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- Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:50 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I've had a stropping epiphany..
- Replies: 34
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Simply because people have been doing it, is not an argument that it should be done. People used to drill holes in peoples head to let out evil spirits for a very long time as well, but it is likely anyone would argue that is a sensible modern practice. Assuming an edge has been properly shaped by ...
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:07 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I've had a stropping epiphany..
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8455
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:56 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I've had a stropping epiphany..
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8455
Barbers and master straight razor makers have been stropping on their palms for ages. It bears mentioning that traditional stropping is a process that does not involve abraiding steel. The concept of stropping for the purpose of sharpening a knife is a bit different. (sort of like comparing a steel,...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:46 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Reprofiling ZDP......from a self admitted novice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2219
ehh...things are going pretty well...sort of... I have evolved in my interests a bit. Still love Spyderco knives, but have gotten a bit (a lot) more serious about competitive cutting, and have gotten into honing razors (which, shall we say, is a bit more involved than knife sharpening ;) ). I always...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:16 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Reprofiling ZDP......from a self admitted novice
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2219
Rule #1 with ZDP, you actually want to AVOID making a burr. Rule # 2 with ZDP, refer to Rule #1. You wanna bring the apex just to the point that it's about to burr, and then switch to finder grit stones and continue until you have the edge honed out. When ZDP burrs, it chips very easily, and then y...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:41 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
For anyone interested: Here is the layout of the course and the scoring. 1. vertical 2x4 (must cut board in half) 5 points 2. Horizontal 2x4 (must cut in half, if the blade strikes the board (even once) within 10 inches from the end, it is a NO CUT) 5 points 3. Mini peanut butter cup on golf tee. *M...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:36 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
Not for sure. I think probably a lot of them are around 62-64...but different batches of the 171 were reported to be lower or higher. They are no longer made...so most of us are transitioning to customs that have tighter tolerances perhaps. There is a delicate balance between hard enough and a damag...
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 8:04 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
I'm wondering too. I always enjoy hearing what they selected, why, and how it's doing. maybe someday. Joe It is a custom made chopper made by Big D Knives (Donavon Phillips). He makes his choppers from CPM-M4. Ted Ott used his own design/creation (also M4). Gary Bond used a Warren Osborne custom ch...
- Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:35 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
- Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:38 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
Really interesting...I've never watched a cutting comp before. If there's a way to do it, have the plank cuts ever been measured for force of impact? Also, the delicate cuts, what's the material? Wood dowels? There was a mini-peanut butter cup on a golf tee, a bendy straw (that had to be cut above ...
- Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5314
Congrats to Donavon Phillips (Spyderco Sponsored Cutter)
It was another beautiful day in Missouri today. I again attended the Shepherd Hills Cutlery Show and Blade Sports International Competition. Donavon Phillips (one of Spyderco's sponsored cutters) won overall, with a fantastic performance. For those interested, here is a video of some of the comp run...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:57 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Edges... Polished? Toothy? What's your preference?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11168
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:09 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Edges... Polished? Toothy? What's your preference?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11168
So which steels fall into which catagory for you, Ken? (also)Ken ;) I have been deep into competition cutting lately so I have been playing with the tougher steels. Notable standouts are CPM M4, and 3V. I take them up to 15k and they polish wonderfully and slice like demons. Then again....I am find...
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 6:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Edges... Polished? Toothy? What's your preference?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11168
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:29 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: my paramilitary 2 will not keep or take an edge
- Replies: 53
- Views: 14431
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:38 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I have been away for a while...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4035
You raise some good discussion points. First off, thanks...I'm glad I offered some inspiration to you. Second. In competition cutting the winner and the looser might well use the same knife. Said another way, the winner wins either because he is the best, or the best cutter made a mistake that allow...
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:24 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I have been away for a while...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4035
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:47 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I have been away for a while...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4035
Good to hear from you too Jazz. Yeah, the boys and I are regularly getting out and doing something (though lately it has been crazy hot, and the ticks are a serious problem). They seem to really enjoy watching and filming cutting practice. Its amazing the level of understand and respect these boys h...
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:27 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Delica training video?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1848
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:07 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I have been away for a while...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4035