6" leverletto clean-up for EDC - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T12:37:33Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/6-leverletto-clean-up-for-edc?groupUrl=kniferepairrestorationupgradegroup&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1463088&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI did another one of these.
T…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-01-10:3181080:Comment:14630882017-01-10T19:58:31.125ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">I did another one of these.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The first one I made for personal EDC survived just over a year & a half of daily heavy use before the spring broke.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It's currently being repaired. However .. I wanted another .. now.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I've REALLY come to appreciate the one handed opening.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In daily use .. I have something in the other hand &…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I did another one of these.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The first one I made for personal EDC survived just over a year & a half of daily heavy use before the spring broke.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It's currently being repaired. However .. I wanted another .. now.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I've REALLY come to appreciate the one handed opening.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In daily use .. I have something in the other hand & would really rather not set it down to open a knife to open it.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">SO0oo .. switchblades .. I love 'em !!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770564928?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770564928?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="721"/></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">^^^^ . As received . ^^^^</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770565353?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770565353?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="721"/></a>^^^^ . Modified .. finger guards removed . ^^^^</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770565955?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770565955?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="721"/></a>^^^^ . Pile Side . ^^^^</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770566481?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770566481?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="721"/></a>^^^^^ . NOTE: It is NOT a Hubertus . ^^^^</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">^^^^ ............. It's a $45.oo knock-off ............. ^^^^</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The original knife is not friendly for pocket carry primarily because of the finger guards. They tend to catch on the pocket while the knife is being extracted. I find them far more pocket friendly with out the finger guards. Just my opinion.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I removed the finger guards with a 0.187" (3/16) 4-flute end mill. The same could be accomplished with a Dremel cut-off wheel. I suggest clamping the leverlock in a secure fixed position. A position which readily exposes the finger guard to be removed. The finger guard is brass. SO0o .. it's soft. The liner is hardened stainless. SO0o .. it's not. Just remove the exposed brass that comprises the guard. And .. just get close .. to the liner. A combination of filing & sanding will remove any remaining finger guard material. Now .. the closer to the liner you get .. the less hand sanding you'll be doing. But .. don't gouge the liner. There's no easy fix for the resultant .. gouge, dent, curse, divet, ... You'll also risk chipping an end-mill. SO0o .. just figure on doing some hand filing / sanding to finish it out.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The scale material is a bone stag. It's seriously OK. My complaint is .. they do not come matched. The ones I've gotten to date ..more often than not.. have one really nice scale & one just average scale.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The jiggeg or simulated file work ..is.. so-so. I state "jigged or simulated" because it's performed by a machine. The depth of the individual cuts is not consistent. In one of six .. the alignment of the cuts varied .. pile side vs mark side .. by a half a notch. That is the worst I've witnessed & is the knife I've posted today. It has zero effect upon the knife's function. Of the 6 or so I've sourced .. it is generally the depth of the individual notches that are inconsistent. Given .. it's a machine operation .. one would expect consistency. However .. a dirty jig or fixture ..or.. a drive for speed / high volume output .. could explain the observed inconsistencies. In one case .. the one pictured today .. the knife would genuinely be more attractive with out the machined "filework".</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">These are not show pieces. The fit-n-finish .. while not bad .. is not at S&M's level. The blade steel alone is worth the purchase price. The blades are not always centered .. this one is. The leverlock design has a tendency to bow the one liner & force the blade to the pile side.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">As EDC's .. these are absolutely wonderful knives! I'm not sharpening it every night .. it's more like .. weekly. The lock mechanism is ..imo.. the safest I've seen for an auto. The 3.6" OAL closed lets it hide in the pocket. The 2.5" blade (2.25" cutting edge) has been all I've needed for everyday life.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The quality of the build & of the blade steel is such that I sourced a few as basis for projects. These are destined for family members & close friends.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770567577?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2770567577?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center" width="721"/></a>The bottom middle knife is the one I EDC'd for a bit over a year & a half before the spring broke. The scales are well matched. The machined filework is reasonably consistent. The blade steel has proven itself.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I'm repairing it !!!</p> This is actually an inexpensi…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-01-10:3181080:Comment:14631652017-01-10T18:21:48.998ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">This is actually an inexpensive knock-off, John.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">.<br></br>The build quality is such that it performs admirably as an EDC.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The cost is such that I have no hesitations modifying it, i.e. I'm not devaluing a collector's item.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The blade steel is most assuredly not the ANSI recipe for D2 .. it's more likely a close Chinese equivalent.…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This is actually an inexpensive knock-off, John.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">.<br/>The build quality is such that it performs admirably as an EDC.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The cost is such that I have no hesitations modifying it, i.e. I'm not devaluing a collector's item.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The blade steel is most assuredly not the ANSI recipe for D2 .. it's more likely a close Chinese equivalent.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In sharpening & daily use .. it is VERY close to Queen's PHD2.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Enjoy</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">D ale</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>john6553 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/6-leverletto-clean-up-for-edc?groupUrl=kniferepairrestorationupgradegroup&#3181080Comment1310326"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">That knife it's not a leverletto. Your knife is a Hubertus leverlock. The Leverletto was designed by Bill DeShivs and made by AKC in Italy. You can purchase a 6 inch lever lock with no "S" at 3knives.com. You can go to BillDeShivs.com to see the real thing or 3knives.com</div>
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</blockquote> That knife it's not a leverle…tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-05-02:3181080:Comment:13103262015-05-02T04:02:13.322Zjohn6553https://iknifecollector.com/profile/john6553
That knife it's not a leverletto. Your knife is a Hubertus leverlock. The Leverletto was designed by Bill DeShivs and made by AKC in Italy. You can purchase a 6 inch lever lock with no "S" at 3knives.com. You can go to BillDeShivs.com to see the real thing or 3knives.com
That knife it's not a leverletto. Your knife is a Hubertus leverlock. The Leverletto was designed by Bill DeShivs and made by AKC in Italy. You can purchase a 6 inch lever lock with no "S" at 3knives.com. You can go to BillDeShivs.com to see the real thing or 3knives.com The condensed version.
tag:iknifecollector.com,2015-05-02:3181080:Comment:13100232015-05-02T03:57:44.935ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">The condensed version.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">The condensed version.</p>
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