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Yeah, I am thinking the same here. But is this particular model so 'worthless' that one would gain noticeably from doing such a little scam? But again - isn't this particular model rather rare today? Possibly rare but not necessarily valuable. Plenty of other full SE saber grind Delicas out there e...

Also, I've been wearing my SRPB51 the past couple weeks -

Larry_Mott wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:42 am

I'm wearing my early birthday present to myself, the Bulova Jet Star 97B214 a stunning piece with a heavy 1973 vibe IMO

I had not heard of this model until your post - it looks fantastic! I think the silver colorway might be calling my name

JoviAl wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:32 pm

I should maybe add as a caveat - I’m using my Sharpmaker almost exclusively for SE blades. I don’t know what folk use as an alternative to it for SE, but feel free to chime in.

Per Bolster's survey early last year, there just aren't that many people using SE, even on this forum.

Voted no. The current price ($89) already seems wild to me especially given the diamond or CBN rods aren't included. I used to gift a nice knife and the Sharpmaker together to folks new to quality cutlery (kitchen or pocket) but stopped doing that once the Sharpmaker got over ~$70 new. More complica...

Looking to try some new stuff for 2024. Love the delica platform because of the thin profile and love the PM2 because of the fuller handle but looking to try something for an everyday knife. Something with a full grip What do you find not "full" enough about the Delica and PM2 handles? No...

Personally would prefer a thinner blade Endela rather than a larger Chaparral but would be strongly tempted by either.

I didn't care for the rest of the aesthetics of the Schempp Bowie but the 3.75" blade at 2.5mm stock thickness had me considering it repeatedly.

Spyderwebs wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:18 pm

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Considering food is a large % of what is cut, another culinary-focused offering with a different lock and scales would be attractive

Wasn't the Kapara also designed with food prep in mind? Comp lock and CF scales there

...My perception was that the Caly handle was just a little narrower, especially with the shallow radius choil right behind the edge, and it just didn't lock in as well as a Delica does to me.... It is curious that we'd have "mirror image" fitment issues; sounds like a Delica fits you lik...

p_atrick wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:32 pm

We need more photos.

I just want to be clear: love the delica, I bought one because I knew I really liked the design and it’s an excellent performer in its own right. Today I decided to take another close comparison to the in hand feel of my stainless steel combo edge delica, to my calypso jr lw, and g10 caly3. The del...

GB2, started off the day as a paring knife loading up the slow cooker before work.

Lmao. The last time I posted in this thread, August 18, I had picked up a Sage 5 CF and a Chap CF and called it done. I've since added a wharnie K390 Delica and Endela and a medium grit benchstone. Liking the Endela so much I'm wondering if I need anymore K390 wharncliffes before they start getting ...

Flash wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:04 pm

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Let’s face it, the Delica is outdated and flawed.

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Hold on now, that's quite the jump from "the wharncliffe Delica edges should be straighter/need better QC"

For OP, to give a couple other Spyderco wharncliffe examples to compare - These are a S30V Delica, K390 Delica, K390 Endela. Photos taken with my phone, trying to keep things level and square with the internal phone level but probably still subject to fisheye and focal length issues vs the human eye...

Voted Knifejoy 20CV/blue. I also like: Knifeworks 204P/Green (though they've also done lots of other materials in theirs) DLT 20CV or M390/Red or Red/Black BentoBoxShop M390 or 204P/Blue (though like others they've also had some variety) In general I like Spyderco's standard VG-10 and S30V but I do ...

... I never found out why other folks have such corrosion issues with their folders, but I don´t. Part of it mght be the "degree of corrosivenes of someones sweat", and mine will score low here. ... For what it's worth I've rusted both 14C28N (over a season as a running knife) and VG10 (o...

This year I mostly bought discontinued models on sale after the 2023 list came out: K390 Delica wharncliffe K390 Endela wharncliffe Chaparral CF Sage 5 CF 20CV Endura (KJ exclusive) K390 Delica (ordered 12/30, delivered 1/4...does that count as 2023?) Overall the Sage 5 and the Endela wharncliffe ha...