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- Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:26 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
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Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
Is there a consensus about how to sharpen that thing? I remember KaseKnives suggesting stropping with high grid diamond lapping papers. While this might be good for maintaining the edge, I suspect it is not feasible to fix the chips or alter the secondary bevel angle. I sharpen it on 3-4 overlapped...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:06 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Which spyderco is in the mail?
- Replies: 7688
- Views: 1056051
Re: Which spyderco is in the mail?
A second Enuff 2 VG10 serrated. First one is for use, this one is for safe keeping lol. Probably my favorite knife that came out in the last 2-3 years. Loved the Enuff 1 salt, but the blade length was a bit in the way for what I was using it for (fishing, hunting and a bit of food prep on tough thin...
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:40 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Model request: Enuff in S7 steel
- Replies: 61
- Views: 3144
Re: Model request: Enuff in S7 steel
I honestly don't see the point of S7 in a knife this small and for what it can be used. I'd much rather have Magnacut as a steel option. I've never had issues with serrations "snapping off" due to lack of toughness ever, from S30V and LC200N, to VG-10 and H1. VG10 already is more than toug...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:20 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What is going on with the Waterway production?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2027
Re: What is going on with the Waterway production?
I'd kill for a Waterway in Magnacut
- Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Oil rookie – Maxamet + Pure Silicone question :)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2440
Re: Oil rookie – Maxamet + Pure Silicone question :)
I use Victorinox Multitool Oil. Its cheap, easily available, and its food grade. Can't ask for more. Zero issues with rust ever since I started using it.
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:01 pm
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: New groundbreaking alloy that would be a great addition to the Mule team line
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1071
New groundbreaking alloy that would be a great addition to the Mule team line
Ahem. So Sal, when do we get a Mule out of this material? Would smacking this edge to edge into an elastic ceramic mule create a black hole?
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 11:40 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
- Views: 98419
Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
I tried 1 micron on a leather strop and had very little success. Also tried vitrified diamond stones and You need a middle ground between too hard and too soft. A diamond stone will micro chip this material. Leather is too soft and seems to round the apex. I believe this is why my sharpening on pap...
- Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:09 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
- Views: 98419
Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
I definitely had the same impression. The super lightweight printed handles also add to the feeling of lightness. When you first pick them up they almost feel 'cheap' but the cutting performance is fantastic. I'd love to get a paring knife in HIC. Which is also why I think something like a Dragonfl...
- Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:57 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Differences in corrosion resistance between analog steels
- Replies: 5
- Views: 858
Re: Differences in corrosion resistance between analog steels
Heat treatment alone on the same steel makes a higher difference in corrosion resistance than any other two different stainless steels with similar makeup. A D2 steel blade that's been heat treated for corrosion resistance to have as much chromium in solution will resist corrosion significantly bett...
- Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:56 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
- Replies: 162
- Views: 28373
Re: MagnaCut Corrosion Resistance testing thread
Oh man, can I dream about a Waterway in MagnaCut? *drolling*
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:54 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Would you purchase a Spyderco Kitchen Knife in LC200N?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4551
Re: Would you purchase a Spyderco Kitchen Knife in LC200N?
I like low edge angles and high hardness in the kitchen. Corrosion isn't an issue for my style of use and care. It can be a bonus, hence why I appreciate it in high impact ceramic, S110V/Vanax etc., but it isn't something important to me. There are way better steels that Spyderco uses which would fi...
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:38 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Next Mule Steel ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8491
- Sun Dec 19, 2021 3:12 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
- Views: 98419
Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
I did some more digging into what this ceramic actually is, and using the table downloaded from the producer's site, and a bit of translation/search, this is what I found out. It's something called Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal (TZP), which is zirconia (Zr02) reinforced with Yttria (Y2O3), which i...
- Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:31 am
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
- Views: 98419
Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
I received mine too yesterday! :winking-tongue Two Shark M designs, one for testing and one for regular use. I like the fit and finish overall, I just wish the handle material was less rubbery but that's just a personal thing after using micarta and G10 for so long. Good balance. In hand it kinda fe...
- Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:50 pm
- Forum: Mule Team Discussion
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
- Replies: 459
- Views: 98419
Re: Elastic Ceramic. Wow!
they cut on ceramic plates, pans, etc. A diamond edge would get blunt too on a diamond plate. It's just how physics works. If that type of cutting happens a lot, get some of those cheap steak knives with the crappy style of serration that KINDA work. For non-knife people, they're good enough and th...
- Sun Nov 28, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Elastic Ceramic
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8265
Re: Elastic Ceramic
And didn't Roman say that the material was developed by BU anyway? Its developed and made to spec by these guys, also a Swiss native manufacturer. https://en.bsq-tech.com/high-impact-ceramic Seems to be a mixture of Zirconium Oxide and Alumina. The difference in type and size of their specific crys...
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 9:02 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Help me buy my 2nd spyderco
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2892
Re: Help me buy my 2nd spyderco
And that's a great choice too. Congrats!Eliteone2383 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:56 amWon a bid on a s90v CF native chief last night. It looks so awsome I couldn't resist :)
- Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:54 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Help me buy my 2nd spyderco
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2892
Re: Help me buy my 2nd spyderco
You say no s30v or lower. I say to disregard that and get the Kapara, you'll be glad you did.
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:32 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spydies all over Chicago PD
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4460
Re: Spydies all over Chicago PD
My guess is that one of the producers, etc., is a huge fan, and gave each cast member one, maybe told them to "use their Spydie" when the script calls for a knife to be used. Kudos to Jason Beghe (Sgt. Voight) for using the Spydie the most often (diff. models, too, I believe). He's "...
- Fri Jan 08, 2021 1:32 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco military 440v
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1451
Re: Spyderco military 440v
More precisely, his model was made from 1998 to 2001.JRinFL wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:04 pmAccording to the Spydiewiki, it was made in the late 1990s to early 2000s. http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=C36_Military