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I use a drop of Tuf-Glide on my pivots. I don't have a Raven but it has my Cara Caras and Meadowlarks buttery smooth with no squeaking. As for the Byrd hole my hands are covered in calluses and I've still found a couple of Meadowlarks and my wife's Robin a bit sharp out of the box! As Sal says thou...

So it's worth noting that unassisted flippers are actually better fidget spinners than assisted ones since they close more rapidly. As an infrequent knife user though it's 100% certain that my knife will deploy and lock up with an assist, in contrast on my Byrd or Rat I go about 2 for 3 right now an...

sal wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:06 am

Hi Gnomersy,

Welcome to our forum.

On the squeak, I would oil and break in for a while. On the sharp edge, some of our customers use a ceramic rod to break" the edge, but it does "grab" better when sharp.

sal

Thank you Sal!

So I just recently got a Raven 2 after some deliberation as a budget PM2. Essentially that cost difference coupled with the fact that I like the Bird eye cutout more than the Spydie hole became the operative factor but I've had a few small issues. One when opening and closing the knife there is a sq...