Caly Super Blue

RevDevil said:
You hammered a threaded bolt? :confused:
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yes, I removed the bolt first, tightened the screw and bolt together all the way then peened it carefully with a rivet hammer, as you deform the screw you have to hammer the torx hole with bit often to not losse the shape, not rocket science, but tricky. I'd only recommend doing this if you have a spare bolt and screw around and are anal about tolerences.
 
singularity35 said:
Oh man, I love this knife. And the super blue steel takes the kind of polished edge I like on an EDC.

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Nice patina! Did you do this in one sitting or is it acquired?
 
@S35 Looks like a slow burn, a frozen flame.

This "peening" business is intriguing but it sounds like it's not for amateurs like me :s

I actually emailed the place to ask if they could give me one with no vertical blade play. They replied that they tested a few and they all had a least a little bit of play. They offered to kindly set aside the best one for me - for whatever that's worth.
 
I have a feeling these Super blue Caly 3.5's are going to be admired, and coveted by many in years to come. They hit just about all the types of collectors and sure are some cutting SOB's. By the way my preference still is non patina'ed. It must be those days when I was a kid when the only knife I had was an old rusty hand me down that I'd have to fix up to use. I still love the non stainless knives but tend to keep them clean, opting for a satin look from sanding the scratches out by hand. I've done so much hand sanding and filing that my left hand is now like a clamp, or a vise. :)
 
Thanks much for directing me to an online source for these. It seems my order went thru, so hopefully it's in stock and ready to ship. I'm not all that familiar with ordering from Canadian knife shops. Am I gonna owe some kind of duty? Super excited about this knife. Can't believe I missed out on them when they were more readily available. :)
 
I've ordered knives from the states to canada and there was only customs on one package kind of randomly, I imagine going the other way wouldn't be much different. Only I have to pay HST when I order within Canada :thumbdn: ... it's a shame that it doesn't really make sense for me to order locally when the top American dealers are 25% cheaper to begin with. The upside is that shipping is cut in half and W&W seem to have a nice cache of sprints. D2 Para2 anyone?

^ I can definitely relate to memories of treasuring crappy knives as a kid :) (and no one to tell me how to sharpen them properly led to not a few cuts!).
I'm thinking I'll shy away from patina myself. Looking in to getting some fluid film that I saw on jdavis' channel, some Frog Lube is also on the way. As a rookie knife-nut I've been of the opinion at first that high-carbon shouldn't be on folders... but as time progressed the idea of high-carbon has grown on me. "I'm gonna have me a foldable samurai sword!!" :D

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=611
 
Rurouni said:
I've ordered knives from the states to canada and there was only customs on one package kind of randomly, I imagine going the other way wouldn't be much different. Only I have to pay HST when I order within Canada :thumbdn: ... it's a shame that it doesn't really make sense for me to order locally when the top American dealers are 25% cheaper to begin with. The upside is that shipping is cut in half and W&W seem to have a nice cache of sprints. D2 Para2 anyone?

^ I can definitely relate to memories of treasuring crappy knives as a kid :) (and no one to tell me how to sharpen them properly led to not a few cuts!).
I'm thinking I'll shy away from patina myself. Looking in to getting some fluid film that I saw on jdavis' channel, some Frog Lube is also on the way. As a rookie knife-nut I've been of the opinion at first that high-carbon shouldn't be on folders... but as time progressed the idea of high-carbon has grown on me. "I'm gonna have me a foldable samurai sword!!" :D

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=611
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Haha, cut myself a lot when I was a kid sharpening knives and machetes. Brings back some memories. :D
 
They do tarnish quickly, at least mine did, but it really isn't something to worry about. I did not force the patina, nor did I hit it with sandpaper/steel wool/etc. to remove it ever. I did apply Boeshield T9 to everything from the choil back towards the pivot.

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(pardon the background. I have to memorize 50 problems for Monday and in the midst of studying used taking the pics as an excuse for a break ;) )

I love Super Blue. I wasn't sure if I really needed to get this sprint because I have the regular model, but I'm glad I did.
 
How did you dye the scales? I like the faded colors, sort of reminds of me of a pair of jeans.
 
dsmegst said:
How did you dye the scales? I like the faded colors, sort of reminds of me of a pair of jeans.
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Just blue Sharpie. To get the faded/worn look I scrubbed it with a standard green Scotch-Brite (kitchen) scouring pad.

I wasn't sure how it'd come out, but I didn't like how dirty the light gray started to look. It does blend into jeans really well, not that it's really necessary with the clip's position
 
Mine looked like that too. It just meant I had to pay a little more attention when removing the factory edge to widen out the bevel there. The polished edge is cutting nicely :cool:
 
I just picked this up used on here and can't wait to get it! I will be putting a mirrored back bevel on it to contrast with the patina :D
 
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