The Sharpest General on /k/ - EDC editionPrevious >>65181283
Nearly at the Ship of Theseus question with this guy.
WTF knife did Jury see in TX track meet stabby trial?IMO the aspect of it will count for a lot to the jury.
>>652139325" folder
>>65213929Better pic of the scales
>>65213947interesting, was it open when in the pack? seems like it musta beenprobably help his case, not being the first choice for a stab job
>>65214015witnesses say he was holding onto something hard enough to make the veins in his arms bulge when he had his hand in his pack.the witness testimony yesterday was pretty devastating for Anthony, everyone said he went in looking for trouble and being the aggressive one. Metkaf's last words were 'i'm not going to fight you at a track meet'I was at first thinking it would end with a mansalughter conviction and a few years but now i'm thinking he might be rightfully fucked.
>>65214066defense's best chance is to remind Jury after the trial they will be targeted by Negroes with full (((liberal establishment))) backing.Get a load of Orson Wells as Clarence Darrow.Darrow's legal strategy was to plead guilty to avoid a JURY passing sentences (death) then put the SENTENCING all on the Judge, and remind him it is all "on him", very, very personally......when those being sentenced are sons of criminally insane Jewish mafia very wealthy family. Clearly a thinly veiled death threat against the Judge (who was likely at least semi-corrupt like all judges).
>>65214160yeah it isn't looking good so far. but defense hasn't gone yet so who knows. tiktok nogs have already poisoned so much of the case that no matter what happens there will be riots or some matter. they already forcibly escorted people from the courthouse that were trying to record the jury lol
>>65214178someone needs to do AI cartoons using existing public photos of all the players to get around this 'no cameras allowed' BS and lame "court artist" crap. mock judge and "thought balloons" etc.I fig about 10 min AI skit would be enough to cover what actually matters in a "full day" of court.
>>65214066Kind of crazy how pre-meditated murder is a more serious crime than just murdering someone at random because you're a feral coon.
>>65213710Puukko.org although it appears to be down at the moment. 130,00 € For two shipped at the height of the tariff nonsense.
>let me guess, you need more?
>>65213871tactical advantage of a beard on my knife?
>320 grit>600 grit>800 grit>1000 grit>fine ceramic>razer fucking sharp>strop>slightly less sharpThis happening to anyone else? It feels less toothy once I strop it. Besides the mirror finish what's the point of stropping anyways?
>>65214939stroping lets you knock off the wire burr without effecting the actual knife.if your strop is making it less sharp it might be a higher grit than your ceramic stone cause of all the shit on it.or maybe it was a fake sharp edge relying on the burr to cut.
>>65214711Nobody else wants to touch it
>>65214971It could just be my mind playing tricks on me because it cuts the same. I can easily slice through brochure paper without it catching and I have no more arm hair with just one pass.
>>65214939I've experienced this. Are you by chance sharpening a super steel with over 4% vanadium?
>>65214991No just Magnacut IDK what if it even has any vanadium.
>>65215030It has 4%. Super steels are weird. The carbides are basically harder than anything but diamond. If you were to sharpen with diamonds every step of the way including strop emulsions, it would be the cleanest edge. What I do for m4 and s30v on the sharpmaker is completely set the bevel and remove the burr with diamonds (apparently you can even whittle hair with a 320 grit edge as seen on youtube, as long as the burr is removed.) Then, I do less sharpening on the med and fine ceramics, just enough, and it whittles hair. I don't strop those because my compound is just aluminum / titanium oxide. I can strop 420hc and aus8 for a long time and get a nice polished and toothy, sticky edge though.
>>65215056I'm just doing it on the Work Sharp Field Sharpener, I will probably get a stand eventually but IDK if I want to shell out for a TSPROF Pioneer or just settle for a Work Sharp Precision Adjust. IIRC the plates are:320 diamond600 diamondThen I bought the extra 800 grit diamond, afterward finish on the fine ceramic before stropping. The strop had the green worksharp stuff but I bought some 1.5 micron diamond off Amazon.
>>65215067It's trial and error. If I'm unsatisfied with an edge, what works for me is going back to the beginning grit and doing it all over again and it seems to come out nicer due to resetting the initial bevel. That looks pretty sharp though. My Military 2 didn't do well in the precision adjust clamp due to the distal taper.
