I needed this accent way more than I needed any of this knowledge. ❤❤❤❤❤

He sounds like an old school Italian knife gangster! "Why eye outta!"

Extremely helpful. Got this knife as a gift from my grandfather when I graduated high school and have carried it in my pocket every day for 4 years and on a wild land fire crew. Finally got it taken apart, cleaned out a big pile of gunk, and got it greased. Your video was absolutely instrumental in getting this knife serviceable again, thanks!

Nick took a leak and demonstrated and adjusted his action till perfected .... on KZfaq!! The raw courage.

So, I followed, minute by minute your video on cleaning a Kershaw knife... I had just purchased the knife 2 weeks a go on our way home from OBX at a Military Surplus store I like to look through each time we go there, and let me thank you for that video! For a newb to the knife scene it was a great, thorough video to help me give it a good cleaning (and man did it need it). Thanks again and keep up the great videos... my new favorite channel and a new subscription!

Thank you so much. This is my first speed safe assist, and I needed this video to be able to put back my knife back together. And I just may have found myself a new hobby. You’re the best.

That Syringe reminds me of the Dr. in Cannonball Run!

Thanks Nick. A buddy gave me a Leek that was ran over by a tow motor. I took it all apart, cleaned and re lined everything, straightened the frame up and used your video to put it back together. Works like a charm other than a little road rash!

Thanks for the great tutorial.. like others have said, this is an amazing walkthrough even for someone whose taken the knife apart and cleaned it many times before. Appreciate the tips!

Very cool. i've owned a Leek for the last 15 years and have not taken it apart to clean. It doesn't see a whole lot of use but could use a clean. Thanks for the instruction.

Excellent tutorial, sir!!! Thanks for taking the time to do a video like this one. Even though I don't own a Kershaw Leek, I do own a Kershaw Cyclone 1630 TBLKST & a Kershaw Cyclone 1630GRYST. Sort of my own personal "set" of Cyclone Knives. I've owned both of them for about 15 years now and I bought them both brand new. I really liked both of them and I couldn't decide which one to buy, so............I bought both of them. Lol...I just recently started to carry the TBLKST, prior to that, they both sat on a self in my Gun Room for all those years, along with a few other pocket knives that I never carried. On the shelf were the Kershaw Blur 1670 TBLKST, CRKT VOODOO, CRKT PHARAOH, CRKT MY TIGHE and the CRKT MINI MY TIGHE. They were more of a decoration than anything else and I never used them ever. I do carry 2 knives on me at all times, as I did for years before I retired from the Sheriff's Dept nearly 2 years ago now and I always carried a CRKT M21-14SFG and the CRKT M16-13SFG both with their new VEFF Serrations, which I preferred over the older style. Before that I carried a Spyderco POLICE and that thing took a lot of abuse but it stayed in one piece for nearly 20 years I want to say, before I thought, it's time for a change, and that's when I went with the CRKT M21 versions and then my last 8 years or so I went with the 2 CRKT 'VEFF' knives I just mentioned here, plus a boot knife, being a Cold Steel Safe Maker I. Anyway, to get back on point here, I figured that I'd start to carry the knives on my shelf but I found that they opened quite slowly now compared to when they were new and I searched for a 1630 Disassembly video and didn't find one, but I found your video instead and after I watched it I figured that Kershaw would probably use the same basic build technique and sure enough, they did, more or less. So, I've just finished striping both of them down, cleaning them and greasing them and then putting them back together. My god...it's like they're right out of the box again!!! So, thank you for a great video and for explaining your process and not just flying through the video, so that non-knife people can actually keep up to you, while learning something on the way!!! I appreciate the time it must take to record, then edit, then upload so I did want to say thank you for the hard work and that I appreciate your time. Stay Safe, sir!! :)

Very useful video! My Kershaw has been in my pocket every day for the last 7 years and used constantly. Its been perfect up until lately when it has become a bit sluggish so I need to do what this video shows...and I am glad it can be done without any fancy tools! TYVM for the vid!

excellent video! Your tip about making sure an assisted knife is open before disassembly probably saved me a lot of grief. also, starting from NYC and ending up here on the left coast, IJWTS your voice was amazingly refreshing! liked and subscribed!

Got my leek SLAMMING opening again thanks to this video. Thanks Nick!

Man I sure thought this was going to be way out of my league, but With your guidance I am happy to say I have successfully cleaned and reassembled my knife. Thanks alot bud 👍🏼

Great video, I personally never lube the brass washers or that area in general because it tends to build up grime when I do and those washers are designed to run dry, from what I understand. Also at reassembly, if you put the 3 screws in handle and through the plastic spacer you can hold everything together while setting the scale back on the knife. Took me a while to develop this method, but now I do it this way every time. Again, very well done on this video!

