Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[henry_david]

I have a hard time telling the difference between S45VN and S35Vn, etc. I think for someone like me it's all the same, @LewisStonehouse. What do you use as a sharpener?

[LewisStonehouse]

@neph93 more is more

@henry_david I sharpen my knives when I visit my Dad, he’s got an extremely over-engineered (and ridiculously expensive) jig that makes it a doddle. Can’t remember the name of it, I’ll ask him and report back

[henry_david]

Much appreciated dude!

[Matt]

@neph93 love that knife.  The steel is ball bearing steel.  Very high tolerance.  Don’t fear the rust.  It’s just knife fades.  Have you mastered the spydie flick?

[LewisStonehouse]

@henry_david it’s a TSProf K03 apparently

[henry_david]

Damn that sharpener's a BEAST  ???

[LewisStonehouse]

Yeah dude it’s cool, did a good job sharpening all my knives anyway

[neph93]

@Matt:

@neph93 love that knife.  The steel is ball bearing steel.  Very high tolerance.  Don’t fear the rust.  It’s just knife fades.  Have you mastered the spydie flick?

I have learnt that. Although funnily enough, I learnt it on an MKM knife. I was playing with it one night and figured that if I do «that» then «that» it should flink and it did. I then remembered reading about the spydie flick, Googles it, and had that Gen X superiority rush. It was nice.

[Bums_Fan]

@LewisStonehouse:

Anyone got any experience with a Para 3. Just ordered one with a solid discount on it, never had a knife from Spyderco before

Love my Para 3s

But I find I grab this one most of the time - Smock

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[dinobarnesberlin]

Enjoy my para3 as well–-but the scales did chew up my pockets pretty quickly.

[JDelage]

Just received: Jen Anso small slipjoint (the model name is Monte Carlo), with an orange G10 handle. Jen is a great designer and his execution is flawless.

[henry_david]

Exquisite, @JDelage. I'd never heard of them and so gave the knives a look. Just … wow. Beautiful design and lovely finishing.

I just received a kitchen knife from a San Diego, CA based company called Half Face Blades. I was gifted a fixed blade at Christmas and wanted to buy one of their kitchen knives. Made with S35VN, the blade has been given a black cerakote coating along with a paint splatter look. Truth be told, I didn't want this one (I think that it's functionally wonderful but ugly as sin), but I won accidentally on eBay and … well, here we are. I may re-list it and get rid of it.

[neph93]

Sorry to get all Gen Z and post a meme, but I found this “relatable”.

[henry_david]

lol @neph93

[Sage954]

Just got this yesterday. I do have to admit to a bald spot on my left forearm. Just used to get shavings and kindling for a fire. Then had to use it for food prep, just to see if it could. Now cooking over the fire.

[Joberwocky]

I used to check my woodworking chisels for sharpness by shaving my arm too 

[neph93]

When I used my Lansky sharpening kit for the first time I realised how much practice I needed when my newly tooled Spydey couldn’t shave arm hair.

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[henry_david]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[neph93]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

I spat my coffee out. Well played sir.