Thanks for the tips JB! Wow using canned air really speeds up the process and seems way more thorough. Don’t know why I didn’t think of that but thanks to you it will be added to the repertoire. 🙏
Good to see how you do that! Using the canned air is pretty dramatic. I just oil and wipe, oil and wipe. Not nearly as exciting. Gotta buy me some air! Thanks, JB!
Same here, just douse it with KPL Original, walk & talk the blade & wipe but have thought about the canned air that BR just showed, definitely gonna try what BR did next time👍
Wowzerssss… Tks for the tutelage on this technique… I have just a slipjoint tomorrow that I’m going to do this on and a can of air that is chomping at the bit to blow the garbage out of it!!
Great video idea! I actually hadn’t ever thought of using compressed air to help push the gunk out. That’s a really good tip. I’ve always just soaked the pivot in a ton of oil, worked the blades, wiped off the gunk, and then repeated until things seemed pretty clean the smooth. I just did one tonight and using the compressed air technique, and it seemed to be quicker.
Great video JB! I use air on my folders to blow the loose lint and stuff out but… your technique using the air to flush the lube and crud out is genius. Thanks for sharing this.
You mentioned flushing a pivot on the last SKL and I was wondering about that (I'm not a slip joint guy). This video was perfectly timed, hah! Thanks JB!
I’ve started cleaning with a water pick and hot water, my knives have no cavities, the hot water promotes rapid drying. Next step is WD-40 as a flush then I start oiling. Adding air is a great idea.
Can you do it with WD-40? I Don't have any KPL and it makes me sad...lol Jody have you heard of BPS Knives, they are a Budget Bush craft ,Fixed blade, Kitchen knives, Company out of the Ukraine? They sell on Amazon, Etsy and they have their own website. I bought 2 so far and they are super sharp out of the box. I bought the BPS Savage in 1066 carbon steel and Bog Oak handle covers under 60 CDN So around 40 or so U.S. I bought them to all so support them in their time of need! William's Knife Life ,does a review of the Savage and other BPS Knives too.
Definatly a great way to do it, I use alcohol at first to get the crap out then I hit it with the oil to get any residual out but your way is great to. I've even used regular 3in1 oil before kpl came out. Also stuff like WD40 works also but it can be a pain with getting the smell out. Mineral oil is one I highly recommend for this process as well as there is no scent to it and does a great job and super cheap but I still use KPL now afterwards for the better protection properties. Thanks for a great vid JB and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable.
Have used 3in1 as well Todd. Any lighter weight oil will work well. Agree about the smell of WD40 or I would use it more! Thanks for sharing your process!!!
I'm expecting the delivery of my first slip joint, in a couple of days. It's a RRR038 in D2. I always clean my stainless locking folders with Dawn dish soap and warm water, followed by lots of air from my compressor, followed by firearms lube. It gets the knives really cleaned out, but they're stainless so rust isn't a worry. Is water a no-no for slip joints? Even stainless slip joints? THANKS for this video and any help you may provide!
I use a container of Petroleum and wash the whole knife in it. Petroleum dilutes and dissolves old oil and dirt and after that I use lots of oil and I have done so for over 30 years with perfect results. Thanks for the video
I’ve got three Rough Ryders and I love them but each one came very gunked up, I couldn’t believe it. I had to spend time cleaning them up. Can you tell me why they come out of the factory that way? I don’t get it. They are great knives and comparatively dirt cheap. How do they accumulate crud in the manufacturing process?
Most likely its from grinding on the blade! Since they are so inexpensive, they do not get the cleaning and attention that they would like a GEC. That's what I believe anyway!
I had a old knife working outside with it it got dirt in the pivots I took a water hose and blew all the dirt out worked brand new however I think it rusted a few days later
Ì use a penetrating oil to flush the pivot and backspring on my slip joint knives then clean it out with acetone and denat alcohol before lubing with a quality oil.
Hi JB, could you consider doing a long term care and storage video? So some of the knife we have we learn to store them safely. Just a thought, thanks my friend 😁
If it was....it was super gritty in this one and was causing the action to be stiff! Works much better now! This method works for pocket grit after lots of carry as well!
Hey JB i normally put oil in that channel and let it sit in that channel then go back and wipe the channel out real good and the back spring wait till you see what you get out of the channel and back spine thanks buddy I always try to show them videos because rough ryders come very dirty and you have to make them the best you can stay well bud
I have had quite a few slip joints in my life, and have flushed the pivots on a more or less regular basis. pocket grit is terrible for the pivot. I use my machine oil can because a lot of it runs through, and is less expensive than good lube. than I lube afterwards with the good stuff. I have used canned air before, but now that I have a compressor, I just blow it out with that.
