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Looking for hand sharpening to remove possible heated edge and put a hair whittling edge on it. I know it takes the right stones and skill, which I do not have.

I realized I did not post this in the General discussion by mistake the first time, so putting it where more members may see it... I have a Paramilitary 2 in Maxamet manufactured in 2020 that I am looking to get sharpened by someone skilled at sharpening Maxamet. Does anyone know if Deadboxhero take...

Thanks Naperville. I have watched the Deadboxhero video and her certainly knows his steel. Does anyone know if Deadboxhero offers this habd sharpening of Maxamet as a pay for service? Thanks

Deadboxhero, are you still taking jobs for sharpening Maxamet? I have a Para 2 Maxamet from the May 2020 that needs some of your magic If you’ll take the job please shoot me a message. Thank you

I have a Paramilitary 2 in Maxamet manufactured in 2020 that I am looking to get sharpened by someone skilled at sharpening Maxamet. I love the knife but is not as sharp as it could be. I am hoping members here could recommend someone who offers this sharpening service. I know I could send it back t...

Yes thank you everyone for sharing your experiences and thoughts on this steel. I am excited to use my Rex 45 Millie and have my own experiences with the blade

Excellent information and very much appreciated advise.

Would you use the 30 degree sharpmaker setting or try to use 40 degree to put a microbevel on the Rex 45 edge?

Hoping the Sharpmaker on the 30 degree setting will hit the factory angle but not sure since the angle bevel is wider on the clip side (more noticeabley so at the tip). Fearing if the angle is no 15 degree per side the reprofiling needed for this hard steel may be beyond my skill and equipment.

Food prep, and cutting; cord, boxes, food packaging, then maybe some carving and whittling. No battoning but I want it to hold a sharp edge long since my sharpening skills are a novice with a basic sharpmaker (fine and medium stones) although I did also but an ultra fine stone for the SM.

Thanks Deadboxhero. I saw your excellent review of Rex 45 and wondered why I had not heard more about the steel and what others have to say. I have a Rex 45 Millie and a Paramilitary 2 in CTS-204p and was debating on which to bring camping (I bring only one folder to avoid misplacing and losing one)...

Which steel would you prefer in an outdoor camping folder, CPM Rex 45 or CTS-204p? Choice of knives is either a Paramilitary 2 or Military (your choice). Go....

Has anyone sharpened Rex 45 with the Sharpmaker yet? Will the medium stones work on this steel?

Glad to hear more favorable impressions. I was looking at my Millie more closely and noticed a few things with the bevel and edge. The clip side of the blade has a wider bevel at the tip when compared to the presentation side. Kind of disappointing even though I am going to use and sharpen it. Will ...

I have a Rex 45 Millie I am waiting to put to the test this coming camping season and I am wondering how everyone is liking their Rex 45 Spydercos? I have read and watched the tests by those that frequently do knife test video/reviews but just wondering how it is working out with others for their ev...

I recently purchased new a Paramilitary 2 and when I received it I was a little disappointed to find the blade sharpening stopped about 1/16" away from the base of the blade. My other Paramilitary 2 that I purchased several years ago was sharpened right to the base. Is it now normal for the bla...

Jackknifeh, Thanks you for the review and analysis of my pic of the Native 5 grind. The way you wrote it makes perfect sense when looking at the pic (even though it is grainy and poor quality). Looking at the blade in had what you describe is exactly what I see and you give excellent advise for what...

I guess defect is a strong word. It will be a toold but I want it to be as effective of a cutter as it can be and I want resharpeing on my Sharpmaker to be as easy as possible. I am new to sharpening and while the advise above makes sense, I am not sure if I am skilled enough to reprofile withhout s...

I have a question regarding the blade grind on one of my new Native 5 models I received. The grind on the Spydergo logo side of the blade is signficantly wider (i.e. more material is removed from the blade) than the grind on the opposite side of the blade. Especially near the tip, where the grind is...

I just received my Native 5 and I had a question I was hoping other forum members could answer. The knife is very well fit overall, however the edges are very sharp on the finger groove at the top of the frame which seperates the blade choil from the rest of the frame. Both the G-10 scales and the s...