Beautiful Plant Ocean on your wrist!! Love my little Leek too.

I cannot thank you enough for this video! I got in a bit over my head trying to clean and reassemble one of these for a friend. Your concise and easy to follow style made it possible to get the knife clean and running beautifully. Thank you so much.

Thanks Nick , just did mine and she's firing like a champ 👍

Awesome video. I have 6 of them and was able to disassemble/reassemble with ease. Thanks

Thanks Nick; I will be cleaning and adjusting with confidence now

Thanks for the tutorial man. My kerahaw broke after 3-4 years and I just wanted to get the spring thing out. Thanks for the vid man!

This video saved my skin, tried disassembly with blade closed and knife flew open like a jack in a box, making it impossible to see how everything was assembled inside.

Dude. You're like a surgeon. I envy youre reassembly skills. Have this knife on the way now...

I had a friends knife I was cleaning and sharpening and although its a different design my memory of taking it apart plus you vid mad it easy to reassemble. Thanks :)

Thanks Nick. Was able to get my knife back in action.

Your comment about the tip lock made plenty sense to me. I just got a new Leek and it is very smooth open. However the tip lock bar broke off very soon after I got it and it opened up in my pocket, so not so cool for. Will send in for repair instead of ordering the part since it is so new and obviously was factory defect.. Thanks for the video.

Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

For the longest time I thought you never take a leak. 😜🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great vid as always!

Great video, thanks for the in depth tutorial!

Excellent demonstration. Thank you.

Great tutorial straight to the point thanks

I made mine Manual, took off the back spacer, and took off the safety lock, it still has perfect detent and is so much better

Great video, super helpful. Thanks!

This video is Leeking puns at an alarming rate .

Thanks. I had to fix my dads knife for him as the plastic safety broke. Kershaw did send me two new pieces at no charge! Now I need to get some nano oil and grease!

Waitimg on new torsion bar for my Leek. Miss carrying it. Thanks for the info.

Very informative video, thanks for posting!

Rumor has it he's still adjusting that in pivot screw. 😃 Seriously, nice video. I've got five identical Leeks I got as a package deal at a store closing. I keep them all over the house and vehicles so I always have one within reach. Nice everyday knives. They probably need cleaned.

Great tutorial!

*Nick,* on these videos you should do a side by side opening from beginning to end to see the performance differences. that would be a thing.

Thank you! Very helpful...

well. i bet i got here the same way a bunch of others have. i got a glow carbon fiber leek and let me tell you... in my haste to get the doctor pepper out of my pivot i didnt think about the speed safe spring.. that sucker hit my forehead, the ceiling, the wall and landed 10 feet away. having put ZERO thought into this before hand i started taking the scales off with the spring loaded. well lol thanks for the help putting it back together.

Thank you so much! My knife is much cleaner now!

Thank you I appreciate the help

Had to used vegetable oil for time being but still works perfect thanks

My very first "real" knife was my 1660H3 Leek. Its not in my EDC rotation anymore, but i still love it. Its the OG all black liner lock version. My Benchmade, Spyderco, etc knives might be better quality, but my Leek has sentimental value

it's a very good knife for box opening and cutting small cord, etc. Fine and sharp small point makes box opening very easy. It's not a rugged outdoor knife... it's for casual use and pocket carry that is unobtrusive.

Good choice in getting that composite blade. I've considered getting one myself. How does the edge hold up on it?

Excellent demonstration! Thanks.

Nice tutorial. It helped me get mine back together correctly.

Nick, I think the first few flips were grimey because the torsion bar was burrowing a track in all that grease, after that, it had a better path where it would still contact the grease (so there is no rattle) but not drown in it.

From what I'm hearing bearings are best but is the reality tht bronze washers are really better ??? Inquiring minds . Love the channel .

Hey, how did you get your Wiha bit driver to hold small bits like it does? I have the other Wiha like you have that holds the adapter bit extension but not your other one. Thanks

You sound like a couple of Simpsons characters mixed into one. Nice video also!

Great video bud, I own a Kershaw al mar am 3, loves it!!!! Just wondering though, can that bad boy be lubed up without disassembly??

Thanks dude, I wanted to know what actually is inside the Espada XL and the Leek.

How do you adjust the centering? I don't think you mentioned it? My blade is touching the right side scale. And thanks for this video. Unfortunately I took apart the knife before watching and did it while the blade was closed! And then wasn't sure about how to put the speed safe back together. You saved me. Haha.

I like the way you talk. :-) Great video. Found it googling since my Leek stopped SPRINGING. Thanks! the grommit that the pivot screw threads in to jsut spins when I try to remove it. Any tips to keep it from spinning?

