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by blues
Sun Sep 03, 2023 1:44 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Food Grade Protectant for Tool Steels
Replies: 39
Views: 4706

Re: Food Grade Protectant for Tool Steels

Inexpensive pharmaceutical grade mineral oil is all that you need.
by blues
Tue May 02, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Gayle Bradley 2
Replies: 46
Views: 3922

Re: Gayle Bradley 2

^^^^

Thanks. :cheap-sunglasses

I'd been on the fence for a while, but when I saw it offered up at about what I'd pay from an online vendor...I couldn't resist.
by blues
Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Gayle Bradley 2
Replies: 46
Views: 3922

Re: Gayle Bradley 2

The 1 must be great...but in truth, the 2 with the micarta scales is very comfortable in my hands...and I don't find it difficult to close. Maybe I'm just lucky or have callouses in the right places.
by blues
Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:15 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Gayle Bradley 2
Replies: 46
Views: 3922

Re: Gayle Bradley 2

I was fortunate enough, some months back, to find one in new condition at a great price that had already been upgraded.

Love it.

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by blues
Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives
Replies: 106
Views: 12379

Re: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives

I feel like MagnaCut will be the truly stainless complement to CruWear, for those wanting a "best compromise" steel that favors corrosion resistance over sharpening response. From what I'm hearing, the reports are very favorable on the sharpening response, as well as the ease of putting a...
by blues
Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives
Replies: 106
Views: 12379

Re: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives

Well I’m happy that I bought two MagnaCut bladed knives in the past couple of weeks. So, the better they perform the happier I am.
by blues
Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:34 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives
Replies: 106
Views: 12379

Re: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives

M390 does have better edge retention according to Larrin's chart:

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by blues
Wed Mar 29, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives
Replies: 106
Views: 12379

Re: We don't actually need to Magnacut *all* the knives

I can't find anything not to like about a steel that has attributes similar to CPM Cru-Wear with added corrosion resistance. As my buddy, knife maker Jerry Halfrich, always tells me about the steel he chooses in making a knife...it's about achieving balance. MagnaCut has it in spades. Just my opinio...
by blues
Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:51 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Mike Sastre passes
Replies: 28
Views: 2320

Re: Mike Sastre passes

Sad to hear. Mike was one of the stalwarts I'd visit with at the shows back in the day. RIP friend.
by blues
Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:29 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: How much does toughness matter?
Replies: 55
Views: 2955

Re: How much does toughness matter?

Thanks, Shawn. Always appreciate your helping to put things in perspective.
by blues
Sat May 14, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Why are so many people concerned with perfect blade centering?
Replies: 259
Views: 23790

Re: Why are so many people concerned with perfect blade centering?

Why are so many people concerned with other people's being concerned with perfect centering?
by blues
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Sharpening the tips of blades?
Replies: 19
Views: 1883

Re: Sharpening the tips of blades?

Doc Dan wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:15 am
blues wrote:
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:04 am
This short video by Lance Clinton shows a good way to address the tip on the Sharpmaker:

Ah, that is some good stuff. Thanks.
You're welcome. Hope it helps. :cheap-sunglasses
by blues
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:04 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Sharpening the tips of blades?
Replies: 19
Views: 1883

Re: Sharpening the tips of blades?

This short video by Lance Clinton shows a good way to address the tip on the Sharpmaker:

by blues
Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: New Knife Steel Ratings by Knife Steel Nerds
Replies: 116
Views: 14409

Re: New Knife Steel Ratings by Knife Steel Nerds

Entertaining...and...educational. Fantastic work, Larrin. Thank you for sharing with us.
by blues
Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:35 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: How tough is Cruwear?
Replies: 44
Views: 6612

Re: How tough is Cruwear?

SpyderEdgeForever wrote:
Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:19 am
When will we have stainless CruWear?
Now, apparently.

Just happened to be re-reading this thread and thought how appropriate that Larrin's "MagnaCut" seems to have provided the answer to that question.
by blues
Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Cliff Stamp has passed away
Replies: 114
Views: 18928

Re: Cliff Stamp has passed away

Wow. I was not prepared for this. Love him or not, he gave a lot to this community...and he challenged us all, on a variety of levels.

R.I.P. Cliff.
by blues
Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:02 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Benchstones: Necessity for dressing / roughening the surface?
Replies: 10
Views: 925

Re: Benchstones: Necessity for dressing / roughening the surface?

An option made by a German company and perhaps available in your area are the rubberized Sandflex Sanding Blocks. They have many household uses and can be used on the ceramic hones if you need to lightly abrade the surface. I've had them around the home and shop for years, though I generally use a r...
by blues
Fri Jun 11, 2021 10:17 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Metal used that doesn’t need diamond to sharpen
Replies: 26
Views: 2503

Re: Metal used that doesn’t need diamond to sharpen

As a general rule, 4% and higher vanadium carbide content is a good go by to use when diamond will be beneficial...though I've sharpened (not reprofiled) Maxamet and K390 on Spyderco bench stones and Sharpmaker.
by blues
Sat Jun 05, 2021 7:48 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: subway bowie!
Replies: 197
Views: 21414

Re: subway bowie!

That is really awesome!! What a cool experience and such a neat little blade to always remember it by, that was probably 15 years before I even knew the name Fred Perrin. Although I would've been 13 in 1999. Thanks for sharing! Thank you, @Airlsee and you are very welcome. It was a great experience...
by blues
Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: subway bowie!
Replies: 197
Views: 21414

Re: subway bowie!

Here is the original Subway Bowie...made for me by Fred Perrin while my wife and I visited him in Paris in 1999.

I rechristened it "Le Metro" in honor of the Parisian subway system.

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