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I just picked up a high performance custom in magnacut. I haven’t posted the data here, but the results were quite remarkable. I don’t see the knife industry moving backwards. “Change is inevitable but growth is optional.”

This reveal is an easy pass for me. I didn’t see anything that caught my interest. Im committed to the 4 inch Caly and since I have tested s35vn- I kinda pictured myself getting a fully serrated model in the future. To be fair I haven’t been following the intricacies of the knife steel world either ...

Toss up between the proto-x mule (gifted) to me or the serrated leafjumper in vg10. The LJ remains one of my favorite designs.

A mule team steel would be nice. T15 with burnt orange scales would be nice.

A 5 inch police model sounds very unique. Id probably call it the sergeant Hightower version.

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Bcuz s60V did 655 for me, and S290 did 640 I figure a head to head test is in order. At this moment I am still in the process of performing the testing. Im using 120 units of work (tickets) to replicate the workload of a day. 4 passes per side on the veneev ...

I finished up edge number 2 on the s290 shard earlier today. This edge stopped at 640 which is a subtle improvement. The front end sharpness reached 490.

How are you sharpening the serrations with the India stone? Using the corners of the stone? Freehand?

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Affirmative. I like the india fine (400) as a precursor to the medium (brown) benchstone. I feel like it delays swarf build up and reduces burnishing but thats just a theory of mine. I ...

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605 for the received edge on this shard from Roman Kase` (accent belongs over the e) from kknives_switzerland. My original order with Roman was for nitrobe 77, but my IG account got hacked. I asked him what steel he wanted me to try out, he responded s290 ...

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605 for the received edge on this shard from Roman Kase` (accent belongs over the e) from kknives_switzerland. My original order with Roman was for nitrobe 77, but my IG account got hacked. I asked him what steel he wanted me to try out, he responded s290 ...

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The final number is 300 for the LJ.

When I evaluated the edge, I used the area closer to the tip. As the heel area becomes gradually more blunt, the tip area has to assume more workload. I chose a test media I feel like highlights advantages for serrations ...

Im taking my time with testing this edge on the leafjumper. So far 180 units of work, and the vg10 is still passing. I forecast failure around 260/270.

I appreciate the opportunity to purchase these test mules, and have my input heard. Explaining to us the VOP- voice of the process is uncommon in many industries. The transparency, integrity, and the courage to pave new trails are what make spyderco 1 of a kind.

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I did a quick sharpening video on my serrated LJ vg10 a few days ago. Im occupied with another project so it will be some time b4 this gets cut tested.

In terms of sharpening, I use a fine india 400 to start. I use 3 different angled strokes to make sure ...

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Finished up testing this morning. The k390 cut alot, the plain edge i believe did only 44- this is a 922.7% increase over that.

After 3 trial tests im satisfied with this approach for teeth testing. I believe the testing we have always seen caters to plain ...

The serrated k390 has surpassed vg 10 in my testing. At 260 it is still passing with flying colors.

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Im testing serrated k390 today. The model is a police 4 which reaches the next tier of my testing based on cutting edge length. To create an even playing field, I attached a medium binder clip to reduce edge length. Comparison picture against the leaf jumper ...

I can only test finished products with a standardized test. Variation within the way serrations are produced are beyond my control. With several samples tested i think I am representing a fuller picture.