I love the leek. I've owned 3 of them and gave them away over the years... I stripped the locked clip screws on 2 of them and gave up. Yes, I used my Wiha bits. No, I didn't heat the screws up to loosen factory locktite. 😭😭😭

Hey nick I’ve got pretty much the same knife with a broken tip is it worth fixing by resurfacing it or should I get a new blade. Mine is the 1660 cbbw ken onion design stone wash Damascus Btw it probably has almost a quarter inch of the tip missing

Can you use industrial grease like the tubes that you would put in a grease gun

Any recommendations on grease I could just pick up at Menards or Lowes?

Dude I’ve got the same one that would blow your mind how dirty it is. You’d prob send me a picture of it in the trash can if I mailed it to you! Lol!

So is the grease needed or will it operate just fine without the grease?

So just got everything disassembled…noticed break in the metal of one of the side panels, in the main bolt hole that holds the blade. This is the side panel that holds the speed safe cavity. Should I be concerned? You can see the background change as I move it over the table. Last thing i expected as I followed this awesome vid. Just wondering if it’s still good to put in service of if it’s done? Gonna reach out to Kershaw about this as well. Just don’t know enough about this stuff

What’s the difference between blue and red locktite? Also what’s a good torx driver set? Thanks.

Hey nick love your channel, I just got one of these and I intend on maintaining it for as long as I can, I’m by no means a knife expert, I try to learn off of you lol, but could you give me a basic list of tools and items I need to maintain my knife?

Nick probably takes better care of his pocket knives than most people do for their actual dining knives...

Do you have a video for take down, and maintenance on a SOG Trident?

What’s a good sub for nano grease?

Good morning nick !

What could i use other than nano grease? Iv never done this before. And the pen is just pivot oil?

Probably a dumb question but does this work with the Zing SS? From what I can tell they’re pretty much the exact same knife

Thanks

What’s the driver tool your using nick ?

Nick how do you center the blade?

You should put all of your Lubes and lock tight you use in the description

It seems like all you’d need to do to remove the assist mechanism is to just remove the tension bar. Don’t you think that would work?

Does anyone know what kind of grease is blue and holds the spring bar ? New to Knife cleaning =)

Any idea where you got that pen applicator for the nano oil from? It’s very handy and I’d love to get one

Got a rookie question: What is the deal with the wavy discoloration on the blade? I've seen blade tempering where the craftsman covered part of the blade with clay or plaster to affect the heat reaching the edge of the blade. Is there a connection here?

The blade has been treated so that you can see the two different steels better.... Soak in vinegar for a few hours and the edge portion will darken... Pretty cool... Somehow... I don't use this knife all that much... Rather pocket my Spyderco Native 5 or Manix 2 lightweight...

What is that grease pen called??

I didn't have grease when I cleaned out a speed-safe knife a few weeks ago. I ended up using Vaseline. Was that a bad thing? Seems to have worked.

I wish the detent ball had an actual hole on the blade to rest in. The leek could be used unassisted nicely and you wouldn't having to put the lock on the blade.

Was there a Leek review that I’m missing or is one coming up?

What is the tool that he’s using??

When putting the 2sides together sick your allen wrench through the middle screw hole through both plates and the plastic piece. This allows you to focus more on getting the spring bar into the blade hole and less on keeping everything in place on the back side.

Can you let us know the names of the tools, grease and pen grease you are using along with the blue loctite?

Any tricks to removing the pivot screw? It just spins on the opposite side no matter how tight I try to squeeze it...

One time I forgot to open the blade before I took it apart and the blade flung out of my hands thank God I didn't get cut

I have two of the serrated blade. I bought a second one after I bent / deformed the serrated part a little bit. The thing about the knife is the blade lock is shit plastic & the blade has stabbed me a few times. Not terrible but annoying for sure

Hey Nick I have a problem with my leek it just came in from knife center and the blade centering is atrocious. The blade is touching the right liner. I have the carbon fiber version. I have watched this video and your other video about fixing blade centering and tried all the things you showed in that video and it’s still touching?

Haha I could just tell you enjoyed that 😂

Just wanted to add that - No, you can't use pretty much any grease. I tried 'normal' grease (technically for bicycles) and still had the click on closing. Cleaned it out and switched to silicone grease (which is much thicker) and problem solved.

I like that he’s from 1920

Speedsafe ultimately turned me off of Kershaw.. do I know there are good ones out there? Sure. But in my early knife days, I went through three Kershaws.. a chive, a scallion, and a baby boa. I didn't really like the speedsafe to begin with.. (ok I admit it was cool at First) but I ultimately just saw it as an inevitable fail point. I recall reading something about being good for 10k cycles in their literature and that definitely scared me.. that number can come up pretty quick if you like to play with your knives. Once my 3rd failed, I ended up getting a full stainless dragonfly and never really looked back at Kershaw catalog.

What torx set do you use?

gonna use up the rest of my bacon grease for this job