>>65215097Isn't the clamp supposed to be designed for that? Most non-kitchen knives have a distal taper.
>>65215105IDK. It didn't work for me. On youtube, a guy sharpened his para 3 just fine by putting layers of tape on the thinner end where the clamp clamped. For me using just the clamp on a Military 2, the angle seemed to vary. I was trying to keep the 17 degree factory edge. It was easier to just use the sharpmaker 20s and use the 15s to get the worksharp scratches out.
>>65213871What is your main use of your most expensive knife? Is it combat, utility, or just the nice feeling of having an aesthetic tool?I have a basic Opinel for cutting stuff, and a flat sap (12 ounce) if I ever feel the need to defend myself.
ups is holding my knife hostage until tuesday for some reason
>>65215158>nice feeling of having an aesthetic tool?Yeah that one. American Flag Sebenza, so it could do anything needed. I usually have a Mora on me.
>>65215115Yea I think I understand what you mean now, it 'can' work but its just not fun on Spydercos. Also I've ran into another problem in that the rod cannot hit the bottom 5% of the blade due to the choil getting in the way of the rod holder thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LBDnJv5B58 Did they at least update the plate to work with modern steels? Because going by this video this thing looked older than me and I'm in my 40s.
>>65213871That's a hairy knife
>>65216109>>>65213871 (OP)>That's a hairy knifeanother "new normal" along with the signs in the bathrooms about "Please don't stand on toilet and spray wall with your shit" and various Break Room signs.Combine with latest corp craze of "hot desking" and suddenly HAIR is a big issue. Funny, it was only a once in blue moon issue when American office bunnies were rocking B-52 and other "big hair" looks.But these days it gets into keyboards behind keys, jams wheels of office chairs, and even into printer's guts, and just left on all furniture, all the time. Get into a company car with light colored clothes and come out looking like a mangy Wookie (the default all black car interior really hides it until too late). Why is their long black hairs...inside the filing cabinet?
>>65214576I'm not a fan of thumb studs
>>65216228Because we as a society have somehow decided that telling the one H1B worker how to use the bathroom properly is more offensive than having the janitors clean it up daily. Suicidal sympathy will be the death of western civilization.
>>65214576Speaking of Goldeneye it's recently come to my attention that most people seem to hate the GC game but I liked it. I also liked the DS version, activating Xray vision and blasting dudes through walls with railguns was cool.
>>65213871
>>65217189Just recently discovered the Case shark series and I want them. Should I go for the Case Hammerhead or the Shark Tooth? I kinda like the way the Hammerhead looks.
>everyone at work saying how awesome their Spydercos are>making fun of my Chink Kershaw>finally get a Spyderco>casually started cutting boxes with them>hey nice you finally got rid of that piece of shit>I have one to>he shows me his Spydero>Tenacious I think I just got tricked into paying almost $200 for a fucking PM2S. Still love it but these motherfuckers I am telling you man...
>>65215958Maybe try clamping it closer towards the handle area so the stone hits that zone where a sharpening choil would be at a 90 degree angle. Might work, might not.
If you have to unfold, flip, hit a switch, press a button, let gravity draw the blade or any other action just to get your knife ready for a fight you will die, fixed blade is the only way you will live.
>>65216013You can get diamond (~400 grit) and cbn rods. That's what I use on super steels and after that, I use the ceramic mediums and fines just enough and not too much; going back and forth on either side not to have a burr. Because I believe the ceramics abrade the matrix around the carbides and cause them to stand proud of it.
>>65217285>everyone tells me to get a Spyderco>want a US-made one because no chinkshit>just get the UK Pen Knife (S110V) for like $70 lightly used because I'm poor>feels good, really love the geometry and how lightweight it is>went on to get the Manbug (K390) and the Endura (VG-10)>still prefer the UK pen knife, though the Manbug is a close contender
>>65216013>$39.99 in the 1980sThat's a lot to pay for a hunk of plastic.
