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I LOVE VG-10 steel. Way better than CPM-440V. I like CPM-440V as far as edge holding goes, but I cannot seem to get a fine polished edge on it. Now VG-10, man. I thought there was a tradeoff between edge holding and easy sharpening, but I dont think there is with VG-10.

--Matt

Is this price something that is likely to go down with time/increased production? (cause that is quite expensive) Would it be possible to coat only one flat and one corner to make them cheaper? How about offering single ones?

--Matt

VG-10 is my favorite, by far. My experience has been the same as jeff/1911's


--Matt

I'm allowed to dislike one spydie. Uh-oh. That's not good. I really dont like the Native. It's at the bottom of my list. The blade shape just doesn't do it for me. I'm sure to be excommunicated now...

--Matt

So the diamond stones are in? THe post above is nothing but ..................

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--Matt

Hey Guys...

Well, I'll probably be excommunicated or kicked off the forums or something equally bad for saying this, but the Lum Chinese isnt my favorite spydie. First, I love the blade and the blade steel, but I can't quite get over the way it feels in the hand. It just doesnt fit me like my Mil ...

I love BLUEGRASS!!! There ain't no grass like bluegrass.

I like a lot of other stuff too, but (in the immortal words of Ricky Skaggs) "Bluegrass Rules!"

Hey Ya'll...



I got my Dad a Delica for christmas. He had carried an "Uncle Henry" sliplock for as long as I can remember. Actually he had 2 or 3 ready to send back to the company (both broken). When I was younger, he was cutting something (PVC pipe I think) and the knife closed on his thumb and ...

Okay, will the Blue FRN delica be offered in VG-10???

--Matt

Software Engineer. (programmer)

Yep, I'm a computer geek, knife knut (geek), heck I guess I'm just a geek. I dont mind though...

--Matt

Well, I have both. Actually I have two Militaries. (one serrated, one plain). I'm sure I'll get a lot of gasps and stares, but I like the Military better. Although the Lum is beautiful and I LOVE VG-10 steel, the Military is much nicer to carry, handle and use. The Lum Chinese doesnt seem to fit my ...

Thanks Kahz. I'm not a teacher, I'm a software developer. My Lum Chinese had a little scratched place where a clip screw scratched off the coating. I used a green sharpie to cover it and although it doesnt match exactly it looks pretty close...

--Matt

Ah, there's some interesting chemistry involved in anodization. "Almite" is a form of anodization. Unlike steel, when Aluminum oxidizes, it forms a very hard coating that does not flake off. Aluminum oxidizes pretty readily in air. Anodizing is a process where a metal is placed in a "cell" (like a ...

Get well soon!!

Hey nervous...

I took some thinner carboard and wrapped it around my sharpmaker stone and clipped it on with those metal "binder clips" and applied that stropping compound. I used stroked the blade backwards up the stone and it worked great. The stiffer cardboard keeps the blade from getting as ...

Boy, that one sounds familiar...

(kiddin)

Have delicas on order for my father in law and father. Talked my sister into getting Dad a Sharpmaker also.

Call it "Spydievangelism"

--Matt

I Know I'm Not Just Another Knifeknut

(a slight revision of my previous one, so this technically isnt a second guess. okay, maybe it is....)


--Matt

Well, I've wasted about 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. I have no idea.

I Know I'm Not Just A Knifeknut

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boo hiss

--Matt

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Edited by - mundele on 11/26/2001 11:15:04 AM