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I'm looking for some good sound advice on caring for my spydie, it should be here soon if Canada Customs doesn't steal it:thumbdn:
Does anyone know any resources and tools like sharpeners that are good for spydies in particular? Is there a good cleaning solution? what would I not want to use to clean it? What is the best way to keep it sharp?
I've got one of these http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672326&bmUID=1200152117831&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443296857&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true
It's a good little sharpener but I want the best for my knives from now on so I'm looking for good books, tools and knife care products.
Any help out here?
Thanks
RTE
Does anyone know any resources and tools like sharpeners that are good for spydies in particular? Is there a good cleaning solution? what would I not want to use to clean it? What is the best way to keep it sharp?
I've got one of these http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1408474396672326&bmUID=1200152117831&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524443296857&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true
It's a good little sharpener but I want the best for my knives from now on so I'm looking for good books, tools and knife care products.
Any help out here?
Thanks
RTE
) Most Spyderco knives really don't really require any more special care than most other folders. I sharpen all of my knives free hand on bench stones and hand held diamond stones. It takes some practice, but once you learn to find and maintain the proper angle it's pretty easy and very satisfying. If you want a sharpening system then the Spyderco Sharpmaker is an obvious choice. I don't have one myself, nor have I tried one, but it gets a lot of good stuff said about it here and over on the Maintenance, Tinkering and Embellishment forum. For cleaning I usually just use the canned air that they sell for blowing dust out of computer keyboards and such to get the lint out of the insides, and especially around the lock mechanism. If the blade gets gunked up with something I'll just use dish soap and water. If the whole knife is dirty enough to need more than just having the lint and dust blown out then I'll use dish soap and hot watter on the whole thing. An old toothbrush and some q-tips will reach most of the nooks and crannies. Rinse it for a good long time in the hottest water you can. This will give the metal parts time to heat up to the temp of the water so the parts you can't reach with a towel will dry more quickly. Once it's dry, a little oil at the blade pivot and the lock bar pivot will keep it working smoothly. I pretty much exclusively use mineral oil because it's cheap and readily available (sold as a laxative at the drug store) and it's safe to ingest which is important to me because I often use my knives for cutting food. There are dozens of other good lubricants both wet and dry and I'm sure some will be suggested soon. Hope this helps out a bit. Enjoy your new Spydie!