>>65217392What about autos?>>65217380I think I will just get the sharpmaker before the precision adjust. Or maybe just skip it and go TSPROF. People have to print all of these fixes to it that I am a bit hesitant.>>65215097I think it has something to do with the steel. 9crv doesn't seem to have this issue. Man I love sharpening cheap steel, its so much fun. And this thing is so sharp it cut me just from gravity alone, no up and down movement.
>>65217442Is the endura too big for your taste?
>>65217285I see people recommend chinkshaws all the time even in these threads. The Iridium seems to be very popular.
Has anyone seen any hardness tests of Gerber's S30V? I saw one YT vid where they had 59 HRC but that's a sample size of one.
>>65217645For me, the sharpmaker is best for spydercos. I was sharpening my Ka-Bar on the worksharp and found out that while the main straight portion of the blade was 20 degrees as described, the tip was at 23 degrees. So, the times I sharpened it on the sharpmaker, I wasn't even getting the tip. So, I'm happy to have both. If I was you and getting good results with the field sharpener, I might just stick with that. The way my buying steps worked out, I ended up with these training wheels guided systems after not so successfully and with very little knowledge trying to freehand sharpen m4 on an arkansas stone.
>>65217392If you're relying on a knife to save you in a fight, you're already dead.
>>65217715I like mine even though I am kinda afraid it would fall apart and cut me since it wobbles like a mofo regardless of how tight i screw down the pivot pin(the auto action doesn't even work anymore). So I've been using my Spyderco lately, but a part of me felt it is too good for chewing through thick carboard. Maybe I'll get one of those Milwaukee disposable razers, the box cutter they have at work the blade length isn't long enough to push past the thickness of the cardboard though. The blade length needs to be at least 3/4 of an inch.
Is it just me or are all manufacturers shipping their blades dull as shit from the factory now?
>>65217793Both BM and Spy are now using robot sharpeners, so it might be them.
>>65217825You'd think robots would be good at sharpening, better even than humans. Hold a blade at a consistent angle and make even controlled passes.
You fags slept on on greatness :)
>>65217848>Not the RamblerPass.
>>65217837your knife isnt a straight line
>>65217837Variables, variables everywhere...
>>65217857>>65217862We have robots that can do surgery on humans, you'd think they could figure out sharpening.
They're so proud of themselves for firing a bunch of poor bastards who has sharpen shit for them for decades.
>>65217862>>65217869>>65217857Honestly the Spydercos that I own that has the best grind is the cheaper Delica. Actually the Smock also has a great grind, but the best most uniform grind for me was on the cheapest Spyderco I own. Kinda crazy.
>>65217692Honestly, it feels like the perfect knife. The geometry feels very "right," but I probably should have gotten the Delica. I managed to get the KnifeJoy damascus Endura 4 and I like to carry it, but it's so long that it sort of feels like, y'know...>why would I carry this when I can carry a fixed blade?idk, I still carry it sometimes.
>>65217888>probably should have gotten the DelicaThat's what I was thinking. The delica is an extremely practical knife. Endela is cool too, but the blade shape is a bit different, it has more belly.>damascus enduraNoice
>>65217848I think scissors are a waste of space in a sak.
>>65217883>>65217888I find it hard to believe that the chinkshit Spydercos have the best grind.
>>65217888I remember back in my mechanic school day and my ASE trainer always shill his old Delica(i think that's what it was) that he grind down to the nub. It was in blue and I felt it was so fucking cool but he shills Snap-Ons and MAC harder so every penny from work I would just drop into buying Snap Ons or Macs. I forgot all about it until /kg/ TBQH. I guess I'll get one...
>>65217902Those are japshit, and yes they are the best ones.
>>65217915Same difference.
I have had no problems with robot ground spydercos. It is an excellent edge.
>>65217924You sound like a robot.
>>65217883my endura was hair whittling out of the boxseki transitioned from samurai swords to culinary knives
>>65217918Yeah sure buddy>>65217924Are the newer Native Chiefs ground by robots? Both of the one's i've had were ground unevenly.
>>65217925Well, I'm not, so you are now wrong about two things.
>>65217931idk
>>65217901They're literally the most used tool you fat fucking bitch
Why are people complaining about the grinds? Are you guys in here and not know how to sharpen or profile an edge?
>>65217958Fuck me for expecting the knife I paid for to come with a good edge right?
