Agreed. I think my overall favorite Spydie to date was my DLC Para 2. I need to replace that knife badly. Oh what I wouldn't give for a sprint steel with real DLC on it. If i could have my 20CP DLC coated by Spyderco I would be in heaven. I just don't trust the aftermarket coatings like I do the real thing.senorsquare wrote:I love the contrast between the mirror bevel and DLC.
Show those Edges !!!!!
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DLC 20cp would look amazing! contrast would be great with grey g10Evil D wrote:Agreed. I think my overall favorite Spydie to date was my DLC Para 2. I need to replace that knife badly. Oh what I wouldn't give for a sprint steel with real DLC on it. If i could have my 20CP DLC coated by Spyderco I would be in heaven. I just don't trust the aftermarket coatings like I do the real thing.
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Other than the nice polished job you did the angle looks close to me on your Tuff. What angle is that done at and the micro bevel.razorsharp wrote:
0560 cant cut a soft crap so I reground it. will stone wash it some stage
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hmm, your angle looks about 19 degrees per side average, maybe your clamp sucks :P hard to tell as the bevel seems to get steeper as it gets to the tip. mine is about 17-18 with a 20 - 21 degree micro, but i am (or used to be, im in an office now) **** on knives sometimes, I might drop mine to 15-16 dps back with a 18-19 dps micro at some stage, maybe a bit steeper , I cant be so certain on angles being a freehander but I think im pretty close
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SMF. this edge was done on a home made jig
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I have owned 3 different Umnumzaans, small sebbie 21, small micarta insingo, large micarta insingo, large 21, and seb 25. The two CRK's I kept are my seb 25 and my small micarta 21. CRK fit and finish is second to none. Nit as rustic and tough as our Striders though. I office carry my small micarta 21 and my seb 25. If you haven't checked out CRK I recommend doing so!razorsharp wrote:How is the sebbie? Im thinking of trading into a large regular 21
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Traded the SMF for a Sebenza 21 and manix XL, I hope to like the sebenza, but have 2 backup trades for either a ZT0560CBCF or a Umnumzaan if I dont like it :)rg02 wrote:I have owned 3 different Umnumzaans, small sebbie 21, small micarta insingo, large micarta insingo, large 21, and seb 25. The two CRK's I kept are my seb 25 and my small micarta 21. CRK fit and finish is second to none. Nit as rustic and tough as our Striders though. I office carry my small micarta 21 and my seb 25. If you haven't checked out CRK I recommend doing so!
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A niece of mine is an avid amateur Chef (but not yet a knife afi), and this black ceramic knife (a rebranded Kyocera) is one of her favorites in the kitchen, as due to the tougher blade material the edges can be made thinner and thus the knife cuts better than a white ceramic version.
Longtime use however (not always on a suitable cutting board) plus storing it unprotected in a drawer between a bunch of steel bladed knives had blunted the edge to a point next to unusable, complete with quite a lot of (micro) chips and a broken tip.
This is the knife as it was when i received it.
(when you click the pictures 2 x you can see the chips clearly)
This is the knife after sharpening.
I reprofiled the rather bad factory edge to an ever so slight convex edge of +/- 25 degrees inclusive, and the sharpness is just hairwhittling (only towards the root, not to the point)
It easily slices single layer toiletpaper (torn apart 3-layered version) and a tomato of course.
Specs:
Overall length: 11.0 inch (28,0 cm)
Blade length: 5.8 inch (14,8 cm)
Blade thickness: 1,84 mm
Blade type: black ceramic / saber-hollow
Thickness behind the edge: 0,4 mm
A black (HIP) blade is made out of a black zirconium oxide and offers extra durability.
This type of blade goes through an extra firing process called a "hot-isostatic press," creating a tighter weave between the ceramic molecules, thus creating a tougher blade.
The white ceramic blade is also made out of zirconium oxide, but does not go through this expensive sintering process.
A niece of mine is an avid amateur Chef (but not yet a knife afi), and this black ceramic knife (a rebranded Kyocera) is one of her favorites in the kitchen, as due to the tougher blade material the edges can be made thinner and thus the knife cuts better than a white ceramic version.
Longtime use however (not always on a suitable cutting board) plus storing it unprotected in a drawer between a bunch of steel bladed knives had blunted the edge to a point next to unusable, complete with quite a lot of (micro) chips and a broken tip.
This is the knife as it was when i received it.
(when you click the pictures 2 x you can see the chips clearly)
This is the knife after sharpening.
I reprofiled the rather bad factory edge to an ever so slight convex edge of +/- 25 degrees inclusive, and the sharpness is just hairwhittling (only towards the root, not to the point)
It easily slices single layer toiletpaper (torn apart 3-layered version) and a tomato of course.
Specs:
Overall length: 11.0 inch (28,0 cm)
Blade length: 5.8 inch (14,8 cm)
Blade thickness: 1,84 mm
Blade type: black ceramic / saber-hollow
Thickness behind the edge: 0,4 mm
A black (HIP) blade is made out of a black zirconium oxide and offers extra durability.
This type of blade goes through an extra firing process called a "hot-isostatic press," creating a tighter weave between the ceramic molecules, thus creating a tougher blade.
The white ceramic blade is also made out of zirconium oxide, but does not go through this expensive sintering process.
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