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Got my pair of CBN rods today. Unfortunately one of the rods is slightly "twisted" along the longitudinal axis so that the flats are not plane anymore - only noticed this after I put them into the Sharpmaker base to start sharpening.
If you look along the rod the twist is clearly visible, though ...

@GT

If you can sharpen to a decent edge you can sharpen ZDP-189 to that edge, too. It just takes a good bit longer.
Dragonfly is a rather small knife, Manix 2 is quite the contrary of that. :)

@Mr Blonde

Please do some pictures of the Titanium Para 2. Pllleeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase! :D

@Mike157
:-p I will order one myself as soon as NGK has them available. Already have the Street Beat and that's a perfect knife, IMHO. Time to get the bigger brother. :)

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Some nice Street Bowie HD footage @ 4:02

Make a few cuts through cardboard, no issues. As expected significant initial edge damage from hot grinding is likely a contributing factor (maybe the most significant one) to issues of reported fragility.

Would you go so far as to say it's nearly impossible to grind a knife without minor ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilm9Tj7FqeA

Just watch this and imagine the bear and the guy didn't like each other. Case closed. :)

Don't know much about religion eh?

I know enough to prefer science logic and philosophical schools of thought over any religion.

You may have noticed the quote in my signature, this is one of the very few (if not the only) "rule" necessary that would make a near perfect society, if everyone ...

My opinion is there are no church laws, canons or gospel that discourage the carry of a pocket knife.

023:014 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds
that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her
forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain ...

I'm an agnostic and I'm pretty sure I only need about 10 minutes with a searchable bible on a computer to find a quote why it is a mortal sin to bring a knife into a church (or anywhere else) and another quote that commands you to carry your tool(s) everywhere, so ...

elena86 wrote:AFAIK patina is Fe3O4 and rust is Fe2O3.

Rust is a little bit more complex, the formula is:

x Fe(II)O * y Fe(III)2O3 * z H2O

;-)

Hello *@*,

someone needed to start this thread. ;-)

Information we have so far:

Titanium Para 2: The very first knife that caught my eye was the Titanium Paramilitary 2. This knife was solid Ti, and featured and integral comp lock, which is something we haven’t seen since the ATR. Further ...

Titanium Para 2: The very first knife that caught my eye was the Titanium Paramilitary 2. This knife was solid Ti, and featured and integral comp lock, which is something we haven’t seen since the ATR. Further enhancing the awesomeness was the fact that the handle was fluted Ti, providing ...

Even bigger fans of planet earth, apparently.

What a steal! And shipping to Germany is only $99,999,999.00!
I think I'll pass. :)

I guess we all agree that the para 2 is a most excellent example of knife design. To improve this all further changes have to be "top notch".
- matte Titanium wire clip (deep carry)
- Titanium scales
- even better screws
- perhaps a more expensive steel?
- polished blade?
- my personal wish: knife ...

If the edge doesn't look spectacular enough, you could do one or two light 90° cuts :eek: into a sharpening stone. This should certainly mess it up properly for our microscopic viewing pleasure. :-)

Very impressive pictures, Clip!
I especially like the almost-torn-off piece of metal on the last one.

Could you possibly add some edge-on pictures of damaged/used edges, please? These should be really interesting.

Thanks Clip. I am sure rolled edges + your photographic skills will make a beautiful yet sinister work of art. :cool:

Rwb1500 wrote:Tried that, liberal soaking, let it sit overnight than blasted it with the air compressor, helped a little, but not much.

In this case I would suggest taking it apart and soaking the metal parts only in something more aggressive (paint stripper or the like).