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Just to show what I meant earlier - the is the spine of a knife that originally was 3mm thick for 80% of its length. Now it is about 1.6mm in the middle. 52204496-82C9-4BF8-BF1B-202EE9335CA8.jpeg Most of the convexity happens first 5mm behind the edge, (so the thickness behind the edge was effective...

You did a very nice job - love the new spine profile (I am in the same camp as you on spine profiles of the knives you mentioned). However I would tend to carry a LITTLE more strongly build blade for outdoor trips (I am saying that without having a chance to handle this particular knife though). LC2...

I am not quite sure what a 1mm thick stock should bring. If you want to see improved slicing performace, you need to work on the grind - like a gentle convex AND and actual distal taper over the length of the blade. That can all be done - but would be very expensive to accomplish in a production kni...

It would really depend on the type of traveling, but it if should be trip purely to my preferences, some larger utilitarian blade in LC200N would probably be a good for the type of travel I would like to do (not happening anytime soon for more reasons than I care to put on a list) as one would not h...

I would love to see some custom handles that would be "fatty" and not "skinny". I am actually thinking of making a short video as of why I THINK it MIGHT be of interest.

Thanks, I have pretty skinny fingers with skin not really used to harder work, so I probably managed to squeeze it between the scales more than others would.

Out of curiosity - I had a GB2 bfriefly and actually managed to cut myself on the tip of a full closed knife. Is the tip so close to the end of the handle on all of GB2s? On GB1 this is not an issue.

Just a side note - a tough steel (like Cruwear) would be expected to roll when pushed pasts its limits, rather than chip. Where that limit is, is a different question

I can only assume that pushing the S90V any higher in hardness would yield unacceptably low toughness. And since already at 60 HRC the edge retention is really very good, there was probably little need to push it higher and risk issues with chipping. I am only guessing though.

I would have wetted my pants, that's for sure, glad you both are unharmed. But now you you understand the actual meaning of "don't bring a knife to a gun fight". Take care.

I don't see much use in a long straight edge and agree, that a Para 3 would (at least to me) look more useful as one usually gets this blade shape for detailed tip work and for that a shorter blade is more practical. Other may feel differently though. I however do understand the 'witch nose' as maki...

It's like someone was reading my thoughts. I have been looking a lot into Sage 5 and Para 3 (YT mainly) lately and would love to see Sage 5 in different steels - maybe something like Rex45, S90V, or what about Vanax?

Well, apropos factory edge - I am yet to see an edge retention tests that delivers better results as after a full sharpening. Factory edges are (not talking specifically about Spyderco here) between just ok and terrible. Usually super coarse - just as they came out from the grinder at whatever grit ...

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I would be cool if Outpost 76 (again, don't know his real name) did a similar test. Pete uses sisal rope, O76 uses cardboard - different materials and different (relative) results and their testing shows.

Gerald.

Thanks!

Do we know when the Cruwear PM2 in micarta should be out? I am seriously thinking of getting one. It can be seen in some DE shops already, but cannot be ordered yet ....

I would be cool if Outpost 76 (again, don't know his real name) did a similar test. Pete uses sisal rope, O76 uses cardboard - different materials and different (relative) results and their testing shows.

Just a few words on the single bevel - I have a few blades that have a 'true' single bevel grind (that is with an urasuki - or the hollow grind on left side - since I am right handed) - like kiridashi. These are quite specialized tools for fine precise work, cutting carboard with a single bevel knif...

It is a bit of an extreme approach, but I am not all that surprised. In the world of high end kitchen knives (read: mainly simple carbon steels like white 1,2, blue, 1, 2, etc.) many users report better edge retention when knives are finished on natural stones which by nature are a mix of different ...

Very cool thread! Naively, I would have expected the Cruwear to come with a bit higher HRC as the steel is very though. Seeing the hardness at which Spyderco tends to run their S30V (around 60) and M4 (62 - 64) I am starting to understand why the edge retention tests done by some YT folks (my hat is...

That´s right, but still: Thinner stock is ONE of several foundations and factors for better "sliciness", especially when cutting material with larger diameters. And while it´s pretty easy to change the thickness behind the edge (another and probably more important "sliciness" factors), it is not so...