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An Opinel No. 7 Carbone for me. Carried it for three years until I decided to try a Delica, because it was a pocket knife that featured the same VG10 steel, I'd been digging in my Japanese kitchen knives. One of my tongue-in-cheek quick tests for a folding knife is still: 'is it better than an Opine...

Heavily right hand biased knives...

HAP40 Stretch.

Although the PM2 might be the most carried.

And the Dragonfly would win if all the different variants carry time was added together...

HAP40 Endura

Thanks very much! (Took me a few minutes to work out how to make the pics show.) I'm still struggling to get mine to show despite them being in a public album on Google Photos.... any help, suggestions are appreciated. Hey Landon, I'm clearly no expert, but I clicked the Image button (far right han...

attila wrote:

Cambertree wrote: https://i.imgur.com/zBBJ2D9.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/R3xdowG.jpg

Let me help you with that





Great pics, btw!

Thanks very much! (Took me a few minutes to work out how to make the pics show.)

Anyone tried aftermarket scales for the Delica specifically? CF scales by Suingab at G10.lt, Superblue Delica. http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y424/cambertree/Mobile%20Uploads/257A923A-5FFD-4097-8FDB-4480B81AC1F6_zpstzvrlf1d.jpg And The One That Started It All, now with canvas micarta Cuscadi s...

This one's usually been along for any adventures in the great outdoors, since I got it about three years ago. Great knife.

My one and only...

[/quote] I guess when I compare the two steels I am only comparing 3 things. 1. Ease of sharpening. 2. Ability to take a very high level of sharpness. 3. Edge retention. I find the two steels are fairly similar in 1 & 2 and that hap40 has a distinct advantage at 3. I guess my question is, given ...

Re: the above, here is some interesting material on Japanese matrix HSS.

http://www.matrixhighspeedsteels.com/ne ... ticle8.htm

http://www.matrixhighspeedsteels.com/3_31_concept.htm

http://www.matrixhighspeedsteels.com/DRM3.htm

Like Lance I tend to chase that upper tier of edge fineness and stability, and favour steels that give a good sharpening response over those that maintain a 'working edge' for a very long time. I'm ok with doing a little edge refinement and resharpening at the end of each working day or while out ca...

I learn a lot from Cliff's posts and forum too.
I think I read somewhere that he had taken on some volunteer work that is eating up a lot more than the 10 hours a week he thought it would.