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My guess is that Spyderco tends to initially hold back the production quantities on new models, to see how the reception is. Remember each new model represents a tremendous investment in design, materials, tooling and machine costs, etc. Combine this understandable caution, with the fact that most o...

^Very impressive! Yes it's interesting to see how everything works in concert between hardness and geometry in such an extreme steel. Should help put some details into context and connect the dots for some on how edge performance works and the trade offs involved. It's a vast and difficult subject ...

Digging into knife/steel i am just learning not all knifes are created equal. I have a eese izula and a cold steel trail master san mai 3. I have a very small plastic case knife that i have carried for a long time. Its so small i never know its there. Id love to have a quality of the same size to c...

^Very impressive! Yes it's interesting to see how everything works in concert between hardness and geometry in such an extreme steel. Should help put some details into context and connect the dots for some on how edge performance works and the trade offs involved. It's a vast and difficult subject ...

^Very impressive!

Happy Anniversary Mad Mac! :)

Thanks for the responses. As I said, heat treatment protocol is largely a sealed book to me but I always enjoy learning more. This forum is great for that. :)

Banter 247 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:48 pm

...As a result, it should be fairly common to see hrc distribution across same-batch samples range from 57-62...

Really? That's a huge spread.

I know next to nothing about heat treating, but it surprises me greatly that Spyderco can't get a heat treat any more consistent than +/- 5 HRC points.

Victorinox Swiss Army knives.

Used my M390 Delica to unpackage a new refrigerator.

^Ouch! Hope it's not too bad Woodpuppy!

Is the Dodo made in Golden?

rivy wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:59 pm

BHQ exclusive? What's the steel?

CPM M4, most likely.

Yeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool: Mind if I ask what your setup was for that reprofiling?...

Bento Box Shop M390 Delica exclusive:

Spine: 0.095"
Edge thickness: 0.027"

Hey steelcity16, I had thrown out the original bucket so I cut another one in half just for you: ;) You're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lol Yeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does mak...

Hey steelcity16, I had thrown out the original bucket so I cut another one in half just for you: ;) You're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lol Yeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does mak...

How do you like the Ladybug? This is the best Ladybug ever made IMO. An instant classic for sure. We all know how wonderful hap40 is as well. Gets so sharp I'm really tempted to get one, but having just gotten the BBS Delica exclusive, knife funds are a bit low right now. It's such a classy little ...