>>65217931Apparently it's the "vast majority" of knives from the Golden, CO factory. This was 8 years ago:>US Manufacturing Report, May 7, 2018...>Manufacturing Manager Tom Koenig makes a point of staying on the cutting edge of the knife industry...>“It takes about six months for an individual to learn the process, and because of the physical nature of it, they only want to do it for about two years,” he adds. >“We were putting in 20 percent of our time as training, and that wasn’t a recipe for success. So, about four or five years ago, we bought a robot cell. It took about nine months to get it online to do the quality of edges that we want and has been a real success story for us.”>The robot cell now sharpens about 80 percent of Spyderco’s U.S.-made blades. The company also utilizes a pick and place robot to load and unload work pieces from various machines.That kinda makes me fucking sick that this used to be a place for people to find stable employment and now it's just done by a fucking robot that ostensibly can't even do the fucking job. People will do literally anything in order to not hire Americans.
>>65217967>People will do literally anything in order to not hire Americans.Classic move from a guy named "Glesser">>65217958>pay $220 for a LE MADE IN LE AMERICA knife>edge is wonky and off center>"this is ok"
>>65217392>65217785is right. If you need to draw your knife to do any sort of self defense, make your peace with god. Watching Reacher or The Rookie or Jason Bourne doesn't translate to reality. You're talking about hours of dedicated practice a week to get slightly better. Use a gun.
>>65217990Damn, this has sort of narrowed down my options for premium brands, especially because Benchmade is now the brand of Patagonia-wearing hipsters.I've picked up collecting Case knives. They seem to care about hiring American workers. I also like the direction they're going in with the Crossroads series, but I wish they would give us knives from their traditional lineup in premium steels.
>>65218129There's still Microtech and Protech.Protech seems to care more about vets if that's your thing. Me I am the opposite, I prefer not to support vets.
>>65217899>damascus enduraThe tang stamp calls it "D.P.S.15 VG-10". It's a VG-10 core clad with two slats of D.P.S. 15 damascus steel. They're using an ancient technique known as "san mai," where they clad a hard/brittle internal core with two pliable and corrosion-resistant outer slats, but they're using modern materials, kind of like SLD-Magic steel from Hitachi Metals. The steel is then forged to create a damascus pattern that they call "suminagashi."Fucking crazy amount of work, like the assignment was "show us how autistic Japan is without using any words." It's a special piece by Takefu Special Steel Co., long time partner with Spyderco, who initially developed VG-10 steel. It certainly feels like a statement from them.
>>65213871Was it ever explained why the knife had so much hair on it? Like wtf
>>65218142>microtechthey're an American classic and I'm ashamed that I don't have one. Kinda pissed they stopped doing the UTX-70 because I want one, but I can also go for like a mini hera or something. >protechI've heard good things about them. Snappy action, zero blade play, just good reviews all around.>Protech seems to care more about vets if that's your thing.>I prefer not to support vets.I got kicked out of the military over covid so I don't give af about vets. That's the government's job, they steal enough of my money.
>>65218193>the handle on the damascus models are a linerless titanium designShid, I didn't know that, that's cool.
>>65218228I'll probably get the M-Stitch(when its not sold out everywhere), it seems to be the perfect size. Probably not in this HK baby-vomit color though, and no idea why the guy had to put his cope Rolex there in the picture...
>>65218243>titanium scalesah that was only a limited run, the one I got from KnifeJoy just has "KnifeJoy Blue" FRN scales with their normal Endura 4 liners. Hate to say it, but limited runs have a noticable issue with blade centering. Noticed a thread specifically about that on bladeforums (too drunk to find the source). Probably should have returned it to KnifeJoy for a replacement, but it's barely noticeable. >>65218261>cope Rolex>He went with most basic bitch Black Bay >didn't even get the ceramic bezel>on a "designated retard" stretchy NATO strapFirstly, putting a Rolex on a NATO strap should be punishable by flogging. He shouldn't be using a microtech, he should be using a fucking Boker weiner warrior.