I use thin aerosol oil like wd40, rem oil etc, flush pivot for 15 seconds or so, move blades, flush again. Then hit joints with compressed air. This will almost always give me a super smooth pivot even before I oil,which on slip joints I use a dry Teflon base lubricant(like dupont Teflon) which does not attract dirt and my knife pivots stay clean for much longer this way for me. Ymmv. Canned compressed air works but I prefer using my compressor wh8ch I can adjust air pressure.
I had a thought Every knife requires a break in period Even fixed blades, materials over time "shift" to their final resting spot And doubly so for slipjoint knives The handle material, the pin, steel and slipjoint assembly" will ultimately move or "shift" to a spot and stop. For those who use their knives, skin oils, debris, dirt will all congeal together and creat a sort of bond which counteracts with moving parts, so essentially if your knife had some blade play at the start, before you start the return process--- just use the knife It solidifies over time. When slipjoint knives were purchased from anywhere from 50 cents to a few dollars, do you imagine people walking around scrutinizing everything they can find about it like we do now? And how long have those knives lasted?
Air is quick and easy, thanks.
It sure is!
Thank you JB for giving attention to maintaining traditional knives!
For sure my friend! Thanks for watching
I've watched this video a few times now. It's great having these videos to refer back to when we do maintenance on our knives. Thanks for sharing JB!
Glad to help where I can!!
Buddy brought me too older knives from a estate sale. I had to rewatch this video to figure out again, how to flush out a slip joint… Kudos!!!
Very cool Rory! Hope it helps!!
Thanks for the tips JB! Wow using canned air really speeds up the process and seems way more thorough. Don’t know why I didn’t think of that but thanks to you it will be added to the repertoire. 🙏
Awesome....glad to help!!!
Just bought 4 Rough Riders for gifts. First time buying them. The pivots are all really gritty on them. Guess I'll try this. Thanks!
Works pretty well.
Good to see how you do that! Using the canned air is pretty dramatic. I just oil and wipe, oil and wipe. Not nearly as exciting. Gotta buy me some air! Thanks, JB!
Same here, just douse it with KPL Original, walk & talk the blade & wipe but have thought about the canned air that BR just showed, definitely gonna try what BR did next time👍
Yeah....the air just speeds up the process a bit! Definitely not a must but it is fun....lol!!
When in a bind, a thin to medium straw can blow out a lot of gunk in there in quick bursts. Not as good as canned air, but it does work. 👍🏻
Wowzerssss… Tks for the tutelage on this technique… I have just a slipjoint tomorrow that I’m going to do this on and a can of air that is chomping at the bit to blow the garbage out of it!!
LOL...right on Rory!! Glad I show you a new trick!!!
GREAT vid man - I know what I'm doin this weekend😂💥
Lol...awesome! Thanks Chad!!
I use Remington Oil, but I will add canned air. The walk and talk on a traditional is calming to me. I also clean the springs.
Flushing with a less expensive oil makes sense and normally what I do! Thanks Rusty!!
I clean all my Case and GEC Traditional knives with my KPL Edci Formula and Blue Lube
Very good Amos!
@@BigRedEDC thank you JB
Appreciate a video like this, learned a good technique to clean my slip joint knives! Ty JB!!
Hope it helps! Thanks Matt!!!
Thanks, JB! This was helpful. I didn’t really know how to maintenance a slip joint. Cheers!
Cool Dan....hope it helps!!
I dig it BigRed! I do something similar only I use camilla oil for flushing and blow it out with a straw. Thanks for showing your technique!
Right on Snuzz! That sounds like it works!!
Thanks for the video!
My pleasure Terry! Thanks for watching!1
Great video idea! I actually hadn’t ever thought of using compressed air to help push the gunk out. That’s a really good tip. I’ve always just soaked the pivot in a ton of oil, worked the blades, wiped off the gunk, and then repeated until things seemed pretty clean the smooth. I just did one tonight and using the compressed air technique, and it seemed to be quicker.
Yeah...helps speed up the process a little! Thanks for checking out my technique Paul!
Great video JB! I use air on my folders to blow the loose lint and stuff out but… your technique using the air to flush the lube and crud out is genius. Thanks for sharing this.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!👍👍
Thank you for showing how to get out that gunk.
My pleasure Michael! Thanks for watching!
I'm going to do the air trick for sure. I use the Jersey Knife Guy's way and it amazes me how well the knife works afterwards. Thanks for the lesson 🙏
Air can help speed up the process a bit! Thanks brother!
Thanks for the video, going to try this on my RR half hawk 👍
Cool! Hope it helps!!💯💯💯
An excellent tutorial! I've always wondered about this process. Great video JB 👍
Thanks so much Jeremy!!
