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NOPE, not the hard sheaths, these are soft to the touch nylon sheaths and should not dull a knife. I do not even want a plastic liner in the nylon sheath. They generally are not as pretty to look at as a hard plastic/kydex/nylon sheath but I'd wear them under an untucked shirt, horizontally on my b...

The Spyderco Forums are excellent...and I apologize if any of my prior responses came off harsh. I forget we are not sitting around a campfire having a beer shooting the breeze, and I read what I say many months later and wish I had taken a year of Emily Post's "Friendly Communications and Hap...

Huh, strange mix of characteristics. After looking over some info, the only thing that I can think might edge it over some of it's competition (unintentional pun there) would be if it sharpened easier than more stainless options, but I haven't seen anything that suggests it does. It can get pretty h...

Anyone have a general explanation of what XHP composition and performance is like? I've heard it said that is was somewhat like an upgrade to D2, I've heard the same said about Cru-Wear, but I'm not sure if the composition of the two are similar or not, or even how similar either of them are to say ...

This seems like pretty logical idea to me. I think a middle ground size of the Native would make more sense than a modification of the Shaman though. I'd like this size range as a lightweight most I think.

Well if you like the Buck 110, here's something to think about.
That's an Endura with a slightly modded handle at top, and a slim Buck 110 on the bottom. In many ways the Endura has seemed like an improvement of the basic idea behind the 110 to me.

I make a Petty in 80CrV2. You will find it a dream to sharpen. Not the best for corrosion so no leaving in the sink. My first Japanese knife was stainless, I was a little afraid of carbon in the kitchen despite the fact that I was quite fond of carbon in my outdoors knives. My second purchase thoug...

I have been cooking a lot more ever since my family moved out of the exploding city to a smaller town. There's not as many restaurants and many of us have health issues that don't need to be aggravated by fast food anyway, plus it is actually possible to get to the grocery store out here, it's only ...

Overall kind of what ive always seen with tjse, and expect to see. SE h1 is a durable workhorse. Magnacut SE holds the best edge and LC is kind of the most balanced of the three in my world. Kind of weird to say, since magnacut is often considered the king of balanced steels, but just what im seein...

I would use Frog Lube because I have a jar and it's food safe. Otherwise I'd be thinking the chapstick option from the other suggestions here, seems like a easy option if it works well.

How much did you pay for it and what dimensions? Looks like a smaller one, I think what I usually use is about 12 in. by 16 in. for the bulk of my tasks.

I'm not making an attempt to tell you what the dimensions it should be of course, just a bit of input from my own experience/preference on handle length, I think it could be good to add an extra 1/4 in. to the handle. I know that is not much extra but it seems to be a sweet spot for the vast majorit...

Why'd he stop? I don't follow him, never watched one of his videos, but I know a lot of people like watching his stuff.

Sweet, I have been doing some serious research into getting tools for making knives myself. I have a very constrained budget, so I had been looking around for the cheapest way to make a good belt grinder. Not sure if this would be useful in your case but I was considering this design I came across: ...

My wood boards just get soap and water and make sure that they dry completely before using for another task. The subject of cutting board cleanliness has been difficult for me to get solid information on, it seems that most peoples opinions are not backed by any sort of real scientific testing. The ...

You are absolutely right that the pommel on the knife I posted will not feel very good when putting your thumb on it. In my case, that isn't a grip I use, but your design is definitely ergonomically optimized to work with the widest variety of grips. Certainly a design preference I can support, espe...

Your more recent design is much nicer looking to my eye. I am picking up on the sheepsfoot profile now, where as with the earlier design not so much. This blade profile is more unique looking, and I like the move to full flat grind for both performance and looks. Your handle looks functionally spot ...

I see AI as a tool, and just like any tool it's use or misuse will be determined by the user. It is just like a knife, it can be used for all good things, or it can be used to harm. The problem I see with AI is not unsimilar to many of the problems I see with the introduction of the internet. It is ...

Another trick is to put sharpie on the edge, do a few passes, see if you are evenly removing ink, and adjust if necessary. If you want something to keep checking your angle by as you go, there are cheap plastic angle guides you can buy to use as reference. These will also give you a number for what ...

I use some some Teak Haus cutting boards from TJ Max with my White #1 Yoshimitsu Gyuto. These cover the cheap part of your request, but as far as "knife friendly" teak isn't usually regarded as the best wood for edge retention. I haven't had any issues with them, but my Yoshimitsu isn't a ...