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JRinFL wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:22 am

Very skilled sharpeners will get a better edge than the factory edge, for the rest of us we use the factory edge until it needs sharpening.

Thanks. That makes sense to me. I do a fairly decent job sharpening, especially with the SharpMaker. But I'll wait till it needs it first sharpening.

Is it best to always sharpen a new knife that was just purchased to get optimal blade performance?

Hello Everyone Ive had my new Para 3 SE Cpm 45v knife for a couple weeks now and really like it. I was looking for an all around good working knife to open packages, tape cutting, letter opening, paracord, rope, plastic wrapping, and so forth. I did reprofile the serrations to round out the points t...

I rounded off the points on my Para 3 serrated edge blade as suggested in this post and found that my blade cuts so much better. I was having too much snagging when cutting up boxes before rounding the points. Now the blade cuts smoother with no snagging. It’s great for opening up plastic packages, ...

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Thanks everyone. Unfortunately I can't fine the DVD since i had the sharpmaker for several years ago. Ill mark the blade and follow the advice given by Sal. David, very good article that explains a lot.

Hello everyone, I have a triangle sharp maker and was wondering whether to use the 20 degree side or the 15 degree side to touch up a Spyderco serrated blade? I haven't needed to do it yet but was wondering for when I do. Of course I know that would be only on the side of the blade with the serratio...

Thank you everyone for the replies. All the information is very helpful.

yablanowitz wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:08 am

Welcome aboard! The little knife with the scale release is called a Meerkat, and the lock is called a phantom lock. Lots of fun to hand to people and watch them trying to close it.

Thanks.

A good hollow grind is a superb cutter. The blade is thin with a thicker spine for strength. I usually love true hollow grinds (as opposed to a saber grind, which some confuse with it). My favorite skinning knife is hollow ground. Buck uses hollow grinds exclusively because of cutting performance, ...

Dear Dave: Welcome to the Spyderco Forum. I chose a hollow grind on the Yojimbo 2 for several reasons. First, it ensured great edge geometry for cutting performance and a long service life after multiple sharpenings. It also left lots of mass near the spine of the blade for high-speed openings--esp...

Hello everyone, I've had Spyderco knives for years with my first one being a Delica in half serrated and half plain edge. Then I got two more Delica 4's in plain edge for defensive carry after I took defensive folding knife class about 18 years ago. The class was based on the "clip-it" kni...