Oz Machine Company Roosevelt - Small Details Review, Disassembly, and Maintenance.

Today we're getting super nerdy about one of my favorite knives I've ever handled, the Oz Machine Co Roosevelt. Yep, fortunately (or unfortunately, for your wallet) it's true: the Rosie absolutely lives up to the hype! This is such an exceptionally well done, well thought out, well designed, and well implemented knife. But what makes it so dang special? Sit back, relax, set the video to 2x speed (😅) and let's find out! Website: https://ozmachinecompany.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ozmachinecompany/ HUUUUGE thanks again to Kev -- @leftyedc -- for loaning his beauty to me to check out. It took me a while to edit this video ('cause it's such a long one), but it was so, so worth it. Chapters 00:00 Background 03:55 Pause for Specs 04:04 The Blade 04:51 The (Deceptive) Grind and Slicing 11:52 Blade Shape 14:02 Blade Material and Finish 17:05 Plunge Grind / Sharpening Choil 18:55 The Handle Finish, Shape, and Ergos 22:32 Finger Choil Design and Placement 25:21 The (Bad) Jimping 28:37 The (Amazing) Clip and Ano 32:41 Backspacer and (Lack of) Lanyard Hole 33:10 Handle Design: Ergos Redux 35:18 Internal Milling and Balance 36:10 Golf Putter Milling 37:37 The Action!!! 38:35 Hole Design and Placement 39:54 Detent and Smoothness 41:00 The Singular CLICK 43:41 Technically THREE Clicks 44:39 How He's Pulling This Off 44:52 The Detent Balls AREN'T the Lockface 46:18 Crazy Early Detent 46:48 Why Two Balls DOESN'T Mean Double Friction 49:10 Alignment of Dual Detent Balls 49:56 WHY To Align It This Way 54:01 Propelled Forward 56:46 NOT Detent Rock 59:50 Let's Look Inside 1:02:25 Bearings 1:06:48 Cleaning 1:07:31 Internal Stabilization 1:09:13 THE DUAL DETENT BALLS!!! 1:12:38 Reassembly Woes 1:15:11 What I Was Doing Wrong 1:16:27 How to Apply Loctite 1:16:56 Tuning Action 1:18:34 Final Thoughts (Including Price) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shop at Urban EDC and want to help support my channel? You can use my affiliate link! It doesn't cost you anything, and I'll make a small commission off your order that'll help fund the channel. https://bit.ly/3qO6lTh If you're interested in the tools I use and recommend for disassembly, maintenance, repair, or just nerding out, check out: https://amazon.com/shop/KnifeNerdery If you shop at White Mountain Knives and want to save 10% on basically everything on the site, you can use code "nerd10" at checkout! https://whitemountainknives.com/ You can get 15% off my favorite minimalist utility blade knife (and a bunch of other cool products) by using code "knifenerdery" over at Aerocrafted: https://bit.ly/4aaVo1D Gil-Tek makes some of the other best EDC utility knives out there, and you can use code "knifenerdery" to save 15% off! https://gil-tek.com/shop/ #EDC #oz #roosevelt #knifenerd #knifenut #pocketknife #pocketknives