Problem with M390 on the Para 2

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razorsharp wrote:Hmm...its a pretty expensive steels
I SAY DO IT lol
Yes.
:spyder:'s =FFG ZDP-189 Delica...Manix2...saber grind VG10 Delica...bug...Blue M390 Paramilitary 2...SE hawkbill Ladybug salt...sharpmaker with UF stones.orange and red baliyo...
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well **** i've got like 8 M390 knives i guess i'll have to get rid of them.............
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STWesterner wrote:well **** i've got like 8 M390 knives i guess i'll have to get rid of them.............
Ok well like I told chuck.. You can send them to me if you have to get rid of them and I will see if this problem can be solved on any of them....
:spyder:'s =FFG ZDP-189 Delica...Manix2...saber grind VG10 Delica...bug...Blue M390 Paramilitary 2...SE hawkbill Ladybug salt...sharpmaker with UF stones.orange and red baliyo...
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I feel like m390 has something like 2 time edge retention of s30v. My blue m390 got dull now, probably i use it too much.
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maa14 wrote:Ok so I love this knife but I do have one problem with the M390 steel...Edge retention...It just takes and holds the edge way too long!! I have used it to cut cardboard and whittle wood(and hairs) and cut paracord but I just cant seem to get this knife dull enough to sharpen it, I want to use my edge pro on it but just cant get it to not shave hair I have only touched it up once and just barely, but then I used it a lot since then...Anyone else have the same problem????? ;) :spyder: :spyder: :spyder: :cool: :cool: :cool: :D :D :D
I thought you were going to say blue.
The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
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Onionman wrote:I thought you were going to say blue.
No way :D I love the "SUPERMAN" blue G10
:spyder:'s =FFG ZDP-189 Delica...Manix2...saber grind VG10 Delica...bug...Blue M390 Paramilitary 2...SE hawkbill Ladybug salt...sharpmaker with UF stones.orange and red baliyo...
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Yeah, my M390 Millie has the same problem... I didn't wait to dull it though, I re-profiled and polished the edge when I got it and all I have done do date is just run the strops over it to get that obsessively sticky sharp edge back.

I'm actually amazed at the edge retention. It's noticeably better than S30V, which is in itself a really great steel. All I can say is WOW! M390 just cuts, and cuts, and cuts...

On a side note, I have really fallen in love with the Military. Such a great knife, does seem to shrink in size the more you use and carry it. My Para 2 and other small knives just feel too tiny now...
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