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Comment by Bill DeShivs on January 24, 2016 at 16:36

Correct- but try dishwashing detergent and hot water, then rinse.

Shake as much water out as you can, towel dry, and then flood liberally with WD 40 and wipe dry. The WD 40 will displace water in all the crevices, and provide rust protection in those places.

In Memoriam Comment by D ale on January 24, 2016 at 16:01

It's probably too late .. but, John .. before resorting to disassembly .......

I would try holding the knife under some running hot water first. With the knife open .. I would hold it under the hot water such that the water enters into the cavity between the liners where the blade is housed when closed. Hold such that the blade pivot is downstream in the water flow. Do this for a minute or so .. till the knife itself begins to warm up. Then .. unlock the blade & manually swivel between almost fully open & almost closed .. while the hot water is continually fed into the inside of the knife. This can remove a lot of gunk ..&.. forego disassembly in many cases.

Further cleaning can be accomplished with a cue-tip. Although . sounds to me like you've simply got some "gunk" in the blade swivel area. Running hot water can do wonders in that case.
Obviously .. dry thoroughly afterwards ..&.. add a bit of lubricant to the joint once everything is dry.

Comment by John A Smithers on January 24, 2016 at 14:12

BTW all, my Buck Auto got clogged up with meat juice and is opening real slow.  It was slow opening to begin with, now it barely opens.  I am working VERY slowly to take it apart so I can get it back together. 

Comment by John A Smithers on January 24, 2016 at 14:10

Clint, She is 26.  She says "Dad!  Just because of liking knives doesn't mean I want to get involved with them as a hobby!"  Oh well :-(  About the Pro-Tech auto for Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, I would LOVE to buy one.  Keep me posted please.

Comment by Clint Thompson on January 24, 2016 at 14:06

A young lady who likes Auto knives. Now I know two. PM me and I can help with her interest in knives.

Comment by Clint Thompson on January 24, 2016 at 14:04

John....

Nice looking line of knives. The only thing I could see to be added is a good Pro-Tech Auto. Pro-Tech is making Chris Kyle Frog Foundation knives with the proceeds going to this foundation. These autos are not listed yet but will be soon. I bought one from Dave at the Shot Show. He will be mailing it to me as I bought the first and only one of this design and model. I will post a pic when it is received.

Chris Kyle was the American Sniper. I met with his widow at the recent Shot Show. Very nice lady. His Brother-in-law administers the foundation for Mrs. Kyle. Go to their web site: http://www.chriskylefrogfoundation.org/

Comment by John A Smithers on January 24, 2016 at 13:59

My daughter's favorite knife is a cheap stiletto. For Christmas I bought her a nice Italian stilletto.  No THAT is her favorite knife :-)

Comment by John A Smithers on January 24, 2016 at 13:56

Thanks for letting me join!  Here is a picture of my current EDC line up:

They are all switchblades.

Comment by Bill DeShivs on July 12, 2015 at 21:38

George Schrade's great grandson is sending me authorization, on original G. Schrade Knife Co. stationary, as the repair station for Presto knives!

How cool is that?

That makes: Latama, Hubertus, Grafrath, Ritter, Venier (LePre), KABAR, Colonial, Mauro Mario, and G. Schrade.

Comment by Bill DeShivs on July 12, 2015 at 21:34

David, If you were to call KABAR, they would tell you to call me to repair your Grizzly.

See www.billdeshivs.com for details. I'll be happy to help you!

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