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A favor to ask - a new standard for posting maybe?

RayseM

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I am a big fan of Spyderco. I am impressed with the quality of their knives and the huge array of styles offered by this exceptional company.

The BUT is - I can't be alone in not recognizing every single Spyderco and not being able to associate a model name with a mental image of that knife.

The favor I am asking (or a suggestion at the least) is could we all please post a photo of the Spyderco being referenced when starting a new thread? I know, I know, I can leave the page and go look it up or pull out my Spyderco Catalog but it would be so much nicer to just know up front what you all are talking about. I'm sure I won't be alone in thanking you very much for that addition to your post.

Meanwhile I am off to look up the ROC and the Yojimbo. They both sound like they are worth some consideration - but :confused:… :)

By the way I too am guilty of starting a thread assuming that all would know which knife I'm taking about. Sorry, I won't do it again.
 
More photos is always a good thing. :).

Btw, based on your other thread about the domino and your line of work, I was actually going to recommend that you check out the yojimbo 2. You know, THIS one! ;)
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Yo - I get it. I'm put off by the hollow grind. I know how to deal with that on a chisel but how do you keep a hollow grind knife sharp on a daily basis? Serious question. Otherwise not a big fan of its lines - but I like the photo. Thanks for that.:D

Now for the ROC - that would be this one -





I think this is eccentric enough to have great appeal! Good for chopping cheese or rope or portioning out Slim Jims, shaving facial hair or dried globs of epoxy, punching holes in drywall, distressing furniture and not to be lightly dismissed - impressing girls :cool:.

Another edge though that would require a new home sharpening technique. Still, I think if I could handle one I might have to buy it. Alas - no Spyderdco stores nearby.
 
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Why do you think you would need any kind of special technique to sharpen either one of those?? Just curious.
 
This is where my limited experience with knife edge types and sharpening comes into question. I'm pretty much a flat grind knife guy, with a centerline grind dagger and a convex edge in the lot. I've got those down pretty well with hand sharpening and a once or twice a year session on the Wicked Edge.

Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me that after some handwork on a hollow grind edge at some point you need to reestablish the hollow with some machine grinding. At least that's been the case with my HG chisels. I don't have any tools to do that with knives. Well, I have a Tormek and a big full speed 10" grinder but I would hesitate to take knife edge (especially a small folder) to that one in particular. Am I missing something here? I'd be happy to be elucidated. BUT - I think I could deal with the ROC on the Tormek. :)
 
Yeah man, you're way over complicating it. Forget about the grind. Hollow, flat, doesn't make any difference. (Well, it does, but not for this basic conversation) Anyway, all you really have to concern yourself with is the edge bevel. Most knives (spydercos anyway) come with a 30 degree (15 per side) edge bevel. All you gotta do is sharpen that bit at the same angle. There a ton of tools to make this easy...my personal favorite is the sharpmaker that spyderco makes. Go spend a bit of time over in the "maintenance and tinkering" subforum. Start by reading all the stickies. There is a plethora of information floating around there and some very helpful folks. Sharpening is fun stuff. You'll be whittling hairs before you know it. :)
 
Surfingringo said:
Yeah man, you're way over complicating it. Forget about the grind. Hollow, flat, doesn't make any difference. (Well, it does, but not for this basic conversation) Anyway, all you really have to concern yourself with is the edge bevel. Most knives (spydercos anyway) come with a 30 degree (15 per side) edge bevel. All you gotta do is sharpen that bit at the same angle. There a ton of tools to make this easy...my personal favorite is the sharpmaker that spyderco makes. Go spend a bit of time over in the "maintenance and tinkering" subforum. Start by reading all the stickies. There is a plethora of information floating around there and some very helpful folks. Sharpening is fun stuff. You'll be whittling hairs before you know it. :)
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I'm sure I am over complicating. Whittling hairs has never been an issue. My old EDC Endura is a sharp with daily use as was the new Domino right out of the box. I'll need to get a hollow ground knife just to start playing and take away the mystique.

The big question is - do they have pictures in the "maintenance & tinkering forum"? :D

Thanks for the input.
 
Yeah, I'm sure you can get a tool plenty sharp given your vocation. Go ahead and grab yourself a hg blade. Nothing different about sharpening. You'll be fine. It's still worth a trip over to m&t though. Lots of good info in there. Before you know it that factory edge that was on your domino won't seem so impressive. Probably the most valuable info and skills I've picked up on this forum has been on sharpening. I could always put a decent edge on a blade but now I'm in a different league. That has added a lot of enjoyment to this little "hobby".

Yeah, lots of pics over there. You like your books like that too don't you?! :eek:;)
 
Surfingringo said:
Yeah, I'm sure you can get a tool plenty sharp given your vocation. Go ahead and grab yourself a hg blade. Nothing different about sharpening. You'll be fine. It's still worth a trip over to m&t though. Lots of good info in there. Before you know it that factory edge that was on your domino won't seem so impressive. Probably the most valuable info and skills I've picked up on this forum has been on sharpening. I could always put a decent edge on a blade but now I'm in a different league. That has added a lot of enjoyment to this little "hobby".

Yeah, lots of pics over there. You like your books like that too don't you?! :eek:;)
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I agree.....and love my Yojimbo 2.
 
That request might be difficult for some, not everyone knows how to upload pictures, or has pictures of their knives. I would guess a quick google search may be of help as well.
 
RevDevil said:
That request might be difficult for some, not everyone knows how to upload pictures, or has pictures of their knives. I would guess a quick google search may be of help as well.
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^This.^

I personally have never uploaded a picture to the internet, and still lack the ability to do so, AFAIK. I suppose it's easy-peasy for some (probably most), but I'm not partucularly tech-savvy.

Jim
 
It's okay for someone other than the OP to post a picture related to the OP's post. I'm an advocate of that and of comparison pictures. They certainly do help.
 
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