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- Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Your Favorite Knife To Play With
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6555
I really like the sound my PM2 makes when opening and closing, so I'm always fiddling with it. Recently, I've been carrying that and an Enlan EL-01A (waiting for my 0561 to arrive, heh), and have been playing with them incessantly at work. Upside of working retail - nobody questions you having pocke...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:18 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco delica 4 wont get SHARP
- Replies: 36
- Views: 6728
Given that it was fine for 14 months, I can only assume something is going wrong with the sharpening process. It's less about time spent sharpening and more about finesse - I learned that the hard way when teaching myself to hand-sharpen. You can rub a knife against a stone all day without making it...
- Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:09 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Recommendation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2911
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:10 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Painted vs Anodized pocket clips
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5040
Yeah, aluminum clips or titanium clips would cost more. What is the Sanrenmu clip made of? I have a hard time imagining aluminum alloys making a good springy clip. I'm not sure what they're made of, but they seem to hold up pretty well. I hadn't considered a difference in available metals... Maybe ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:20 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: When do you HAVE TO use big blades?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6122
For me, there are functional and mental benefits to a larger knife. Mental: Confidence - I feel much more confident when hard-using a large knife. I'm always afraid I'll break a smaller one. Hm. I really thought I would be able to come up with more mental aspects. Anyway... Physical: Reach - Small b...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:02 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Painted vs Anodized pocket clips
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5040
Painted vs Anodized pocket clips
It's a small thing to nitpick, but, ever since I bought the black Sanrenmu 710, I've wondered why every company doesn't anodize instead of paint their black pocket clips. Sure, it's not as immediately shiny, but it doesn't chip off. I gave a spare to a friend who absolutely beats the crap out of his...
- Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:58 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Stropping vs ceramic stones?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3053
Stropping vs ceramic stones?
I have a good number of knives, and I tend to keep them at a level of sharpness that is on par with any factory edge I've encountered, but I've always hand-sharpened with ceramic stones to get and maintain that final edge. Should I get a strop? Ceramic stones are abrasive, so I know I'm losing a tin...
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:12 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Signature test; ignore
- Replies: 3
- Views: 552
Signature test; ignore
This can be deleted, sorry. I hit "post" instead of "preview".
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: A few prototype videos from SHOT
- Replies: 134
- Views: 30196
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:32 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Endura Wave locking issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 878
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:25 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Endura Wave locking issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 878
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:12 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Endura Wave locking issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 878
Endura Wave locking issues
I've had an Endura Wave for a couple months now, and I bought it second-hand off the 'bay. I cleaned it thoroughly and oiled it, and carried it around for a while, and I noticed a problem fairly quickly - if you try to wave it out with much speed, the lock arm can bounce out of the tang. It sounds l...
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:41 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Time for a Giveaway!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 26928
My first Spyderco was a Manix2 XL, and I most recently bought a Black Blade Tenacious (still waiting for it to arrive)... I started years ago with trash knives, knowing basically nothing about them and scoffing at the idea of spending more than 20 bucks on a knife. Then, little issues started poppin...
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:39 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: A few prototype videos from SHOT
- Replies: 134
- Views: 30196
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 9:28 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: A few prototype videos from SHOT
- Replies: 134
- Views: 30196
- Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:24 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: I have this weird feeling about using my Spyderco knives
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7561
Knives are inanimate objects. They feel no want or need to do anything. It is not a shame when a knife does not get used as a tool, as the knife does not care and has no needs to fulfill. If it satisfies what you want out of it, the tool is being used correctly. That said, I refuse to buy a tool I w...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:42 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Knife blades penetrating car doors: Reasonable Strength Test or Not?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10841
You are comparing two much different knives though (grinds). Different brands even (possible HT). I don't doubt in many cases AUS8 will be surpassed by S30v. 4 times though is a huge difference. Also, my science is rough but AUS8 has more chromium an about half the carbon which would assume it woul...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:55 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Knife blades penetrating car doors: Reasonable Strength Test or Not?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10841
Roughly how long does the AUS-8A blade last compared to the S30V one, just roughly as in half day vs a day ... In my experience, S30V outclasses AUS8 by about 4x the wear resistance, and is much more corrosion resistant. I was sharpening and cleaning off rust spots daily with my Counter Point 2 and...
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Knife blades penetrating car doors: Reasonable Strength Test or Not?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10841
- Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: The Grail Knives Thread
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2490