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I can only speak about my own testing. First thing I do is test the wear resistance under ideal conditions. Production folders need 3 or more fresh edges before that even happens. I like running my edge angles low, so that's what I test with. Low edge angles are necessary for part 2 of testing. The...

CPM S60V https://i.imgur.com/mttR3S8.jpeg CPM S90V https://i.imgur.com/L26ZBcM.png Bohler M390 https://i.imgur.com/lCmv7n2.png The color metallography colors the different carbide types differently, CPM S60V has a higher volume of vanadium carbides than M390... I've not seen color metallography bef...

I didn't catch this eclipse, but I caught the 2017 eclipse. The following photo is a composite of photos I took with an iPhone through a (protected) spotting scope...

abbazaba wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:17 pm

Solar flares...well done! (No pun intended.)

I'm in.

infinkc wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:15 pm

Been hearing rumors, hope it’s true!

Where did you hear rumors?

CasperFatone wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:46 pm

Carrying my “Bombshelled” M4 Shaman

That's an awesome mod, Casper!!

I'm the guy who chose "never thought about it," which is as close as I could get to my preferred choice, which would have been: "I have no preference." Both seem to have unique advantages and I enjoy them both.

I prefer to run my own tests and make comparisons on what I'm able to achieve with my own edges. I think CATRA testing gets the conversation started when performance is being investigated and discussed. Kudos! Trying to remember what you use as a medium. Are you the fellow who uses blocks of ice? W...

… A good test is not about making a universal conversation to all aspects of use. It's about making a controlled comparison for seeing how things would stack up if everything was "equal" ... ^ That's a super important point. This is known as the attribute of 'internal validity' and it's e...

Just on the very fine tip (even more delicate in SE, due to the chisel grind) I am always kind of in two minds: On the one hand it is extremely capable in finer "tip tasks". On the other I am always a bit worried I could snap that tip and thus use my Stretch XL with some more caution than...

Thanks for the tutorial, Casper!

https://i.postimg.cc/zXV2c6z2/IMG-3129.jpg Well Gernot, no real interesting story behind this I just had more knives in my bag the other day which I bring with me on this side hustle job because there are lots of good photo opportunities and the the sun was cooperating this time…you have a good day...

Then he resharpened the knife and we ran it through our CATRA , where it tested poorly???? Since I was always an advocate for Real World Testing, this just reinforced my opinion that lab tests have their limits. I dunno, Sal, to me it sounds like the free-hanging ropes test is, or could be, an alte...

Hi Sal, good one; I'll trade you my stat prof's quote: "It's possible to come to the wrong conclusions with statistics; it's even easier to come to the wrong conclusions without statistics." Statistics aside, how do we measure 'real world testing' and forum opinions? I understand the desir...

paladin wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 31, 2024 11:24 am

...thinking of doing something similar as my other 2 Chaps...

^ I like the holes! You did this yourself? Nice job. Do the holes aid in gripping the knife?

The ironic thing is that steels which often score very low on a CATRA test are steels that I consider to be ideal when one considers the overall performance of a steel. It's not at all unusual in science, for a critic to say "you're measuring the wrong dependent variable." Sometimes the c...

Ive been insanely busy with work the past few weeks. Tons of training, and playing interm department manager while my boss is on vacation. Took a walk down to the warehouse to check on something, snapped my first pic in weeks! It's a great shot. Love the photos with industrial background, but that ...

That's a great shot of a beautiful knife.

Manixguy@1994 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:15 am

MG2

OK guys, somebody needs to be the adult and just not respond to the other person's barbs. We are all Spy-bros here (or Spy-sisters, if we haven't chased off all the women by now). Time to shake hands and get back to what we all love...knives! Pretty psyched on this [Caly] as well. I hope we get a ni...