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- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2394
Re: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???
I’ve used my s110v military since they came out, in fact i carried it for two years straight everyday and used for everything I can use a knife for and never had any chipping issues. To me it just performs like a hopped up s30v with crazy edge retention and awesome corrosion resistance. I would rec...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:15 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: New Guy Here
- Replies: 15
- Views: 402
Re: New Guy Here
Welcome, Dep. Come for the knives, stay for the knowledge and fellowship.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Cold Steel Talk
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1591
Re: Cold Steel Talk
I bought a Recon 1 XL about 6 years ago and toyed with the idea of adding an opening hole because I dislike thumb studs, but ended up gifting it to a friend who loves knives. It was larger than I really wanted to carry and I realized I’d never use it, but it was a good knife. Are the current Cold S...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 160384
Re: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
The self rounding seems to occour only if the starting DPS is higher than the final DPS while reprofiling. On my UKPK the original DPS was under 15° and I did not get rounder points, maybe even the opposide. First I thought, I did something wrong, but EvilD got the same effect on one of his SE kniv...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:00 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Cold Steel Talk
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1591
Re: Cold Steel Talk
I bought a Recon 1 XL about 6 years ago and toyed with the idea of adding an opening hole because I dislike thumb studs, but ended up gifting it to a friend who loves knives. It was larger than I really wanted to carry and I realized I’d never use it, but it was a good knife. Are the current Cold St...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:39 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 160384
Re: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
Sharpening a Spyderedge on the Sharpmaker will gradually round the points. What I have observed after reprofiling a bunch of SE knives to 15 degrees is that the degree of rounding is highly dependent upon the type of steel. My H-1, LC200N, and VG-10 blades rounded much more on their journey to 15 de...
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???
- Replies: 49
- Views: 2394
Re: S110v to delicate more of a safe queen???
I used a Manix LW in S110V as my primary work knife for several years at the tail end of my construction career. It worked very well, never taking critical damage in that time. I kept it keen at 15 dps on the brown SM rods.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Another run of Whale Rescue Blade is needed.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1163
Re: Another run of Whale Rescue Blade is needed.
They are cool, but I don’t need one personally. For those who actually rescue entangled whales, this tool is a godsend.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker Elite Edition
- Replies: 75
- Views: 14372
Re: Sharpmaker Elite Edition
A fully-articulated base to hold either triangular or cat’s-eye rods at different angles and orientations would be a wonderful product, but so niche as to be a lot business decision. Adding adjustability adds cost, complexity, and potential confusion. In my own experience I have found that rods wigg...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Vote: Kick? Choil? Forward? Other?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 2030
Re: Vote: Kick? Choil? Forward? Other?
I voted for forward because I prefer a full handle grip to a finger choil grip. However, many knives I really like have either a kick or a choil. To wit: Delica Endela Endura, Stretch Paramilitary 2 Manix. Choils make sense on little knives, but I seldom carry anything smaller than a Delica.
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Delica 4 in 2024?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 243614
Re: Delica 4 in 2024?
I keep coming back to the Delica. I have other knives in that size class (Watu and Sage among them), but there is something about the Delica that makes it special. I do wish for silver clips instead of the black painted clips. Acetone, cloth, and elbow grease reveals a nice almost stone washed fini...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:18 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 160384
Re: SE performance is more than simply teeth vs no teeth.
Nice work. Thinking outside the box.
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:45 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: A Deeper Investigation into Spyderco Diamond vs cBN: Which is better?! Why!?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1008
Re: A Deeper Investigation into Spyderco Diamond vs cBN: Which is better?! Why!?
I have reprofiled a bunch of SE Spyderco knives from 20 to 15 on my Sharpmaker CBN rods (Endela and Endura in VG-10, Caribbean in LC200N, Pacific Salt in H1, and most recently an Endura in K390. That last one took the longest.) I’m amazed at how well the rod corners have lasted after~12 hours of con...
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Spyderco backlocks : why is the stop pin an exception, instead of being the norm ?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1758
Re: Spyderco backlocks : why is the stop pin an exception, instead of being the norm ?
...Getting the pin to bottom out at the same time as the lock drops looks like a whole 'nother level of difficulty. For a prototype, yes. For production though? Some added complexity, yes, but enough to price it out of reach? Note that the Triad lock has the same issue: the stop pin must hit the bl...
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:09 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
- Replies: 55
- Views: 36842
Re: Janky grind on K390 Delica Wharncliffe
One way to break knife buyers into two categories is this: those who are comfortable sharpening their knives and those who aren’t. Another way is this: those who use knives and primarily value function versus those who admire knives and primarily value features/appearance. As Sal says, “All good, ju...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Delica 4 in 2024?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 243614
Re: Delica 4 in 2024?
I look forward to the Delica and Endura serrated VG-10 models moving to FFG like the Endela. I don’t know why that hasn’t happened yet, but hope it happens in the future.
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 2:34 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Put a Spydie hole in it
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2782
Re: Put a Spydie hole in it
Hey Al, Actually, sharpening is going to be a group effort as to what will be the best way to get the best edge. I'm betting that this group will provide a good edge-u-cation on how to get this beast sharp. We're using diamond belts at the factory and it's a real PITA. At home, I've been using the ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Sharpmaker Elite Edition
- Replies: 75
- Views: 14372
Re: Sharpmaker Elite Edition
I voted yes. I’ve toyed at times with the idea of making my own adjustable base for the SM rods, but it just doesn’t matter enough to make the effort. I can freehand sharpen pretty well, and bought a Galley Vee for the 10 dps geometry.
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:17 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Put a Spydie hole in it
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2782
Re: Put a Spydie hole in it
That first video was painful, cutting tomatoes on a granite countertop??
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Delica 4 in 2024?
- Replies: 228
- Views: 243614
Re: Delica 4 in 2024?
Fun fact, if you clean your VG-10 Delica 4 blade and angle it in the light just right. You can see the chromium carbide banding flowing parallel with the blade. https://i.imgur.com/33JOrDg.jpeg I always wondered what caused that shimmer in VG-10. Thank you! I add my hearty voice to the chorus prais...