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Thanks for the advice guys. Ive tried 20 dps 400/3000 dual grit and that doubled the life of the sharpness, but didn't get it hair shaving sharp. This was by hand I just tried a guided system. 16 dps at 600 grit, and hair shaving sharp. lets see how the edge holds up. if it doesnt, then Im trying yo...

Thanks Beau. Could not resist...my avatar made me do it... You got one!? Ha ha, no. I just paid for one. Haven't got it! Well, good. You went through the effort of making that avatar, Im glad you have yours reserved. I find it odd that some stores are selling the new reveals while they still aren't...

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 4:59 pm

Thanks Beau. Could not resist...my avatar made me do it...

You got one!?

"Just wanted to give you the microphone and let you chat on M390." I am an extreme dabbler of high speed hi-jinx on Japanese Supersport Motorcycles, Martial Arts, and have a BS in Business Management, Management Information Systems. I'm not a metallurgist so I cannot help with a dissertat...

Finally got the time to reprofile and sharpen the chipped up S110V. The chips were ground out quite easily. I won’t be using this knife for any further game processing. I think it’s time to gain the courage to actually use my S90V Shaman for game cleaning purposes. I think it’s built for it. https:...

I did 3 deer without sharpening with my mule team in rwl 34. Cut the hind legs off any the ball joint (lots of scary edge to bone noises). Cut through the sternum all the way. And finally cut the heads off at the base of the skull. Lots of bone to edge contact. No chipping. No rolling. Shaving shar...

Ohhhhh coming soon too! Thank the Lord above that they are going to be regular production....my plan is still intact. Buy 2+ copies of each. Oh, yeah (in Randy macho man voice) you are psyched. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Tell me about the M390... there was a thread about hype and so on... It oc...

https://youtu.be/a2bo23n16tI Check out this video for skinning and quartering a deer in 10 minutes. He's using a Spyderco Moran by the way. I'm not saying this is the absolute best way, but it sure is fast. I do a variation of this on my southern whitetails, but take a little extra time and save th...

Ohhhhh coming soon too! Thank the Lord above that they are going to be regular production....my plan is still intact. Buy 2+ copies of each. Oh, yeah (in Randy macho man voice) you are psyched. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Tell me about the M390... there was a thread about hype and so on... It oc...

I'm not flush with money to burn but hope that we have not seen the end of Native Chief model. If the models come out slowly, I'll keep buying or ask my Secret Santa if he can pick one up for me to buy from him. I'd love to see a Native Chief in 204P/20CV/M390/S110V/S45VN/Magnacut!!! I have not had...

so very elegant!
please tell me the name of the woods, stains, and pins/where to get them... wow great craftsmenship

Anyone "hard using" their 15V?

Made some scales for my first mule. Olivewood, red G10 liners and brass corby bolts. https://i.postimg.cc/pXVxstHY/20231030-142709.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/9Fk06f1Y/20231030-154713.jpg That is really elegant. Would love to see a pic of your workshop. What tools did you use to make them. I'd like to...

Hello everyone, I don't come here unless there is an issue I cannot solve myself. A friend's knifecenter delica couldn't engage the back lock successfully, and so I took it apart and compared with mine... now separately, I realised knifecenter's exclusive delica is also missing Sal's insignia. So d...

Taking the 15V hunting may be a good way to boost sales... although with how fast these sold, I don´t think Spyderco needs my 2 cents worth in marketing... lol.

Anyone taken the 15V hunting? I can imagine it would be ideal for skinning deer. No more sharpening during the field dressing... I bet one could skin 3-5 deer or so before needing to touch it up.

And the fat would protect it from corrosion...

Really great entries this week. Very nice.

Spectacular series of input and discussions, gentlemen. Thank you all very much.

You get what you pay for. Bonded stones are completely different than electroplated stones. Just like with knife steel, It's not just the carbides or with stones the diamonds that are so important, but also the matrix that supports them. With electroplated stones It is not a renewable surface. Once...

23% of the volume in the 15v is harder than ceramic. When shaping a sub micron area at the apex it's nice to be able to cut all features to shape rather than only 77% of it. Use bonded diamond/cBN. Don't waste money on atoma/DMT Those work best for flattening ceramic stones. This isn't 2003 anymore...