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I did not test for hair whittling, but I put my best edge on a D2 blade last night. I reprofiled it until I had a nice full length burr, and then did a microbevel. It was the sharpest blade I have done so far. I am still fairly new to sharpening, but this was shaving hair with zero resistance. Repro...

My PM 2 is still stiff. So it can happen, and I am well past 1k in flicks. It opens just fine, but takes a good amount of effort to close. it does Not swing freely when disengaging. In fact, it stays put perfectly when disengaged and trying to allow gravity to swing it down. But, opening action is g...

Congrats to the winner - very generous gift by BFK!

Any word when this is dropping?

He used the spine of the blade to get make wood shavings, never seen that before! (5 min mark) I wonder if anyone would be concerned used a folder for that - Millie or PM2. I would assume the locks would be strong enough to take that lateral force. What do guys think - no no for a folder? Or, as lon...

Congratulations! Stretch ergonomic is so good I'm wondering if the funky blade shape causes it lower sales than Endura or Delica. I enjoy it tremendously! Going clipless is even better, try that! Hopefully you managed to align the spring holder correctly, and the two nubs are in the hole against th...

Delica for me. I only have 5-6 Spydies, but the Delica is almost always in my pocket. I want to get a Millie or a manix XL, but how often will I carry them (I work at a desk all day). I love my PM2, but 80% of the time the delica slides into my pocket. I went to Golden and handled just about every k...

I'm in! #498 plz. Super generous to gift a knife and your time as well!

Favorite thing about the holidays, it has to be getting family together and seeing our kids go nuts. Whether with presents or just playing with cousins and family.

Happy Holidays and post 5,000+!

Sage 5 vs PM3 - any significant difference? I do not get the reason to make both knives...

Good stuff BFK, I dig it!

Depending on how dull, sure it can take a long time, I love my Sharpmaker but when it comes to re-profiling I almost always go to my Edge Pro with some seriously course stone so I can make short work out of removing some steel. I do end up back to the SM for maintaining that new edge though. :) +1 ...

Good to know its normal to take that long. I will give it another go here soon. Thanks

I have my CBN rods and standard sharpmaker rods and was working on a cutco chef's knife that was fairly dull. I found that using the flats was very effective with reprofiling (30d) but even with the CBN rods it was taking me a long time. I gave up after 30 min and the knife was reasonably sharp, but...

Thanks for the input guys. I appreciate it

I only have the basics when it comes to steel, S30v is my premium at the moment. S30v, H-1, VG-10, 8cr13mov, the basics. I am holding off for either a LW Manix 2 in S110v or Maxamet, or maybe the Native. (millie could be fun too, but lets keep it simple for now) I think Maxamet would be the ideal ch...

Holy cow those are some big numbers! I have 5

PM2
Pacific Salt SE
Matriach waved SE
Delica
Persistence

I want to add a Manix (LW or XL), MIlitary, or a Native in S110v shortly...

I wonder the same thing. I love my PM2, but I am not sure if I need a larger life. Is there that much advantage to it for me? I do not wear or work with gloves so I think the PM2 is fine. Of course I want to add more knives, but its an expensive piece that I think makes more sense for people that wo...

I am heading to Denver in 2 months, I already told the wife we are taking a drive to Golden! I am a little too excited...

If you are looking for tough and lightweight for a construction site maybe something with a tough tool steel like a Delica or Stretch in Hap40. The FRN handles are tough as well. I am not a fan of the burnt orange but maybe that works for you. I think the stretch is still available on some sites. Or...

IMO putting the hair under tension is cheating, but to each their own ;) A sharp knife will whittle a free hanging beard hair with ease. A really sharp knife will whittle a free hanging hair you grabbed from your wifes brush :) For the first time I could barely whittle a hair with tension on it, so...