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PARA 2 CTS-20CP Slicing TP

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:35 pm
by Ankerson
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Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:42 pm
by FarmerSteve
as always... nice :cool:

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:02 am
by The Mentaculous
Niice! You don't really get an idea of how hard it is to do until you try it yourself. I can just barely do it with my Military, after a lot of stropping and polishing on the sharpmaker.

Can't wait to get my 20cp Para 2!! I don't have any S90V Spydies (unfortunately :( ..), so this will be my first taste of ubersteel! I hope Spyderco starts using it on more models, along with other great Carpenter steels...wouldn't it be sick to have classic production models using 20cp, XHP and 204p?? I just drool at that potential :D .

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:10 am
by Ankerson
Who knows what might happen in the future...

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:46 am
by quattrokid73
i need KC to get them in asap....

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:25 am
by jimnolimit
again, excellent work jim.

what finish did you bring the edge too?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:16 am
by jackthedog
Would you please stop posting these videos? They make me feel ashamed of my sharpening skills and my self esteem just can't take it anymore. Just kidding.

As usual, nice job. You use an Edge Pro, right?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:43 am
by Ankerson
jimnolimit wrote:again, excellent work jim.

what finish did you bring the edge too?
It's 6000 grit on the EP.
jackthedog wrote:Would you please stop posting these videos? They make me feel ashamed of my sharpening skills and my self esteem just can't take it anymore. Just kidding.

As usual, nice job. You use an Edge Pro, right?
Yeah I use it because I do a lot of sharpening when testing. :)

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:05 am
by MCM
Cant wait to see how it compares to S90v!

Have a Carpenter Para Military and ZDP Lady bug in the mail.
Come on Wed! :)

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:38 am
by bh49
MCM wrote:
Have a Carpenter Para Military and ZDP Lady bug in the mail.
Come on Wed! :)
Lucky you. I didn't hear from my dealer yet. Will wait few more days. :(

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:57 pm
by jimnolimit
MCM wrote:Cant wait to see how it compares to S90v!
jim's thread is up on BF now.

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:38 pm
by angusW
I tried that tonight with my Para 2 in S30V and it didn't quite turn out quite like that. Just when you think your knife is pretty sharp :mad: :D

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:46 pm
by chuck_roxas45
angusW wrote:I tried that tonight with my Para 2 in S30V and it didn't quite turn out quite like that. Just when you think your knife is pretty sharp :mad: :D
Sharpness is not the only factor to TP slicing. It also takes a very refined and polished edge.

Of course it helps if you're not in a rush to get to the toilet. ;)

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:42 pm
by Ankerson
angusW wrote:I tried that tonight with my Para 2 in S30V and it didn't quite turn out quite like that. Just when you think your knife is pretty sharp :mad: :D
It has to be VERY sharp to do it, I can do it with a coarse edge also, but it has to be right.

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:22 pm
by MCM
The brand or paper also can change things............


Is it weird that I know that?????????
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:52 pm
by Reeper22
Awesome!

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:22 pm
by rororo64
I tried to do the same on my Delica using the Sharpmaker and stropping it for a good 2 hours and failed miserably :( Jim are you sure you dont have some special jedi TP cutting skills that you aren't telling us about? :D Hopefully ill get my CTS-20CP Para 2... Anyone know how many of these are going to be out? Any chance for a double sprint, like the Manix 2 CTS-XHP?

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:28 pm
by Ankerson
rororo64 wrote:I tried to do the same on my Delica using the Sharpmaker and stropping it for a good 2 hours and failed miserably :( Jim are you sure you dont have some special jedi TP cutting skills that you aren't telling us about? :D Hopefully ill get my CTS-20CP Para 2... Anyone know how many of these are going to be out? Any chance for a double sprint, like the Manix 2 CTS-XHP?
Nope, the edge has to be good though, finish doesn't really matter because I can do it with a coarse edge too.

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:54 pm
by angusW
MCM wrote:The brand or paper also can change things............


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Good point. Does it matter if it's 2 or 3 ply? I bet I could do it with that crappy 1 ply they get at work :D

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:04 pm
by Ankerson
angusW wrote:Good point. Does it matter if it's 2 or 3 ply? I bet I could do it with that crappy 1 ply they get at work :D
Yeah that stuff is very stiff... :eek: