KNIFE FIRST AID

HOW TO ASSEMBLE A BASIC FOLDER MAINTENANCE KIT

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY BRYAN J. BALL

Folding knives can be many things. They can be tools, weapons, fidget-toys or even just nothing more than fancy pocket jewelry to show off to your friends. But at the heart of it all, they are mechanical objects. They are machines to an extent, after all. I’m a fan of almost anything mechanical. Old cars, old typewriters, bicycles and especially pocket knives. I also try to make sure that I at least have a rudimentary knowledge of how to disassemble and maintain most of the machines that I own. Except my stove, furnace and water heater. Those have the potential to go BOOM and I cannot be trusted. But my knives … I enjoy taking them apart and maintaining them nearly as much as I do using them. It’s not…

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Knives Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, May - June 2020

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