way described in a comment above) and... no. I have to find a punch small enough now 🤦♂
my dad gave me his benchmade 9700(?) auto knife with a broken spring and i finally got a replacement! .50 coil is what you need! but i’m so excited to rebuild this ive watched my dad use it for YEARS! this will help me a lot even tho it’s slightly different!
I saw this advertisement on the internet today for a Benchmade 3300 infidel for like $100 is that for real I don't get it like is this some kind of joke is it made in China or something like aren't those normally like $500 knives how can they sell it for $100 I don't get it have you guys seen that you know what I'm talking about
Are the so called leaf springs very thin Flat steel that you stack to create tension? You said twist leaf springs together? Pls clarify..found this very good video, just confused on leaf spring position....thnx for sharing knowledge...I'm in the fence on microtech or benchmade..the firing mechanism wise....
