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Larrin wrote: ↑ “Passivation” with acid helps to remove the particles.

Thank you very much for the insight Larrin et al. Can I do an at-home passivation to mitigate this?

If I can, do you have a recommended brew or method you could describe or link me to?

Thanks again!

I oil all my knives with 'dry silicone lube and generally don't have problems with minor corrosion or staining. (K390 has been fine for me, and is less stainless than Cru, no? It's has nice patina, but never rust) Within my first couple carries, my cruwear ayoob developed the pits seen in the pics b...

Tip up on everything. Even long knives are easier to draw for me tip up. and I gave tip down a try for a few months but never fell in love. Though I hate the 9 extra holes for 4 position clips. I wish plugs were available in either black, stainless steel, or colored to match the scale. Specifically,...

Totally agree. The SE Cruwear Ayoob is the most efficient folding matter separator I have used. The SE ayoob is a really special under appreciated knife. (Not under appreciated by JD, of course) The only knives more lasery than the se ayoob are my steep angle japanese knives. Those are true lasers t...

Danke wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:12 pm

I put M4 away wet all the time, it's fine. I do force a patina first thing.

Whats your preferred Force Patina method? I am getting some surface rust and micro pitting on Cruwear and want to try a force patina to see if that mitigates its reappearance time.

Delica is the superior choice, good call. The P3 is my least liked spyderco as its large in the pocket relative to its blade length, the blade is incredibly thick relative to its length making it very un-slicey, and does nothing well for my use cases. I personally dont understand why people like it....

Ive called thrice, and no one in warranty picks up or returns messages. Customer service picks up, but 2 people have said 'I dont know, contact warranty'. No emails have been replied to in 5 weeks. Anyone have an M2x.4 screw they can try and thread in one of the empty clip holes? Really Im just tryi...

Anyone know the screw size for the clip screws? Or where I can buy some? (Besides spyderco customer service - i Contacted SFO 3 times over 3 weeks without response so I just want to take matters into my own hands at this point) bonus points for Torx drive instead of the worthless Phillips. I think t...

benben wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:48 pm

What’s in a name?

Great Pic. Capturing a lot of legends there.

Which Shotshow was it at? This year, in the regular display case (not the special ones for prototypes and upcoming sprints) This version was only made in late 90’s early 2000’s. I doubt they had one on display recently. This was in the case at shot show 2024. I took a pic as a reminder to try and g...

Dodge wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:58 am

Which Shotshow was it at?

This year, in the regular display case (not the special ones for prototypes and upcoming sprints)

Held this blade at shot show and really liked it. The Sabre ground blade is completely different - heavy towards the tip. Completely different opening and closing feel to me. More hefty. You agree? I love the Emerson wave. Worked perfectly on every draw. I liked it more than expected Also the wave g...

Mike Thank you very much for the clarification Mike. I'm going to first practice on a kitchen knife that got de-tipped, then maybe on the Centofante 3 if I feel good about my grind to remove .16" to get it LA county legal. Sorry for the bad joke. A desire for compliance was actually underlying...

If I am in an environment that frowns on visible clips, I'll drop my primary knife into my back pocket (swapping it for the Delica that lives there) and switch to a handle-drop opening. I just tried your scenario and it works great! Excellent tidbit. The handle drop opening works very smoothly and ...

I like the Ayoob partly for its large ricasso because the ricasso always hits your finger first and works as a natural finger stop, and a natural point to reorient and fully close. I can see how that would work similarly on a Liner or Frame lock too. Although it eats edge length, I have decided I li...

I fondled essentially every spyderco I have ever considered (and more) at the Shot Show. Probably 30 or more models, and had a surprising revelation. Frame Locks - I thought I hated liner locks and frame locks, but I stumbled into a long conversation/showing with Shawn and a random guy at SS. I lear...

I asked at shot show and they said no rumblings of a Centofante 4 return soon-ish.

I dont care. Lets make noise! We need a C4 sprint in the next couple years.

The C3 is so great and slicey. I want a C4 so bad but they are stupid expensive on the secondary market.

I really wanted a Chef, but after handling it I decided I cannot get over my hatred of frame locks, liner locks, and smooth metal scales. I'd love to see a backlock G10 (or FRN) with the chef style blade in the future. Considering food is a large % of what is cut, another culinary-focused offering w...

Such as... ...Nanohone resin bonded diamond. Columbia Gorge Works Resin Bonded diamond etc Thanks for the other recommendations! I saw ven mentioned many times as the go-to bonded stone, but rarely alternatives. I want non-russian bonded stones for obvious reasons so I will have to pick a couple of...

Wow. Reveal 14 is on FIRE Spyderco! Tons of legendary models I and many others are stoked to see. Personal favorites include Manix Salt, Native Chief Salt, PM2 Salt, Crucarta everything, Charpall LW, and an limit pushing ceramic mule. The new models are very nice as well. Great to see the Golden lin...