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I use my diamond rods all the time to reprofile blades. 8cr13mov, m390, 20cv...none of it stands a chance. Some take longer than others but stay consistent, take breaks if need be, and you'll be done before you know it. Just watch the pressure! You don't need a whole lot, and you can speed up the pr...

Picked up a classic today. The original! The Buck 110!

Need to pick up a thumbstud for it...

The Southard and the Zulu had great hollow grinds. I don't think the ZT slicer grind is hollow. It is not. It is a flat grind. Not a ffg, and it's rather thick bte, but after reprofiling mine to 30 degrees she slices just fine! Love the feel of the 562, Hinderer is great with ergos. I wonder what a...

I’m not sure one man has the power to discredit a steel. Maybe not... But it seems everywhere you turn and someone brings up zero tolerance and elmax, someone inevitably points back to one man. So, one man didn't do it, but he started the ball rolling and even after he disappeared, people continue ...

I think it's important to go very very light when dealing with the apex, and the more acute the angle the more important. The denim stropping I refer to is usually on my pant leg, and just to clean any residuals from the apex. I acually also do this in between every few strokes on my final stone/pl...

I think we need a coarser stone myself. The diamonds aren't bad, but something that could really hog off metal would be welcome. I wouldn't be against finer ones either, but I think refining the diamond finish a little with the brown rods works well. I think they're coarse enough, but being limited...

I think we need a coarser stone myself. The diamonds aren't bad, but something that could really hog off metal would be welcome. I wouldn't be against finer ones either, but I think refining the diamond finish a little with the brown rods works well.

He's thinking jdavis882, who said many questionable things, many seemingly untrue, and disappeared after some questionable dealings. Elmax is fine. The supposed problem was that zero tolerance had a bad heat treat and the blades underperformed. Which apparently they did have a short run of bad blade...

The coarse side of my Norton JB8 is for hogging off metal fast, like repairing damage, thinning, and reseting bevels. I find it invaluable for this. As I approach apexing, I lighten the pressure considerably to minimize flexing, which is damaging, then go to the finer side with light pressure to co...

Although I have a lot of accumulated sharpening stuff, those two are what I've used 99% of the time for 30 years. I think it's time to get a sharpmaker with all the rods, just because... and have never owned one. Thanks for talking me into it. I kept reading about how the crystolon was a classic st...

I've been using a lansky with some diamond stones for reprofiling, and my sharpmaker for maintenance, and some reprofiling with the diamond rods. Also have a smith's tri-hone that I haven't used much. Well, I decided I want to actually freehand because systems have limitations. So I worked on sharpe...

I want one...if it's as good as it looks I think I would get rid of my cold steel ad10... Well maybe not, but it would be a nice addition to my big folders!

kiwisailor wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:30 pm

You will probably scratch the screen..

Screens been broken for a few years now, no big deal!

All well and good... But what about cats?

Nope... I carry a pen, pencil, milwaukee markzall (better than a sharpie), and a notepad at work. Outside of work no thanks. I take notes on my phone if I need to, and have my knives. I may carry a pen if I think I might need one, but my wife is usually with me and she carries pens and whatnot... Th...

I've found that knife intriguing at that discounted price at KnifeWorks. What do you think of it? Honestly, it is amazing, especially for the price! 4 inches of m390, centered blade, very smooth out of the box, good edge bevel and it was sharp out of the box as well. Not spyderco sharp, but it woul...

Give it to me dlc, and maybe I'll bite...

True that zt and Kershaw are owned by a Japanese company, but think of the number of people employed here in the US by them. It's the same argument I have with people in my trade, that yes Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru are all Japanese brands, and the money goes back to Japan, but think of the amoun...

I've only returned one knife so far... My smoky mountain knife works blackout Kershaw Bareknuckle in 20cv. Blade was warped. Awaiting the exchange but it is worth it. Thing was perfect aside from the warp. Great detent, and after a drop of kpl on the detent track super smooth closing action. It was ...