I've got a few knives I'll now be doing this to! Thanks for this bud! Very helpful!
Awesome brother!! Thanks so much!
Great video, JB. Thanks for the reminder to do a little maintenance on my slip joints 👍
Can really help for sure!!!
JB , good video and tips , thanks for sharing ,God bless !
Thanks so much Michael!!
Excellent demo. Great vid. I need some canned air now. Thanks.
LOL...it helps speed up the process a bit!!! Thanks KC!!
You mentioned flushing a pivot on the last SKL and I was wondering about that (I'm not a slip joint guy). This video was perfectly timed, hah! Thanks JB!
Cool Mike!! Appreciate you watching!
Hey BigRed, if the Rough Ryders are like you then they are one heck of knife my friend. Thanks so much for video 📹.
Thank you very much Marcos!!
I’ve started cleaning with a water pick and hot water, my knives have no cavities, the hot water promotes rapid drying. Next step is WD-40 as a flush then I start oiling. Adding air is a great idea.
Thanks for sharing your technique Steven
Can you do it with WD-40? I Don't have any KPL and it makes me sad...lol Jody have you heard of BPS Knives, they are a Budget Bush craft ,Fixed blade, Kitchen knives, Company out of the Ukraine? They sell on Amazon, Etsy and they have their own website. I bought 2 so far and they are super sharp out of the box. I bought the BPS Savage in 1066 carbon steel and Bog Oak handle covers under 60 CDN So around 40 or so U.S. I bought them to all so support them in their time of need! William's Knife Life ,does a review of the Savage and other BPS Knives too.
Yes...I'm sure you could and is kinda 2 birds with one stone! I have heard of BPS but havent checked out any of their knives yet! Thanks daniel!!!
Thanks, keep 'em working like they should.
You bet
Great video Big Red. Very useful.
Thanks so much TD!!
This video was very helpful. Thank you
Glad to help!!
Useful information, thanks. I'll have to take some time with mine.
Thanks for watching Grom!!!
Thanks for demonstrating how to do that. Very informative. Can you do that with other style knives? Thanks 😊
Sure you can CK!! Thanks for checking out my method!!
That's pretty cool. Never heard of this before
Hope it helps at some point timbo!!!
Two thumbs up 👍👍 great video very helpful... Thanks for sharing.. Hope you are having a great week JB...
Thanks so much for watching Ed!!! Have a great week as well!!
Great video!
Thank you very much Stuart!!
Great video! That was a ton of crud coming out of there.
Yeah...that happens sometimes!!! Thanks so much for watching!!
Never thought of canned air! Thanks for the tip! 🤙🏼
Happy to help!
Great info Big Red
Thank you very much Joe!!
Definatly a great way to do it, I use alcohol at first to get the crap out then I hit it with the oil to get any residual out but your way is great to. I've even used regular 3in1 oil before kpl came out. Also stuff like WD40 works also but it can be a pain with getting the smell out. Mineral oil is one I highly recommend for this process as well as there is no scent to it and does a great job and super cheap but I still use KPL now afterwards for the better protection properties. Thanks for a great vid JB and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable.
Have used 3in1 as well Todd. Any lighter weight oil will work well. Agree about the smell of WD40 or I would use it more! Thanks for sharing your process!!!
I'm expecting the delivery of my first slip joint, in a couple of days. It's a RRR038 in D2. I always clean my stainless locking folders with Dawn dish soap and warm water, followed by lots of air from my compressor, followed by firearms lube. It gets the knives really cleaned out, but they're stainless so rust isn't a worry. Is water a no-no for slip joints? Even stainless slip joints? THANKS for this video and any help you may provide!
I avoid using water on any of my knives...even stainless steel. If you get it sufficiently dry, it shouldnt matter but its a personal choice.
Great video
Thank you very much Kevin!!
How do you feel about using high-quality food grade oil to flush slip joints. I use it on my bushcraft and cooking knives.
If it works...it works. These knives don't touch food so haven't used it on any of them
Recommend anything in terms of food grade oils
Vegetable oil
Very helpful info. Great video!
Thanks Richard!!
I use a container of Petroleum and wash the whole knife in it. Petroleum dilutes and dissolves old oil and dirt and after that I use lots of oil and I have done so for over 30 years with perfect results. Thanks for the video
Thanks for watching!!
Its a great idea. KPL is great stuff too
Thanks Bob!!
how did I not think of canned air. I've been paper toweling the gunk out lmao
Whatever works! Canned air does help.
