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I had a Meadowlark 2 that I liked so much, as I carry 2 blades IWB, groinline, it became the blade I carried on my left hand, with my bigger folder being on the right side, since I am right-handed. I really like the serration pattern, and find it superior to any other that I have found or used, and ...

Me too!!

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Thu Jul 17, 2025 11:02 pm

I'm a fan of the comet hole, in some ways I prefer it to the round hole

Great assessment, I couldn't agree more!!


I own a G10 Dragonfly, a G10 Robin 2, a FRN wharnie Robin 2 I got for a blade swap ( see the results here https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?t=97477 ), and I've handled a G10 Meadowlark 2. The G10 lockback Byrds are fantastic, 90% of the value of ...

I thinned down the edge of the edge bevel like I had on the Resilience, and now the G10 Cara Cara 2 cuts like crazy. I put a hand-sanded satin finish on it, just with some fingernail file boards I got, that I was going to use on my guitar fret ends, but they didn't work out for that.

vivi,
I agree with having three versions of the core models. But if you take another look at it, that is basically what is already being done, just without it being very obvious, but the overall specs of some knives are pretty much the same, even though the name of the model and the design is a ...

Larrin,
Nice list, thank you for posting it! And I like the perspective/narrative about knives and swords being the main drivers behind steel development. Very nice list also, really shows where there were "blooms" in technological breakthroughs in steels and metallurgy. I was going off the ...

I will take a knife in 420J2 if the heat treatment is optimized; most 420J2 is just quick and dirty batch HT, but I have had some removable razor blade knives where the 420J2 was 55-56HRC, and it worked just fine. Same with 420HC, AUS-6, AUS-8/AUS-8A, 8Cr13MoV, 440A, 13C26/AEB-L, 440B, 440C. I would ...

All my favorite knife haunts are gone, George & Son, Excalibur, Portland Knife Company, Andy & Bax. I think Hawthorne Cutlery and The Portland Knife House are still open.

Well, after keeping the factory edge and bte thickness on my Byrd Cara Cara 2 G10, I decided that I should give it an update in performance when cutting and sharpness. I just laid the corner of the edge bevel flat on my 11" IC11 Norton M Crystolon/F India Combonation Stone, Sharpening Supplies ...

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killed me managing one of the highest rated pizza restaurants ...

Condor mountain pass camp knife.

It has a handle that melts in my hand, but came with a very thick edge....25+ dps, and not a very keen apex either.

hogged off some steel with my belt sander then cleaned it up on a coarse diamond plate. 20dps microbevel.


Gonna need some more work later on but ...

LOL!

u.w.


fun thing to play around with if you want a challenge lol. rotating circular blade. ground a new edge with the 200 grit side, refined on 400 grit, then polished on my medium ceramic bench stone.

Cutting much better now.


When sharpening rotating circular blades like a pizza ...

I like the comet/byrd's eye hole, and I like that it is unchamfered. It not only gives me a little more room for my thumb when the blade rotates when opening, the crisp edge provides more purchase than if it was chamfered.

I have a lanyard on all my EDC knives, just for dropping/losing protection.

Oh, man, that is a great idea!! I'd buy one in a split second!!

At the recommendation of @vivi, I dropped my VG-10 Delica wharny down the lowest setting on my Edge Pro, which is around 10-11dps.

One of the widest (and ugliest?) bevels I've seen. Hopefully the performance is worth it.

I finished with a Shapton Glass 2k this time, but will try something more ...

I have an ATS-55 Merlin I bought about ten or more years ago, it had a broken tip, but I reground the tip to look like new, and I paid about $60 for it, so I think that is what they might be worth, maybe more because mine was damaged when I bought it.

I have found, that on knives that have blades that are 3.5" and shorter, tip up is a more natural draw and opening for me. If the knives have blades longer than 3.5", I find that tip down is an easier way for me to draw and open the knife. Also, I rarely carry a pocket clip knife in the pocket, 999 ...

I like 8Cr13MoV, it is almost perfect for a knife steel. it is just a Chinese version of AUS-8, and that used to be considered an excellent steel for a knife, and I'd have to agree.

I was writing a post on another forum and came to a somewhat realization that Spyderco really does have everything.

Self defense
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Fixed blades
Folders
Butterfly knives
Automatics
Large knives
Small knives
trainers
bush craft blades
kitchen
neck knives
Affordable knives( byrds ...