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by ejames13
Tue Mar 05, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Weird streaks/scratch in DLC?
Replies: 16
Views: 778

Re: Weird streaks/scratch in DLC?

Oof. And they didn't even do a good job on the sharpening.
by ejames13
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: K390 vs S110V - Some Observations
Replies: 8
Views: 767

K390 vs S110V - Some Observations

I thought it'd be interesting to compare these two steels, since they're both offered in high performance production variations of several popular Spyderco models. This isn't going to be terribly scientific, just some things I've noticed in sharpening and use. I recently sharpened both my K390 Polic...
by ejames13
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???
Replies: 49
Views: 2341

Re: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???

This steel is very unique. I sharpened mine at 17 DPS on diamond plates for the Edge Pro, which was a pretty close match to the factory bevel. Microbeveled with Shapton Glass 2k, then on to 5 micron diamond loaded leather strop, and finished on bare leather. Edge would pop off arm hairs and easily p...
by ejames13
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Military Sprint Runs No More?
Replies: 51
Views: 2154

Re: Military Sprint Runs No More?

bearfacedkiller wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 5:51 pm
We never got a Maxamet or 15V Military. :(
Would love to see either one. I imagine a Maxamet Milly (or even Milly 2) is unlikely given how difficult it was to work with even in the PM2 platform.
by ejames13
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Military Sprint Runs No More?
Replies: 51
Views: 2154

Re: Military Sprint Runs No More?

While I like the new Military 2 version, to me it’s a larger PM2 and not so much a “Military” anymore. I’m not writing this to provoke a discussion about their relative merits or how one can’t stop the flow of “progress” — just a personal opinion from someone who’s a huge fan of the original. Absol...
by ejames13
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Military Sprint Runs No More?
Replies: 51
Views: 2154

Re: Military Sprint Runs No More?

sal wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:05 pm
Hi Ejames,

Depends on demand and requests, but I would guess the sprints will be built on the Military 2 platform, which is a very nice model.

sal
Thanks for the reply, Sal.
by ejames13
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Military Sprint Runs No More?
Replies: 51
Views: 2154

Military Sprint Runs No More?

With the advent of the Military 2, will we see any more sprint runs in the venerable OG Military platform, or are those days long gone?
by ejames13
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal
Replies: 2308
Views: 291803

Re: Community Sharpening Journal

Not to be annoying: but how large of a burr do you need? I saw some YouTube videos where the burr is so big they can break it off with their fingers. Mine never gets that large, no matter how much I sharpen on one side I don't need a burr at all to get a knife sharp, technically nobody else does ei...
by ejames13
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:15 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Community Sharpening Journal
Replies: 2308
Views: 291803

Re: Community Sharpening Journal

https://i.postimg.cc/c42kMXPj/20240130-012654.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/L6n01rQL/20240130-012719.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/Vs7V5Ygz/20240130-013300.jpg Finally stopped putting this one off. S35VN Recon 1. Took the shoulders off the bevel on my sander with a 120 grit belt without hitting the apex. Fin...
by ejames13
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Delica 4 in 2024?
Replies: 228
Views: 223817

Re: Delica 4 in 2024?

Fun fact, if you clean your VG-10 Delica 4 blade and angle it in the light just right. You can see the chromium carbide banding flowing parallel with the blade. https://i.imgur.com/33JOrDg.jpeg How about that. I've always wondered what that wavy pattern was. At one point I thought it was a defect u...
by ejames13
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:10 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

No I’m not an expert in the knife making industry, not even close. I’m simply a knife enthusiast and user and Spyderco has been my go to manufacturer for anything knife related for over 15 years now. It would appear that I wrongly made the assumption that this was a place where opinions both good a...
by ejames13
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

Skywalker wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:58 pm
Flash wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:04 pm
...

Let’s face it, the Delica is outdated and flawed.

...
Hold on now, that's quite the jump from "the wharncliffe Delica edges should be straighter/need better QC" :rofl
Truly. Them’s fightin words!
by ejames13
Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

For OP, to give a couple other Spyderco wharncliffe examples to compare - These are a S30V Delica, K390 Delica, K390 Endela. Photos taken with my phone, trying to keep things level and square with the internal phone level but probably still subject to fisheye and focal length issues vs the human ey...
by ejames13
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

endura3 wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:26 am
ejames13 wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:00 am

Nice. Thanks. I have a 140 grit diamond plate as well. You just sharpened as normal until the edge evened all the way out from tip to heel?
Yeah that's right! Pretty straightforward process, especially with the sharpie.
Cool. Thanks again.
by ejames13
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

https://i.ibb.co/4fBWdQV/20231019-174923.jpg My K390 wharnie came from the factory pretty uneven too - I don't have any pictures prior to sharpening but it was noticeably uneven with that same mini 'hawkbill' near the tip and another uneven spot near the heel of the blade. It sharpened up just fine...
by ejames13
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:28 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

https://i.ibb.co/4fBWdQV/20231019-174923.jpg My K390 wharnie came from the factory pretty uneven too - I don't have any pictures prior to sharpening but it was noticeably uneven with that same mini 'hawkbill' near the tip and another uneven spot near the heel of the blade. It sharpened up just fine...
by ejames13
Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

Not the worst I’ve seen on a wharncliffe blade. I had a Rough Rodger wharny once that was more like a full on recurve! But it was very cheap. …unlike the Delica. Send it back if you can. One of the main draws of a wharncliffe blade is the edge is easy to sharpen - yours is not going to be, and beca...
by ejames13
Tue Jan 09, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

Yes, it is normal and what I would expect when a human being is grinding a straight edge like a wharnecliffe using a powered grinder. Getting that edge perfectly straight and flat is something that I believe can only be done properly using a perfectly flat bench stone. Ask me how I know... ;). I ma...
by ejames13
Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:11 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

Yes, it is normal and what I would expect when a human being is grinding a straight edge like a wharnecliffe using a powered grinder. Getting that edge perfectly straight and flat is something that I believe can only be done properly using a perfectly flat bench stone. Ask me how I know... ;). I ma...
by ejames13
Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
Replies: 55
Views: 33943

Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe

Enactive wrote:
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:56 pm
It doesn't look great, but can you photograph the edge parallel to a metal straight edge and not backlit?
Best I can get for now.

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