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Re: My first Cold Steel knives

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KLJ77 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:37 pm Bob,

Thank you so very much for taking the time to write these instructions out and describe the process. I truly appreciate it. ::handshake:: I have copied your narrative and will print it out to follow when I get my knife. I just ordered it, so it will be in possibly by Tuesday. From your description, it does seem to be a simple process. I'll just take my time with it...and I'll let you know whether I've succeeded or destroyed the knife by my own ignorance. ::facepalm::

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No problem LJ... happy to be able to help you out.

You won't destroy it! By straightening the spring a tiny bit at a time, you can hardly go wrong. If you happen to over do it, you can bend it back (been there; done that). And by hand-polishing the mating parts with 800 and 1000 grit paper, it would probably take you several nights of work to accidentally take off too much material vs. just smoothing up what's there.

I've done it to all my Cold Steel folders and haven't wrecked one yet! ::super_happy::
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Re: My first Cold Steel knives

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Thanks, Bob...your words provide the confidence I need. ::tu::
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Real nice CS collection bob. πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:40 pm Real nice CS collection bob. πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘
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Thanks John! Glad you like 'em. I realize I left another one out of the photo... a Kudu Lite (very inexpensive but tremendous value).
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Bob, Garry...I got my little blue 6" Tuff Lite today. I love this knife. Very impressed...great snap, open & closing, smooth opening.

Now...I must be living right, or something. The lock release on my knife is super smooth to depress and unlock the open blade. No discomfort on the end of the thumb, not stiff, tight or hard to depress. I put a touch of pivot oil on the pivot joint and it's even better. ::shrug:: Maybe with all the negative reviews this knife was getting due to how hard it was to unlock the open blade, Cold Steel did some tweaking to alleviate the issue, or I'm just a fortunate type of guy. :roll:

Nevertheless Bob...I have your instructions saved for future reference just incase. ::tu::
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KLJ77 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 2:37 am Bob, Garry...I got my little blue 6" Tuff Lite today. I love this knife. Very impressed...great snap, open & closing, smooth opening.

Now...I must be living right, or something. The lock release on my knife is super smooth to depress and unlock the open blade. No discomfort on the end of the thumb, not stiff, tight or hard to depress. I put a touch of pivot oil on the pivot joint and it's even better. ::shrug:: Maybe with all the negative reviews this knife was getting due to how hard it was to unlock the open blade, Cold Steel did some tweaking to alleviate the issue, or I'm just a fortunate type of guy. :roll:

Nevertheless Bob...I have your instructions saved for future reference just incase. ::tu::
Congratulations! You are the winner of a small but nice prize in the Cold Steel lottery: a properly adjusted lock mechanism! :wink:

How's the sharpness? Every one of my Cold Steel knives has been shaving sharp out of the package. I mean really shaving sharp.
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How's the sharpness? Every one of my Cold Steel knives has been shaving sharp out of the package. I mean really shaving sharp.
Bob...I can't say mine came 'shaving sharp', but it is sharp. It would not shave hair off my arm, but with a bit of touch up with my Buck Tri steel on the fine side, it wouldn't take much to get it there. Nevertheless, I'm very pleased with this little fellow. It will get some hard use.
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Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 pm Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
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Congrats!

The Tuff Lite is one I always seem to have in a shopping cart but never seem to order. Time to change that!
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desmobob wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 2:00 am
jmh58 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 pm Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
John :D
Congrats!

The Tuff Lite is one I always seem to have in a shopping cart but never seem to order. Time to change that!
Thanks Bob.. ::handshake:: I was the same way.. Just decided it was time.. ::facepalm:: :lol: Looking forward to trying this out.. ::hmm::
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 pm Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
John :D
On its way to "The Rocks" ... ::ds::
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:35 pm
jmh58 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 pm Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
John :D
On its way to "The Rocks" ... ::ds::
John :D
::pace:: ::pace:: ::hmm::
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:25 pm
jmh58 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:35 pm
jmh58 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:58 pm Yinz are BAD, BAD, BAD people.. ::facepalm:: Just ordered a Tuff-Lite in OD Green.. ::tu:: My first Cold Steel.. ::dang:: ::tu:: :lol:
John :D
On its way to "The Rocks" ... ::ds::
John :D
::pace:: ::pace:: ::hmm::
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Out for Delivery!!! ::fc:: ::clapping:: ::clapping:: ::fc::
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The only ColdSteel I have are a Kudu (Okapi look alike) and a Twistmaster (Opinel look alike). The Twistmaster is a beast. It's huge.
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jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:00 pm The only ColdSteel I have are a Kudu (Okapi look alike) and a Twistmaster (Opinel look alike). The Twistmaster is a beast. It's huge.
jerry. What is the oal and blade length on that Twistmaster?? 🀩
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Close enough for government work.
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Tuff Lite. 🎢🀩🎢
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jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:23 pm Close enough for government work.
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I like the OD, John. Nice pick up. :mrgreen:

Am curious about the lock release on yours...hard or not so hard to release?
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QTCut5 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:48 pm I like the OD, John. Nice pick up. :mrgreen:

Am curious about the lock release on yours...hard or not so hard to release?
Thank You πŸ™ Q. Hard but if ya lift up on the blade while unlocking it, it releases just fine. πŸ‘
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My Recon Tanto is due to be delivered tomorrow, and my Kobun and Canadian Belt Knife the day after that... ::tu::

I rarely used a fixed-blade knife theses days and have been picking the Cold Steel folders that I like, but I figured I'd better pick up a few of their affordable fixed-blades just in case the new owners change the line-up.
Bob

Gold is for the mistress -- silver for the maid --
Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.
"Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall,
"But Iron -- Cold Iron -- is master of them all."
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desmobob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:39 pm My Recon Tanto is due to be delivered tomorrow, and my Kobun and Canadian Belt Knife the day after that... ::tu::

I rarely used a fixed-blade knife theses days and have been picking the Cold Steel folders that I like, but I figured I'd better pick up a few of their affordable fixed-blades just in case the new owners change the line-up.
Nice!!!πŸ‘
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jmh58 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:37 pm Nice!!!πŸ‘
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Thanks for the encouragement, John. Sometimes I get feeling a little guilty when I spend money on knives I know I'll probably never use. :oops:

::tu::
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desmobob wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:04 am
jmh58 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:37 pm Nice!!!πŸ‘
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Thanks for the encouragement, John. Sometimes I get feeling a little guilty when I spend money on knives I know I'll probably never use. :oops:

::tu::
Nothing wrong with that!!πŸ‘πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘
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