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When the PM2 came out in this steel Jim Ankerson tested it: https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?t=49269 About the steel generations discussed in that thread - everyone uses a modified second generation PM process now but there's only one who calls it third generation, and that is Bohler. In rea...

It is not "hard" to sharpen S110V. It just takes the right stones (I use diamonds), a light touch, and more patience to get it the last bit to a really fine edge. Takes a little longer to get it there than most other steels is all. Rex 45, SPY27, and a few others just want to get sharp and...

Now I just try to sneak up on the apex without deliberately forming a noticeable burr. This is what works for me. I hate chasing a large burr and if I work one side of the edge until there is a burr along the entire edge it ends up being a very large burr that becomes a pain to remove. I will appro...

The clip should not be FRN

With the light reflecting off the edges it is hard to tell if the damage was mostly dent or chip. There will be a component of lateral force on impact because the blank has a pivot point. The ratio of vertical and lateral forces can be calculated with the dimensions you provided - the ratio of the s...

Any updates on the tests?

I normally use purple Loctite on the small screws. Still plenty strong to keep screws in place, but easier to unscrew when needed. The smaller the screw, the more apparent this is.

FRN is chemically resistant to many things. No worry with Loctite.

I don't know of any steel that would not be damaged by an impact like that.

At least you weren't scoring drywall.

anycal wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:28 pm

Native 5 for now.

I'll second that.

The Chlorox wipes have quaternary amines, not bleach, so they are not as corrosive.

I wouldn't over think it. Getting any disease from your knife handle is unlikely unless someone with that disease used your knife immediately before you, and even then that transmission path is not as simple as it seems. In any case, G10 is epoxy resin reinforced with glass fibers, and FRN is nylon ...

NK currently has G10 and FRN Native 5 in stock.

SPY27 has 1% Niobium and 2% vanadium, compared with 0% and maybe 0.2%, respectively, for VG-10. There should be a noticeable difference between them, especially if they run the SPY27 hardness higher.

Bumper sticker? I must have missed it.

What good fortune. There are certainly things that I would like to find that have been missing for many years. Sal's story reminded me of something that happened a long time ago somewhere around 1984. My brother and I were hiking up a steep mountain slope off-trail and there was a lot of snow on the...

Double post

The concern about edge degradation due to corrosion is what kept me away from tool steels for many years. However in the last few years I have used M4 and Rex 45. I have taken both steels on backpacking trips. The only issue I have had is spotting on the blade where sweat condensed on it in my pocke...

CXXX wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:54 pm

NATIVE 5 FORUM #C41PMR5 PLAIN EDGE FRN MAROON CPM S35VN

The maroon forum knife is S90V, so you have already branched out from S35VN.

I like the Para 3, but the Native 5 fits my hand better than any other model. It is the the most comfortable in hard use when real force is being applied. This is compared with the Para 3, PM2, Military, Sebenza and Inkosi (large and small). I don't have the G10 version, just the lightweight. Some h...