>>65218261also>Microtech StitchI've been on the fence about the Stitch. I might just abandon the OTF idea altogether, because the automatic Stitch is really nice looking. >they made a Lilo & Stitch one>idk if it was just because of the "stitch" pun, or because it looks like a fucking Kingdom Hearts weaponPersonally, I'd go with the stonewash M390 blade and navy blue scales.
I got AI to admit the truth
>>65218299Crazy that Disney of all people would be okay with this…
>>65216428at least on the Grik theres a little grub screw in the top, loosen that and you can take out the big hollow stud to get a spyderco style opening hole (personally I believe that's the actual intent behind the design)
What's the best memesteel they ever made the Endura in? M4?
>>65217940I know it’s a hot take because everyone else fucking slobbers on the tiny fold out scissors. My first knife ever, a Wenger with locking blade, has them and I do use it every now and then. It’s at the bottom of my tool requirement.>>65218129Yeah they had a really hard marketing push on fly fishing youtubers a couple years ago. Case just showed their new bright orange jigged bone pattern at knife show. Going to have to find a pattern to get one in.
>>65217901No, it's the fucking cap opener and another can opener that are a waste of space. I mean, what the fuck? I've had a Victorinox swiss army knife in my pocket for years. The scissors see 70% of the action. Second is the toothpick (usually not for my teeth though), then the bit driver, blade, etc. Never once have I used the god damn can opener. Maybe a grand total of three beer bottles have been opened with the cap/bottle opener. Not least because most beer bottles come with caps that can be removed with your hand. It's time those companies start updating for the 21st century. We're not living in 1950 anymore.
>>65218228>Kinda pissed they stopped doing the UTX-70NC Blade still has some of the Gen2 UTX-70s for sale. Dunno if they'll ship, hit me up if they don't and we can possibly work something out. The Mini Hera is Gen3 style so you can repair yourself with some Torx bits. MT also is making modern UTX-70s in the Gen3 style but I do not know how it compares to the Gen2 model or the Mini Hera, haven't bought one yet. I probably will sooner or later.>>65218299The Auto Stitch has a bit of a kick to it due to the heft of the blade. If you can find a local store that sells it to try it out before buying I would recommend that. Also, be careful around normies, especially if you get the serrated blade.
>>65213929>>65214004W2C the wave device?
>>65213932>>65214066If this subhuman doesn't get life there should be riots.But there won't be.
>buys a bunch of cheap chink strops from amazon>they all fall apart>someone here says to just make your own out of an old belt>made a strop using belt and old wristrest >it's better
It actually looks better on the Spyderco because the finish on the Sencut is utter shit and goes away if you wipe it down too hard.
excited to receive my first GEC. i basically havent bought any knives since getting my bougie mini bugout sometime last year. i also finally ordered a kershaw bel air, im excited to see how well it compares to the bugout since i swear im not a benchmadefag, the bugout just checks a lot of the boxes of what i like in edc.
>>65219105My mandatory tools are the can and bottle openers. Literally the only tools to get into food/drink that aren’t easy open.
>>65219454>gecbased. I want pic related really bad.
>>65219550Do they ever make one in wharncliffe?
>>65219322>But there won't be.There will be, just not in the way you are implying.
>>65219550heres the pic the seller sent me. ups is cucking me right now
The more I am on youtube the more I feel I must own this part of history.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5EwRIVX70II already have an old Buck knife, but I guess I need to get a Delica 4 now...
>>65220168How much is history worth to you because Delica 4s cost a lot for what they are now.
>>65220199The ones on Ebay are around $30-$40.
I have a very stupid question but I don't know how to phrase it without sounding stupid so here goes.My state legalized autos recently so I bought one, a button release. I was fiddling with the pivot screw and I noticed that if I tighten it too much the button does not deploy the knife and the knife doesn't open. But if I untighten it just a bit, it will be back to being snappy.My question is why? How does this work. I know on folders, it's because it's too tight to move, but on an auto, isn't there a spring that is deploying the blade? How does tightening it stop the spring?
>>65220342The tightness is strong enough to smoosh the scales into the blade and keep it from moving. What knife is it?I would put some blue loctite on the pivot screw then get it to where you want it.
>>65218198+1 poison damage
>>65220342This is where loctite comes in...
My blade is very slightly warped from the factory. I know this won't affect anything but it bothers my autism.
