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- Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:28 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Need sharpening book that includes current equipment & tech + modern Spyderco steels
- Replies: 12
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- Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:52 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Cruwear Military Diagnosis
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4574
You oiled it and then touch it with your hand when it was closed - it is pretty clear from the marks on the blade. Part with you touch has less or no oil, part of the blade which was inside handle has more oil. Thin layer of oil change blade surface a little and make it appear different. Nothing wro...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:34 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Opinions of super blue blade steel please
- Replies: 106
- Views: 23667
More I read Cliff , more I think he is just artist of confusing people. I read him from 2002 and for ten years in same area I did a lot of testing, learn how to sharpen... And he keep same talks without any visible results. No tests, noting - just talks and talks with same confusion. If you new and ...
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:18 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Opinions of super blue blade steel please
- Replies: 106
- Views: 23667
What makes SB stand out among all the other great steels such as M4, ZDP-189, XHP, S30V,etc? Actually I pre-ordered the SB Dfly and am pretty excited about it. Thanks! Hitachi YSS manufacturing plant known for high quality steels and on the edge technologies. Also it is quite healthy to my knowledg...
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:53 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Opinions of super blue blade steel please
- Replies: 106
- Views: 23667
This subject has probably been beat to death but I haven't paid a lot of attention to it. I just put the super blue D'fly2 on pre-order so now I am more interested. All opinions are welcome regarding edge retention, how keen an edge does it take, etc. M4 is easy to sharpen and takes a very sharp ed...
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:33 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Damascus steel- What is so special about it?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14192
Obviously it has a unique pattern, but does it offer any advantages that regular steel doesn't? Is the hefty price tag worth it? Vikings use pattern in their swords to make them stronger. Combination of soft iron and hard steel with certain spring like pattern adds some spring like properties. Mode...
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:16 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What is your opinion of CTS-XHP?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 68408
In general all Carpenter steel are much better then Crucible. Even CPM S30V version made by Carpenter left original CPM S30V miles behind. Think about this - on my opinion only way for Spyderco to make CPM S30V compete with CTS-XHP and CTS-204P is to ship those american supersteels to Taiwan - acros...
- Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:23 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Dear Mr. Nozh2002
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14302
- Sun Oct 13, 2013 1:25 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Test
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1147
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- Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:32 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: diamond rods, cleaning and coated blades
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2668
Stripping chemically coating will expose unfinished blade surface. Manufacturers save a lot on polishing by hiding raw, after grind blade under one or other coat. I am trying to avoid knives with coating - it looks nice NIB but with use it get scratched, fall off etc - depends on quality and looks u...
- Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:02 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: New to spyderco, need some help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3602
Hitachi Aogami - blue label steel is one of two major steels (other one Shirogami - white label steel) of choice for top custom knives in Japan. In US everybody came up with different names - now it is super blue somehow, but it is just because Hitach pack it in blue paper. Japanese lately tend to l...
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:40 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Never thought I'd say this, but a DULL NIB Spyderco?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5526
Call me a noob, but how on earth do you do that? That edge is phenomenal. This edge is mirror polished - I do not see anything special about that. Chromium Oxide compound on leather will do this in 20-30 passes after EF DMT, several days of cycling is not really needed for this. Polish itself does ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:11 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: diamond rods, cleaning and coated blades
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2668
In general diamonds can stand any coating just fine. I sharpen a lot of blade with different coating - no problem. Only problem I know with diamonds is rapid wearing if push too hard - but this depends on diamonds quality. There is monocrystalline and polycrystalline diamonds. First is whole diamond...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:59 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: How strong is the Chris Reeve Integral Lock?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11692
Hey guys, I was wondering, how strong is that R.I.L.? This is my first experience with it. Will this thing literally last forever? I have read that on back locks, constant wrist-flipping opening or those inertia flips can destroy the back lock. Is this the case with the R.I.L.? I don't really open ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:46 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: When to lube the pivot area? And a CTS-XHP question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2446
Sharpmaker will not be able to remove a lot of steel. If your edge is 30 degree or less already, then it will work fine. However if edge is like 32 degree - you will never bring it to 30 degree with sharpmaker. Amount of steel it takes off is too small, even with diamond rods which are low quality d...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:21 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Never thought I'd say this, but a DULL NIB Spyderco?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5526
Hey folks, I have something that's not so much a complaint, as an observation. In the past 3 months, I've purchased 4 spydercos, a Fred Perrin fixed blade, Vallotton, Centofante3, and an Endura 4 ( non ffg) The first thing I check for when I open a new knife, is to see what the edge is like ( secon...
- Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:09 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: When to lube the pivot area? And a CTS-XHP question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2446
Hello all, I just received my new favorite knife, the Techno. Everything about it is amazing and I absolutely love it! I was wondering though, when should I lube the pivot area and how often? Also, what are the recommended products to use? It already opens lightning fast out of the box. I just want...
- Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:18 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Strong outdoor folder
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4900
Hi I'm after a strong folding knife with a blade length of roughly about 3.5 inches, it will be used when fishing, backpacking, camping and other outdoor stuff although I still take a few fixed blades when camping but when doing other stuff like fishing a fixed blade is just not very convenient so ...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:35 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone else not concerned much about blade steel?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 21154
nozh2002, why so mad? You yourself approve of private censorship (which is not the same as governmental censorship) and deleting comments. Just look at your very own blog. You did the exact same thing on your blog as Kristi did here. As an administrator of your blog, you felt that a post was rude a...
- Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:20 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone else not concerned much about blade steel?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 21154
I've edited that post too. Again, I have more important things to do. May I remind EVERYONE that we have an ignore feature - USE IT. Well, you rather recall you accusation of me insulting someones or explain why you are thinking this way. I insult no one and this blame you throw is insulting. Telli...