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I have pretty much stopped buying more tool steels because they rust in storage. Hey Lance, before speaking of such blasphemy :eek: , I suggest you try a product called "Corrosionx" . It doesn't matter if it's the gun oil, aviation or whatever variant they sell, it's the same thing marketed in diff...

-why don’t standard diamond abrasives work to sharpen it? Do they fracture the edge apex like they can on conventional ceramic blades? I can only guess here, but I assume that polycrystalline diamond compounds is what works, due to certain "crumbly" characteristic of ceramic edges when not being cu...

I'm all for a fixed blade in 3v made by Spyderco, something bushcraft/outdoors oriented. Not interested in a folder, there are other steels I would rather have in that platform (cruwear, more rex45 etc).

Knifemaker and YouTube KKnives Switzerland struck a deal with (presumably) a military weapon's manufacturer that provided him with a new ceramic material that was developed 3 months ago that has a mixture of properties of both steel (high toughness, low hardness and wear resistance before heat treat...

I wouldn't worry too much about it, try to wash it with soap and water first, in case its some sort of a thin film of oil. I've had similar bluish spots on stainless steel before, usually after cutting something acidic. Nothing to worry about, the chromium oxide layer is a living thing, constantly c...

Hey man welcome to the forum, I like your memes on your IG page lol. Anyway, you seem to have the funds, why not get a custom blade in Vanax that will be superior in performance to anything Spyderco will have to pull off for general users, geometry wise? There are a couple custom makers using it, BB...

I'm still a S110V guy at heart. Fits my needs.

I voted 4V as long as its run hard, but I would love it in CPM 10V.

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Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:19 am

Just thought I’d ask specifically about s110v because I feel like I’m addicted and will probably get another soon, lol.

Enjoy your new knife! And yea, its only a matter of time until you get the s110v also, no way you're gonna be happy with just one steel, curiosity always triumphs.

Properly heat treated S110V doesn't chip any easier than S90V, of which you have people say it feels tougher but it's no different. The first runs were reported to have some problems, but even then it could have been just the factory edge at fault causing people to report on it and then the word of ...

S110V is the superior steel in a lot of ways to S30V, especially with the HT Spyderco uses now which got rid of the microchipping issue that it had in the first runs. And it's one of my favorite steels (if you couldn't tell by my icon :D) But I'll suggest you get the S30V model if you're not a good ...

Finally another CBBL knife would be great! Though the Trapper o its current form has a bit of a narrow front part of the handle to fit this lock type in perhaps? Yes that might be an issue, CBBL isn't exactly a "slim" mechanism, especially considering liner/comp lock options. If not CBBL, I hope fo...

I really missed that Shawn will come up with his own Spyderco design! Certainly curious now what it might look like... I'm pretty certain the bladeshape and handle will keep to his "Trapper" design, a nice sweeping blade and a rounded, comfortable handle. I'm definitely curious how the knife will l...

I wish linen/canvas micarta would get more love, it would go especially well with the Shaman's overall design and function of a heavy-duty utility folder.

In the meantime, I guess I might see if a friend in the US can onship a copy to me, as I’m keen to read this. It's available on Amazon UK ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knife-Engineering-Steel-Treating-Geometry/dp/B08D4P9D95/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=knife+engineering&qid=1595661663&sr=8-1 ). Don't ...

Oh man, I wouldn't wanna be you... such a hard choice! I would say get the Advocate, never owned or held one, but I remember people praising it as being the smoothest Spyderco flipper, while I've seen a few Southard threads with issues here and there.

I think you know about one blade forum member BluntCut (I think he is also here) and his crystal weaving foundation heat treat (or something like that). What are your thoughts on that? He claimed that he could HT some steel higher then anybody else on the planet (well, maybe not these exact words b...

Happy 4th for all the US folk. My country wouldn't be the same without your ideological influence. Ty.

FYI, Eric's 11 year old son, Kobe, is starting to sit in on some of our R & D meetings. sal Haha, I remember some interview with Eric a few years back saying how he tries to give more freedom of choice to his son so that he can chose his own passions and path in life. I guess it's impossible to run...

Hi Carrot, Cycleguy, Thanx for the input. We'll make up an "Enuff 2" proto with 3mm stock and a 4" blade. As long as the handle doesn't change, there is little tooling costs for the handle. Tooling up for an FRN sheath would be expensive, but we'll make Kydex (Boltaron) sheaths for testing. The Fix...