BladeHQ Chris Reeve Shop Tour Part 1, and Part 2

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Part one has been up already, and Part two was added in another thread today.
Putting this up just in case some missed Part 2 in the other thread.

Thank you BladeHQ, and Chris Reeve for doing these.

[video=youtube_share;4QiEnhA3n0A]http://youtu.be/4QiEnhA3n0A[/video]

[video=youtube_share;Nj6p8p6vfZQ]http://youtu.be/Nj6p8p6vfZQ[/video]
 
Thank you for posting these videos. I enjoyed them very much. One thing I didn't know is that the screws are torqued to a specific amount of force at the factory. Does anyone happen to know what that is? I usually just tighten them down all the way.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Did my eyes deceive me, or did I see a Spyderco medium Sharpmaker rod in there?!
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You did. Chris himself has been known to pull out a sharpmaker at shows and touch up people's CRK blades. It's a damn fine sharpening system.
 
Wow!
I came to this forum because I am seriously considering a $500 knife and always read about the tight tolerances of CRK's and wanted to know exactly what those tolerances are.
I am glad I watched the vids before I started a thread because it pretty much answered all of my questions.
Thank you for posting the vids and hopefully by June or so, I will have saved up enough nickles.
 
Cynic2701 said:
Did my eyes deceive me, or did I see a Spyderco medium Sharpmaker rod in there?!
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As Garrett, and Rob mentioned Chris recommends them for sharpening.
I keep a single medium rod by my chair. I've never had to use it on a CRK(as they come perfect), but have used it on other knives in a similar way as it was used in the vid. They are great for removing a little steel if needed. For example, I got a Sage ll that had sharp(very crisp) edges on the spine, and a point where you placed you thumb. I worked both with the rod, and had it to my liking in about 10 minutes. The medium rod is very handy for these type of situations.

calypso699 said:
One thing I didn't know is that the screws are torqued to a specific amount of force at the factory. Does anyone happen to know what that is? I usually just tighten them down all the way.
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I didn't know this either, but it makes it faster for them I'm sure, and ensures consistency. I don't know the amount of torqe, but like you I just tighten mine snug and stop there. I've never had one back out.
 
Not sure how much i'll be getting on my tax returns but I know where some of the money will be going. Now to decide on which model...
 
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