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My woodworking saws are much softer steel than used in most knives; the hardnesses we see in Spyderco’s blades would be more akin to what’s used in chisels than saws. I think one would wear out one’s saw sharpening files quite quickly if the saws’ blades were chock full of Vanadium Carbide. And all ...

Predicting how fast sprints and exclusives will sell isn’t always easy—as evidenced by Knifeworks actually having to reduce prices to clear their last couple of Militarys, a CF/Ti S90V framelock and a G10 C20V. Both made with materials that have always been popular, yet they sat at the warehouse for...

If you’re not good at sharpening, buy something in BD1N. It’s got well-balanced attributes (corrosion resistance, wear resistance, toughness), and I find it very easy to sharpen. More importantly, from the perspective of a person who needs practice sharpening, it’s available on knives that aren’t ve...

Start with the cheap knives, and don’t move on to the better stuff until you’re confident.

Do all injection-molded knives get made in Japan?

Are the P2 and Millie not getting the Rex 45 treatment this year?

I didn’t find 110 to be all that hard to sharpen. At a $10 difference, I’d go 110 any day and twice on Sunday.

This report really makes me appreciate Cru-Wear even more.

That pattern looks great. Is it woven into the G10 somehow, or milled?

RamZar wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:06 pm

ParaMilitary2 CPM-4V Black DLC Blade Red G-10 C81GPRDBK2 St. Nick's Knives (USA) was in stock.

And like that, it was gone.

I think if you land hard enough on a knife to break its micarta scales, your real problem is going to be hospitalization.

I’m just going to wait until either S45V or SPY27 ends up as the next standard steel. I don’t get the point of sprinting steels that were clearly intended to be mass-market.

Sharp Guy wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:21 pm

It should bother me too yet for some reason it doesn't. I at one point Sal said they didn't coat the liners because of the compression lock

I don’t think that’s the whole story. The Yojimbo 2 blackout is blacked out all the way.

That price is outstanding.

TkoK83Spy wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:10 pm

Ewww...Miami Hurricanes colors!! Not to mention that ultra bright, easily dirty CS orange! Odd seeing them with Rex45 though. Didn't expect to see that.

Sweeeet…Miami Hurricanes colors!!

I almost bought one of each of the old G-10 Urban models just so I could have a knife like this.

1. Yes
2. Sort of — paracord wrap
3. Bought 3d party kydex
4. No
5. No
6. No

I thought nano oil was fine, but I recently got some white lithium grease for something else, and now it’s in the bearings of my Mantra 2. I’d say it’s a little faster than the nano oil, and it stays put a LOT longer. Sorry for doubting, D.

Hi BoydDroid, Welcome to our forum. Most of us begin our attraction to knives based on appearance. As we learn more and more about the world of knives and then other sharp things, we seem to have a shift in out thinking. I hope you enjoy you Manix 2. I think a few that hang here have might share yo...

I went over to Knifejoy, and didn’t see the Smock among the exclusives, but wow! the price on the c20v Para2 is lower than the plain jane variant at a lot of places. I gotta stop by that place more often.

In my southern city growing up hawkbills were illegal unless you were working. They are illegal to carry in many places, but not always enforced. I think knife laws are pretty much always going to be used as a way to increase the pressure on people whom the police already have some issue with. I th...