Yeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool:JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:11 pmYou're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:56 amHey steelcity16, I had thrown out the original bucket so I cut another one in half just for you:
What did you use your Spyderco for last?
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Mind if I ask what your setup was for that reprofiling? I need to get one of those P4's... So many knives so few money's lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:55 pmYeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool:JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:11 pmYou're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:56 amHey steelcity16, I had thrown out the original bucket so I cut another one in half just for you:
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
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I opened a letter with my Dragonfly!
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Not at all! I used my Hapstone V7 sharpening system- it's a guided system similar to Edge Pro but a little more refined. The knife blade is held firmly in place on a magnetized platform leaving you free to concentrate on the sharpening. You can set the angle to whatever you want - you'll want an angle cube, or an app, to get it just right.JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:08 pmMind if I ask what your setup was for that reprofiling? I need to get one of those P4's... So many knives so few money's lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:55 pmYeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool:JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:11 pmYou're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:56 amHey steelcity16, I had thrown out the original bucket so I cut another one in half just for you:
For stones, it comes with some SiC stones (220, 400, 800, and 1200 if I remember right) but they seemed to clog super fast so I sprung the $70 or so for the Venev bonded diamond stones (available on Amazon from Gritomatic). The diamonds cut much faster and cleaner then the SiC.
On that Police I reprofiled it using the 120 grit and 240 grit stones, then refined the edge a bit with the 400 grit stone. Strops after that (14, 3, and 0.5 micron) and it was super sharp.
Now, I'm touching it up on the Sharpmaker at 30° inclusive to form a microbevel.
Bloke has a Hapstone sharpener too: he got me onto it and was super helpful when I was looking for a good guided system.
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I'm running similar angles on my Police 4. Great performance so far.
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The Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:20 pmActually it's not my Endura Wartstein, it belongs to PeaceInOurTime.Wartstein wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:42 pmDo yourself a favor and get the HAP40 Endura indeed!!DirtMcGirt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 2:21 pmDitto! I enjoy all of your photos with the Hap40 Endura. That thing does more in a weekend than I do all month!! It may very well be my next purchase. Mainly from seeing your pics :spyder:
I don't have Connors zoome-handle-version, but the burnt orange one (and personally like that color better, but it's all about the steel anyway): Amazing knife, really!!
... In that case you definitely need one too!! :D
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- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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I used the great edge retention of a s90v native so cut a few slices of cucumber for a sandwich. I sure hope it won't break from that hard use!
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Couldn’t find a five gallon drum. :p
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Trust me. Nobody is tired of seeing it. Please keep posting pics. :spyder:
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Thank you for that, I'm actually interested in picking out a guided system and really had no idea where to start, I don't want to spend a ton of money obviously, but also don't want a low quality system. So you would recommend that one?The Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:41 pmNot at all! I used my Hapstone V7 sharpening system- it's a guided system similar to Edge Pro but a little more refined. The knife blade is held firmly in place on a magnetized platform leaving you free to concentrate on the sharpening. You can set the angle to whatever you want - you'll want an angle cube, or an app, to get it just right.JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:08 pmMind if I ask what your setup was for that reprofiling? I need to get one of those P4's... So many knives so few money's lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:55 pmYeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool:JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:11 pm
You're the one who put that siiiick edge on a police right? That's pretty darn amazing lol
For stones, it comes with some SiC stones (220, 400, 800, and 1200 if I remember right) but they seemed to clog super fast so I sprung the $70 or so for the Venev bonded diamond stones (available on Amazon from Gritomatic). The diamonds cut much faster and cleaner then the SiC.
On that Police I reprofiled it using the 120 grit and 240 grit stones, then refined the edge a bit with the 400 grit stone. Strops after that (14, 3, and 0.5 micron) and it was super sharp.
Now, I'm touching it up on the Sharpmaker at 30° inclusive to form a microbevel.
Bloke has a Hapstone sharpener too: he got me onto it and was super helpful when I was looking for a good guided system.
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
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I used the Endura to cut duct tape to seal the area around my window mount air conditioner units.
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JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:17 amThank you for that, I'm actually interested in picking out a guided system and really had no idea where to start, I don't want to spend a ton of money obviously, but also don't want a low quality system. So you would recommend that one?The Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:41 pmNot at all! I used my Hapstone V7 sharpening system- it's a guided system similar to Edge Pro but a little more refined. The knife blade is held firmly in place on a magnetized platform leaving you free to concentrate on the sharpening. You can set the angle to whatever you want - you'll want an angle cube, or an app, to get it just right.JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 8:08 pmMind if I ask what your setup was for that reprofiling? I need to get one of those P4's... So many knives so few money's lolThe Meat man wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 7:55 pm
Yeah, I lowered it to about 10 degrees per side. Since then I've put on a 30° microbevel. It really does make a big difference in cutting performance and I have had virtually no problems with edge damage at all. K390 can really take it! :cool:
For stones, it comes with some SiC stones (220, 400, 800, and 1200 if I remember right) but they seemed to clog super fast so I sprung the $70 or so for the Venev bonded diamond stones (available on Amazon from Gritomatic). The diamonds cut much faster and cleaner then the SiC.
On that Police I reprofiled it using the 120 grit and 240 grit stones, then refined the edge a bit with the 400 grit stone. Strops after that (14, 3, and 0.5 micron) and it was super sharp.
Now, I'm touching it up on the Sharpmaker at 30° inclusive to form a microbevel.
Bloke has a Hapstone sharpener too: he got me onto it and was super helpful when I was looking for a good guided system.
It's the only system I have any experience with, but it has worked well for me. I'd recommend it.
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Used my red UKPK to cut my turkey sub in half.
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While mt biking I came to a really overgrown section of thorny bushes blocking the trail. Used my dragonfly to cut them so I could get thu and it couldn't poke me on the return trip...
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I used my Caribbean to cut some twine to make a quick trellis to hold up my racist blackberry bush. The fruit were getting heavy and too close to the ground.
Also, I cut a rose off and gave it to my daughter. It isn't producing a lot, but the few it grows sure are pretty.
So there is atleast one Spyderco in the post, here's a picture of it and one of the guns I'm taking out shooting today.
Also, I cut a rose off and gave it to my daughter. It isn't producing a lot, but the few it grows sure are pretty.
So there is atleast one Spyderco in the post, here's a picture of it and one of the guns I'm taking out shooting today.
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That is exactly why I have a Pacific Salt SE. I constantly cut "face slappers" while riding local trails.lonerider1013 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:55 pmWhile mt biking I came to a really overgrown section of thorny bushes blocking the trail. Used my dragonfly to cut them so I could get thu and it couldn't poke me on the return trip...
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Bonne Journey!
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Do what you can, where you are, with what you have! Theodore Roosevelt
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Probably doesn't count, but every so often I thin out the primary grind of my Sage 2 (even when the edge is still sharp). I don't spend super long on it, just a little bit here and there.