I just gave the one I have a good sharpening on the WE130. It's a treat to carry and cuts nicely.
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- Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:21 pm
- Forum: byrd Knife General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone modify or improve their Byrds?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8119
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:18 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Loss of sharp...over time?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 4385
Re: Loss of sharp...over time?
I have observed reduced sharpness overnight with carbon steels like 1095. I live in a humid climate without air conditioning. Oil is your friend. I have seen it with 8cr13mov too. Corrosion being the obvious culprit. I have an old Temperance that came with a smokin' sharp factory edge, still good. N...
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone bought a Cat lately?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1781
Re: Anyone bought a Cat lately?
When I was scanning through recent threads my brain read this as "Anyone bought a Cat Lady?" That gave me pause.
Anyway, on topic... I have no experience with the Cat. But it looks like a handy little pocket knife.
Anyway, on topic... I have no experience with the Cat. But it looks like a handy little pocket knife.
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:37 pm
- Forum: byrd Knife General Discussion
- Topic: New Wings first impressions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4232
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:44 am
- Forum: byrd Knife General Discussion
- Topic: New Wings first impressions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4232
New Wings first impressions
I picked up a new "Wings" this week and am quite pleased. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h2UVX4Mvy-s/UU3Da1zsetI/AAAAAAAAA_g/3GdIIEwcNVA/s800/IMAG0323.jpg The fit and finish are really good for an inexpensive knife. Its a really big knife to accommodate both blades, but they provide a ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:33 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Year of the Giveaway - March
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9875
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:16 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: sharpmaker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2040
- Tue Mar 12, 2013 4:03 pm
- Forum: Spyderco Picture Gallery
- Topic: So I photoshopped a Tenacious with 11 G-10 color variations and a deep carry clip.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1972
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:39 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: diamond rods, cleaning and coated blades
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2674
I ended up using sandpaper on a flat surface to knock the shoulders and coating back. It worked fine. My becker necker took a very acceptable edge. I think sandpaper is the tool for removing those coatings, I'll save the rods for cutting steel. I like the 3mm ESEE knives, but that coating is like be...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:50 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: diamond rods, cleaning and coated blades
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2674
diamond rods, cleaning and coated blades
I have some diamond rods for my Sharpmaker that work great. But I have only used them on blades without a coating. I have a couple 1095 steel blades with a coating (Becker, ESEE) and less than desirable edges. I would like to take them back to 30 degrees, which will involve taking off a lot of the c...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Brand new, adivce on sharpening serrations
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1514
The Sharpmaker comes with a DVD that shows how to sharpen many kinds of edges including serrated. I believe that if you do a You Tube search you would find it there also. I would invest in a Sharpmaker. We all subscribe to the Spyderco facetube channel right? http://www.youtube.com/user/SpydercoKni...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:39 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: My Endura now belongs to the TSA. What do I replace it with?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5027
Some airports do have facilities to mail items back to your home. The TSA may or not not have been helpful in directing you towards any such services though. It is a hit and miss thing depending on the airport. PHX saved my bacon and favourite neck knife. Nice folks, you could buy a padded envelope...
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:08 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: At what age did you learn how to shoot a gun?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12739
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: crappy end to the year-goodbye roscoe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4008
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:08 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker: my first impressions and a few questions.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2217
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:01 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker Question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3065
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:39 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker Question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3065
I picked up an abused sharpmaker in the Cabelas bargain cave one day, just because it was cheap and my lansky was packed away in storage. Cleaned the stones with comet and put it to work. One of the 3 sides of both the fine stones has some irregularities that I can feel. I just don't use those "...