Been EDC My CPM D2 Millie this week

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RickJ

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I rotate my Militarys out from time to time, I have been carrying the CPM D2 version this past week, it has been a long time since I carried it last, so I kinda forgot just how freakin sharp you can get it! CPM D2 takes a very sharp edge.

who out there likes this steel and why? and what do you use it for?

RickJ
 
I like it because it takes a wonderfully keen edge and holds it a bit better then S30V. I also love the FG scales. I've never had a problem with staining/rusting on the blade, but I use a Tuf-cloth on almost all my knives.
 
I wipe mine down about once a weeks if I am carrying it, with a little CLP, never had a issue with it.

RickJ
 
I like it because it gets extremely sharp and holds it's edge better than S30V. I EDC'd it for months upon months until my Superhawk came along. Now that my Stretch 2 came along as well I think the CPM D2 Millie might be stuck on back pocket duty or as a sub when the Hawk or Stretch get dull.

Mike
 
I would like to know if anyone has used the CPM D2 on a extended Camping trip and how it held up to the weather, especially Rain!


RickJ
 
RickJ said:
I would like to know if anyone has used the CPM D2 on a extended Camping trip and how it held up to the weather, especially Rain!


RickJ
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I went camping/canoeing last week for four days and it rained 50% of the time. While my D2 Para never got wet from the rain, I did not do much to protect it from the extra humidity or conditions, either. One night I absent-mindedly left it sitting on a log until morning. It was in closed position and there was no rain that night, but it was nevertheless fine when I discovered it the next morning:). However, I was terrified just before I opened it to check its fate.
 
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gunmike1 said:
Now that my Stretch 2 came along as well I think the CPM D2 Millie might be stuck on back pocket duty or as a sub when the Hawk or Stretch get dull.

Mike
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I'm surprised that YOU would let any of your knives get dull.

My D2 Millie has has one of the sharpest edges of any knife I own. Was not hard to put it there either. One of the best Spyderco has made. IMO
 
rpttrsn said:
I'm surprised that YOU would let any of your knives get dull.

My D2 Millie has has one of the sharpest edges of any knife I own. Was not hard to put it there either. One of the best Spyderco has made. IMO
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Well, dull is a relative thing. For me when it starts not shaving just a bit roughly it is dull, to most people I hand a knife like that to they are very impressed by the sharpness. If I end up breaking down a lot of boxes or something like that it gives me an excuse to rotate knives, because cardboard sure can dull an edge. Since I hurt my back I haven't been able to sharpen as much as I did, but now I've got almost every knife up to an acceptable carry sharpness in case the Millie, Manix, Caly 3 ZDP, Police 3 regrind, or any of my others need to step in. I'm glad my physical therapy is getting my back better ski can do fun things like sharpening more.

Mike
 
I carried mine this weekend. I like Millies for weekend knives because I tend to carry heavy knives all week. It needs to be worked in a bit, still quite stiff.

I polished the blade up a bit with Flitz, to see how shiny it would get.

I haven't sharpened it yet. Came pretty sharp to me. I had a S30V Millie which I traded away after I got the D2 version, and that was one sharp SOB.
 
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