Boy that KPL must be cheap in America,, to waste it like that,, over here in England, it's VERY expensive,, great tutorial tho',, 👍👍,
Is it a waste when it's serving a purpose?
Yes,, it's best to use wd40 for flushing,,, it's cheaper,,,!!
I’ve got three Rough Ryders and I love them but each one came very gunked up, I couldn’t believe it. I had to spend time cleaning them up. Can you tell me why they come out of the factory that way? I don’t get it. They are great knives and comparatively dirt cheap. How do they accumulate crud in the manufacturing process?
Most likely its from grinding on the blade! Since they are so inexpensive, they do not get the cleaning and attention that they would like a GEC. That's what I believe anyway!
Entertaining and educational great video Jb
Thanks for checking it out unclecow!!
Very nice great job! Thanks 🙂🙏
Thank you Mike!
I had a old knife working outside with it it got dirt in the pivots I took a water hose and blew all the dirt out worked brand new however I think it rusted a few days later
Thats exactly to reason to flush with oil!
Ì use a penetrating oil to flush the pivot and backspring on my slip joint knives then clean it out with acetone and denat alcohol before lubing with a quality oil.
Right on
Hi JB, could you consider doing a long term care and storage video? So some of the knife we have we learn to store them safely. Just a thought, thanks my friend 😁
I probably could do that John!!
A pistol cleaning kit is really useful for cleaning knives too.
Sure thing...thanks for watching
I use just enough oil to keep the rust away I like the joint to be stiff so it won't close up so easily.
Very good James! Thanks for watching!
So holding the knife in the toilet water & flushing isn't the correct way to flush a pivot? Dang! I've been doing it wrong. 😂
Hey...whatever works for you William...lol!!
i blow out my knife pivot, with brake cleaner.
then after lube it,works great.
thank you for sharing.
Right on!!
Are you sure that "gunk" isn't just graphite lubricant that's intentionally put there?
If it was....it was super gritty in this one and was causing the action to be stiff! Works much better now! This method works for pocket grit after lots of carry as well!
Hey JB i normally put oil in that channel and let it sit in that channel then go back and wipe the channel out real good and the back spring wait till you see what you get out of the channel and back spine thanks buddy I always try to show them videos because rough ryders come very dirty and you have to make them the best you can stay well bud
Yep...for sure Pete! Dude you gotta hit me up on IG or email me! You won the GM Sonoma!!!
There was a fair amount of gunk in that Rough Ryder.
Yeah...it happens sometimes. Have had all types of slip joints come that way.
It accumulates quicker than most people think.
Very true Randy!!
I have had quite a few slip joints in my life, and have flushed the pivots on a more or less regular basis. pocket grit is terrible for the pivot. I use my machine oil can because a lot of it runs through, and is less expensive than good lube. than I lube afterwards with the good stuff. I have used canned air before, but now that I have a compressor, I just blow it out with that.
Yeah buddy....more power...lol! I normally flush with a less expensive oil as well!!
Sound advice. Please repeat 200 times for a legacy Buck 👍
LOL....some knives come very dirty!!
A bit of gapping makes it easier to clean 😎👍
Thanks for watching!
I use thin aerosol oil like wd40, rem oil etc, flush pivot for 15 seconds or so, move blades, flush again. Then hit joints with compressed air. This will almost always give me a super smooth pivot even before I oil,which on slip joints I use a dry Teflon base lubricant(like dupont Teflon) which does not attract dirt and my knife pivots stay clean for much longer this way for me. Ymmv. Canned compressed air works but I prefer using my compressor wh8ch I can adjust air pressure.
That works too
Thank you for the instructional video the compressed air is a neat trick thanks for sharing JB
Speeds up the process a bit! Thanks for watching my friend!!
@@BigRedEDC You’re always welcome thank you for the knowledge 🍻
I had a thought
Every knife requires a break in period
Even fixed blades, materials over time "shift" to their final resting spot
And doubly so for slipjoint knives
The handle material, the pin, steel and slipjoint assembly" will ultimately move or "shift" to a spot and stop. For those who use their knives, skin oils, debris, dirt will all congeal together and creat a sort of bond which counteracts with moving parts, so essentially if your knife had some blade play at the start, before you start the return process--- just use the knife
It solidifies over time.
When slipjoint knives were purchased from anywhere from 50 cents to a few dollars, do you imagine people walking around scrutinizing everything they can find about it like we do now? And how long have those knives lasted?
Good thoughts!
Yes, you never want to blow your oil all over the place, 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Very, very true Marcos!
4:39 . . eeeww :)
Stop it, my knives are getting jealous.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Get to the point,, too much talking
LOL.....okey dokey!!!!
Great stuff! Thanks!
Thank you Gordon!!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it Kevin