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Sorry for the bringing up the dead but YES I have searched this forum very briefly but what exactly is "cobalt special"? Is that something that is knowable elementally and.. how's it actually made? I gathered it's a laminated construction which.. makes absolutely no sense to me. I can't j...

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navin johnson wrote: ↑

Tue May 07, 2024 8:10 am

H-1 does not work harden. It will “power grind” harden

Power grinding (abrasive/mechanical stock removal) is work.

Unless he edited something and got autokicked to moderation again. I don't know how long that can happen. Just checked (cause I searched for one interesting post of his anyway): Palestrina (the op) made 13 posts (which are all still there) and started new topics himself before this now missing post...

Unless it was custom made, you probably need to schedule a mental acuity check up. The closest thing I know of would be on the Remote Release, and that's not very close.

Unless he edited something and got autokicked to moderation again. I don't know how long that can happen.

Mk-211 wrote: ↑

Sat May 04, 2024 5:51 pm

You got me beat.

Here's another Hossom.

Woodlander? I have all but the Forager. The edges are way too thick for my taste on all of them.

If you can find one of the G-10 UKPKs, the back is fully enclosed. Just a little information from an enabler.

Got the email this morning. June 23, I plan to be there. I'll probably drive up on Saturday and hang out overnight again. Hopefully I'll remember to pick up my chair this time.

I have had lint collect under the lockbar as well as in the lock well in the blade tang. Lint in the lockwell is easy to see and easy to clean out, but crud under the lockbar is hard to see and can be a real problem to clean out. Open the blade half way and shine a light into the blade channel where...

Mk-211 wrote: ↑

Fri May 03, 2024 1:40 pm

On the rocks.

Okay, you had to start it.

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.

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 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...

Yep, deburring wheel polishing the back causes that.

I have to agree with Matt, the Ikuchi blade is nowhere near flexible enough for filet duty.

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 ...

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...

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...

Good luck. There are a couple on eBay right now if you don't mind spending $700.