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Boker Kwaiken Wooden Mirror - Massdrop Exclusive

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Boker Kwaiken Wooden Mirror - Massdrop Exclusive

Adamantinepiggy

Oct 21, 2017

Just got mine #522 unfortunately since I wanted under 400, and I definitely was pretty early on this drop, but whatever.. Finish is decent, not a perfect mirror, but good enough for the price. Lots of people complaining about gritty opening, but I put one drop of oil on the blade so it ran down into pivot, worked it couple times, and it became perfectly smooth. Wood isn't as nice as I had hoped, but a Q-tip with some boiled linseed oil (to seal up and protect the wood), some spray furniture polish, and a light buff with some soft cloth and it looks great. I much happier with this knife than the piece of shit Kizer Vanguard Bolt I got here (and returned), however the time it took was ridiculous.

donutholer

206

Oct 21, 2017

Adamantinepiggydo you have a picture of the handle once you added all that stuff? I'm pretty disappointed with how it looks

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Adamantinepiggy

Oct 21, 2017

donutholerLinseed oil made the grain stand out a little better, and more importantly protects the wood from grime and oils from the hands. The furniture polish then gives it the shiny luster and depth that the linseed oil doesn't. Hard to catch in photos, but I tried to show how the light reflects on it now. If I wasn't lazy, I'd take it apart and give the scales a finer sand job, but it's fine for a pocket carry piece. Already some fine lint build up in the crevices between the scales and liner edges from me carrying it around in my pocket for a day.

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After posting them, I got "un"lazy, actually took off the scales and hit them with 600 grit and refinished same way. I also mirror polished every little screw, the pocket clip, and the pivot heads. Looks even nicer now.. i wanted to polish the handle spacer too, but it has some weird tiny torx size i dont have. The ikbs bearings wont come out/loose, as long as you keep the pivot area squeezed together when you pop out the pivot. FYI, a fully loaded Glock 19 has enough weight to keep the pivot area together while the pivot is out :-)

svtcobra00

113

Oct 21, 2017

AdamantinepiggyBoiled Linseed oil is a great idea!

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oldschool13

Nov 4, 2017

AdamantinepiggyWhat did you use to polish up everything?

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Adamantinepiggy

Nov 4, 2017

oldschool13Just a cloth buffing wheel on my drill stand and polishing compound. Had to hold the tiny screws with needle nose pliers so they wouldn't shoot off.