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- Fri May 03, 2024 12:45 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 190
Re: Social networks vs. forums - possible return of content to the forums?
I have bad news. The death of social media cannot happen soon enough to save civilization. We are doomed, so enjoy whatever time you have left.
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Different Generation Ladybugs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 160
Re: Different Generation Ladybugs
They are both 3rd Generation, just different production runs. The one is indeed Foliage green, a color developed to match Army uniform color, rather than the older and much more rare grey.
The black one is a bit newer, after the change to screw construction and with Sal's mark added.
The black one is a bit newer, after the change to screw construction and with Sal's mark added.
- Wed May 01, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Civilian sharpening angle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 302
Re: Civilian sharpening angle
The ceramic rods don't really have a grit rating as such. As far as stock removal and scratch pattern go, I personally find the brown rods fall between a well broken-in DMT Coarse (blue) and a well broken-in DMT Fine (red) and the white rods a bit finer than DMT Extra Fine (green). I realize that ma...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Civilian sharpening angle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 302
Re: Civilian sharpening angle
Yep, deburring wheel polishing the back causes that.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Ikuchi, the best Spyderco folding filet knife?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 456
Re: Ikuchi, the best Spyderco folding filet knife?
I have to agree with Matt, the Ikuchi blade is nowhere near flexible enough for filet duty.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Civilian sharpening angle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 302
Re: Civilian sharpening angle
The serrations are ground on one side only, the back side is the angle of the primary grind. The actual total included angle can vary a bit, but should be very close to the 20° angle of the SharpMaker. Color the edge bevel with a Sharpie marker and take a couple of passes to see where the marker is ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Changes to OpFocus Program
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1292
Re: Changes to OpFocus Program
Today I tried to sign up for OpFocus Program and I didn’t finish the application because at some point ID.me asked to provide my social security number. I thought this is ridiculous, why do I have to give my ssn in order to complete my application? Members of OpFocus please let me know if you had t...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: H1 Fixed blades
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1465
Re: H1 Fixed blades
The serrations are ground all at once on a shaped wheel. It isn't the heat that causes the work hardening, it is the mechanical/abrasive removal of material that does it. That's why it is always hollow ground, since that process is done on both sides at once. Grinding one side at a time results in b...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: H1 Fixed blades
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1465
Re: H1 Fixed blades
Good luck. There are a couple on eBay right now if you don't mind spending $700.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: H1 Fixed blades
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1465
Re: H1 Fixed blades
Ed Shempp Rock Salt. https://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php/FB ... Ed_Schempp
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Flattening Whestones
- Replies: 17
- Views: 715
Re: Flattening Whestones
Glass with a plastic protective film, like the stuff they put on new appliances (the "Remove Before Using" stuff). That way the silicone carbide grit sticks in the plastic instead of grinding away the glass, at least in theory.
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:00 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Building a Custom Knife for Sal: CPM S60V
- Replies: 81
- Views: 5549
Re: Building a Custom Knife for Sal: CPM S60V
It's going to be interesting to see how it holds up in use. As I recall, the initial run of 440V/S60V Military suffered a lot of chipping at a lower hardness than this.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Incredible Idea - created account for this
- Replies: 7
- Views: 803
Re: Incredible Idea - created account for this
I think that name went around about 34 minutes after Magnacut was announced. But nice try, and welcome aboard!
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco Hawkbill Stainless, No Model Number
- Replies: 3
- Views: 618
Re: Spyderco Hawkbill Stainless, No Model Number
Yep, it appears to have the integral spring, a feature that went by the wayside pretty quickly. Nice find.
Edit to add: Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people here. I happen to have one of those as well.
Edit to add: Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people here. I happen to have one of those as well.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: VG10 HRC
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3310
Re: VG10 HRC
I'll take your word for it. I've never watched a YouTube knife review. I prefer to form my own opinions
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: VG10 HRC
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3310
Re: VG10 HRC
I had a girlfriend tell me "It's not fair that your hands can be that soft. I know what you do for a living." And yes, if I pick up a knife or other tool and immediately feel sharp spots digging into my hands, I have enough experience to know what those spots are going to do when I start u...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 979
Re: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
https://i.imgur.com/RAfhAG9.jpeg The top knife in the pic is the one that popped up on social media and sparked this question. Yeah that is the one. Notice bug on blade and engraving is perpendicular to all the others. The engraving location really is odd. Spydernuts aren't fond of words down the m...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 979
Re: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
That would put it as possible with those dates. Never seen a Lil Temp with the bug before. What steel does your L'il Temp have? They used 440V/S60V for most of the production. I think the bug went on when they changed to S30V. It could have just been mine but my old s30v lil temp 1 had no spyder As...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:05 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 979
Re: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
What steel does your L'il Temp have? They used 440V/S60V for most of the production. I think the bug went on when they changed to S30V.zenheretic wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:42 pmThat would put it as possible with those dates.
Never seen a Lil Temp with the bug before.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 979
Re: What year did they start putting bug on blade?
I don't know for certain. The Boye dent appeared around 2001, and all the newer models in the 2006 catalog had the bug logos on the blades, although the older stock pictures do not. My C95 Manix doesn't have one but my C101 83mm Manix does. I would guess around 2004 for a start date on the rolling c...