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That gold button really classes it up.

My Knife Joker exclusive Jester is one of my favorite knives.

Any idea if some type if sandpaper would work, instead of ordering the silicon carbide powder?


It doesn’t make economic sense to buy loose carbide rather than just buying new rods, assuming that you don’t have other stones that need lapping. If you have the powder already, sure: might as well ...

I take my kitchen knives up to 600, because a more polished edge holds up better against impact but I’m too lazy to go to 1200 or higher. But really for kitchen knives or for chopping blades, the higher the polish the better.

Pocket knives I just use a DMT coarse stone because the toothiness helps ...

Have we seen any numbers from Larrin or elsewhere to substantiate this “stainless K390” rep?

That Metropolitan is straight up fire.

What a great looking knife.

Looks like knife buying is going to have to be highly selective for the next few years.

How does the sensation of the grip change when the clip goes to a tip up configuration? I thought when I first tried the Millie 1 that I wouldn’t like having the swell of the clip in my fist, but in fact I turned out to like it a lot.

Thing about the Dfly2 is there’s really only one way to hold it. Maybe two, depending on how you place your thumb.

If that cutting position works for you, it’s a tough knife to beat. If not, you’re stuck with it.

The Charisma is pretty sweet. That’s the only one that does anything for me, although I will be interested to see how the coatings come out on established models in the lineup.

No clip or other such changes for me.

But Damascus steel would make a helluva good sprint steel. I could also see raffir scales like the Chaparral got, to preserve the translucent character of the original.

Utility first. No pocket jewelry.

Which reminds me: sprint the Air!

Until I had to let my Gayle Bradley Air go so I could make it onto a plane, that was the perfect office knife.

The original Chaparral is also awesome.

I think the only sensible answer is that if a person wants help choosing between VG-10 and 15v, they should definitely choose VG-10. 15v is a steel for people who know what they're looking for.

Rest in peace, sir. This community benefited tremendously from your contributions. You will be missed.

I don't know how Crucible's manufacturing is structured. Perhaps some of their facilities can be spun off into smaller business units (like sheet goods made of particle steels!) and recapitalized. That kind of thing happens all the time in bankruptcy.

But yeah, it would still be a tall order for a ...

So, what is it that BBB has done to 15V that makes it so good? Can anyone point me to an explanation of the process?

Sure, Chinese-made knives will go up. But Chinese-made goods are so pervasive, almost everything is going to go up. Assuming the tariffs actually happen.