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I've been able to get a sharp shaving sharp (shaves with no downward pressure on the blade; just skim it along the skin) just using the medium and fine 204 stones. The sharpening has to be done just about perfectly though, the same every stroke. The ultrafine stones should help quite a bit, but you ...

Store them closed with a healthy coat of oil on the blade and in the pivots to prevent rust.

I think the security guy was thinking the kid made a mistake. Your son was probably as surprised that he forgot to put it elsewhere as the security guard was at finding a guy with one with security so tight.

The blade steels on SS models are reduced to save money. They are less expensive steels; however, try them out on the cutting shores you'd be likely to use an SS-handled knife for before you call them inferior. In addition to keeping the costs down, they do fit the more gentleman's image of an SS ha...

Make sure you don't work around any sheeple. a Harpy isn't the kind of knife most people would want in an office environment. For a generic pocket knife, there's the G. Sakai Backpacker models. They make em in two sizes, and it's your basic thumbnail-open lever lock. It wouldn't be any more intimida...

Was curious. Has Spyderco sold any knives where, at the same time, the blade steels were different depending on the edge? I ask this because I was looking at my Native and, while the CPM-440V is a great steel for the serrated edge and the harder use thereof, for a PE, I'd rather have VG-10. I know i...

Flicking without the thumb is all in the wrist. To end up in the forward grip, hold the handle (keeping the blade's range of travel open) and slack your wrist. The action is like cracking a whip out to your side, with your wrist as part of the whip. When you keep your wrist relaxed, as it flips arou...

So the Temperance, while not really longer, is a bit bigger knife than the Perrin Bowie. It's good-looking, but I'm not that into fixed blades.

A similar idea was proposed a while back, sayng that a bezel ring might be a good idea. Simply a flanged plastic sleeve that would fit into the round hole and move with the thumb, allowing the hole to rotate as the blade opens without the abrasion of the sharp edge of the hole (which isn't that shar...

That's the problem with steel. Once it starts rusting, the rust will come back if given half a chance. One thing you can try is toothpaste. moist any normal or tartar-control brand will work. There's a polish in there that I've found works very well on that rust. And it's cheap. As far as oiling the...

My two fave colors are any darker shade of blue and darker non-olive greens. They're the colors of my high school. Officially, the colors were light navy blue and emerald green, but any blue or green did the trick, and the letter jackets were significantly darker (we had the best looking jackets in ...

My usual tag team is a Salsa for small jobs, coupled with a larger knife like the Endura, Police, or Gunting for tougher tasks and just in case I need to pull a knife I can fight witrh.

I've heard descriptions and saw a pic of the new larger Native. Seeing that got me thinking, and I remembered a thread I posted to a while back... Mix n' Match your favorite Spydie Posted - 28 April 2002 10:58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black or ...

Until I got the Salsa, My favorite knife hands-down was the Calypso Jr. It's the perfect knife for most any everyday chore. The Salsa has replaced the Calypso Jr. as my EDC due to it's still-good working ability as well as its more sheeple-friendly exterior. Since I prefer a lockback to liner locks,...

The only problem I have with it is the lack of a clip. I don't like fishing for knives in the bottom of my pocket, and in some instances a knife as a keychain is in bad taste. Even a clip like you'd find on a pen would be enough to clip it on a shirt collar, shirt pocket, or slacks, though jeans wou...

If this is the future, a design of a folding self-defense knife with a legal blade length would be in order. I I remember, both the Lil Temperance and Gunting are over 2.5". Bram mentioned making a Cali-legal 2.5" Gunting, but only as a custom piece. If you see the knife market going towar...

The flat grind of the new Enduras and Delicas is not a full flat grind like you'd find on the Salsa or Calypso Jr., more a flat saber grind. This keeps the added strength of the saber-style grind, but the flat bevel works well for whittling and shaving material. For shallow cuts through a tough mate...

My take is, why make matte-finished CF when bead-blasted G-10 lasts longer for hard use knives, and bead-blasted Micarta is cheaper for gentleman's knives. Bead-blasted CF would lose the fiber pattern look and wouldn't gain anything that couldn't be done cheaper and better with another epoxy composi...

And you can get one for way cheaper than those prices if you look around. I think I got my Alum. Salsa for around $65.

Don't discount the Salsa so quickly... It's worth saving up for. Mine needs sharpening, but the steel on the Salsas can be gotten RAZOR sharp, and they stay that way for a while depending on the jobs it's used for. It's been my most versatile and handy knife for any task.