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I thought Maxamet has a higher carbide volume So what's left for Maxamet? Perhaps someone will go away and ‘tweak’ it to shoot Maxamet’s performance even higher! Long term? I am not in manufacturing, but I can see the factors at play - cost and time of manufacturing vs demand/profit. The difficulti...

The only coated Manix 2 M4 was the natural G10 one a few years ago. They also had the Manix 2 XL G10 before that.
To my knowledge they haven’t released a DLC bladed LW.

Seriously. What is the ethical solution to this moral dilemma? [/quote] This kind of discussion always seems to trigger emotional responses! Generally I stay out of those threads. My thoughts, that mean no offense to anyone - That’s the beauty of being a grown up in a country where you get to make s...

Hello @Bolster. I believe you are right, it is the swarf. When I got my KME and initially used it, a very similar thing happened. I remember emailing the guys at Oldawan Tools (where I bought the sharpening system) and they explained what happened. Obviously when new, the stones release some of the ...

https://youtu.be/vWR9yGLmM1k

Interesting result from his follow up test.

olywa wrote: ↑

Fri May 05, 2023 5:48 pm

I was unaware of edge grind issues with the 15V Manix run. I'm only a sample of one, but mine is exceptional.

Same experience here. It is probably one of the best factory edges I have received.

Lamnia have them in stock.

https://www.lamnia.com/en/p/74682/knive ... 229gpbn15v

Edit - OOS.

A lot of great suggestions. I look at it a little differently. For me, a wedding is a traditional day and I think deserves a traditional knife. Something like a C27 Jess Horn would have been perfect. That would be hard to find now. When my son got married I gave him a Benchmade Proper in CF with an ...

I have both and prefer the N5. For me, the N5 handle is more filling for my XL hands and I like a forward/index finger choil in knives of this size. I find myself chocking up when working.

Great looking knife. This had me looking at the Temperance 2 vs the Mules. I first thought the Mules pretty much occupy this space and are heaps cheaper, so why resurrect the T2. 124 mm long (close to 5 inch), 4 mm thick blade in VG10. Pinned micarta and a cool looking leather sheath. The mules are ...

I rarely ever use loctite. If I use anything, I found thread tape (plumbers tape) and the right torque fixes most issues. I put thread tape on a few of my different knives pivot screws as security. I find that’s all I really need to use to overcome the vibration issues that cause screws/bolts to bac...

Edu-ma-cate me on the advantages of a convexed edge. Is that the same as an appleseed edge? Why do I need one? Whenever they come up in conversation, why is there a chorus of praise for them? If only there were a learned professor who could explain it to me... Footnote: I notice that Hapstone (make...

ZrowsN1s wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 17, 2023 1:56 pm

Just got an in stock email from copper and clad

Apparently they aren’t on the dealers list. I can say from 2 purchases they have been exceptionally good to deal with.

Smart idea to practice on cheap knives. I don’t think there are any terrible systems, just inexperienced operators. Practice plays a big part, bigger than steel type and system used. If you want to put edges on that are close (in some cases better) to factory edges, get a guided/clamp system. Your b...

Pacu0420 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:44 pm

Anyway, I can't take the dayglow yellow (sorry Eric and Sal) so I picked up some blue Rit and now I have an OD green N5 Salt Magnacut. Oh yeah!

Hello Pacu0420. Looks good. Which color blue Rit did you use?

Shows add to cart, but click on it and it comes up as out of stock.

Never had a regular para 3. How does it compare to the lightweight? Hello Sethwm. I have the standard Para 3 LW (BD1N) and 2 regular G10 models (Maxamet and CTS204P). The descriptions on the Spyderco site show the LW weighs an ounce less than the regular G10. I realize for the hiking crowd that oun...

@Mr Blonde. Regarding the Stretch 2XL. Country of manufacturer - USA?

RustyIron’s post says it better than I could. I will add one thing further that is a positive to the sprint runs. Beau’s work (and others here) has exposed me to a whole lot of credible dealers I never knew existed. Endorsed by the good folk on the forum. Being one of those ‘outsiders’ (to the US), ...

Never heard of a ‘atlatl’. But looking at the clip, seems very similar to our (Australian) ‘woomera’.

https://youtu.be/iAjgwfhtWD8

Older video, but shows a Woomera in use.