Carothers Performance Knives, Use & Abuse. Take 2

[Blues]

You guys need to see a specialist of some kind.

It's a bit scary when Murph is the one dispensing this sort of advice. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 

[Jason M D.]

You guys need to see a specialist of some kind.

Who do you go to?

 

[Red Leader]

Who do you go to?

I think Carothers are knife-making specialists.

And it comes full circle!

 

[Blues]

Who do you go to?

We couldn't afford him.

 

[Murphjd25]

What would Tanto do?

 

[Blues]

What would Tanto do?

 

[resinguy]

#thin_knivesmatter

YES!

Geometry cuts, geometry cuts, geometry cuts. What I tell you three times is true.

 

[klee94404]

We will do the pre-order in 2 weeks

Thank you!

 

[K Williams]

Anyone else sad this knife did so well…? I’m gonna have to work harder to get in the Friday sales.

Congrats Nathan the Machinist for making the only knife that is close to being indestructible and can still be used as a cutting instrument.

It’s a good thing he beat the crap out of the edge early. He almost cut his femoral during the tip test. That BFK wasn’t going out without a fight.

There were a few times that he almost had a serious injury.

 

[Blues]

There were a few times that he almost had a serious injury.

Live by the sword...

 

[Lorien]

 

[Pàdruig]

It's nice to see the exposure. The DBK guys are a couple of goofballs but they certainly have done a lot to bring eyes to knives in outdoor uses (and abuses).

I'm a little bummed that their fixation is too much on bushcraft elements. I've never considered any of my CPKs to be "bushcraft" knives. Field and camp knives, yes, but not bush or wood craft. Bushcraft is for folks who want to carve wood - I need my knives to be far more versatile than that and that is what CPK delivers.

 

[bluemax_1]

So… they’re STILL using a powered belt sander for sharpening

*** @6:33

 

[Gravelface]

Is there a problem with worksharp?

 

[duramax]

Is there a problem with worksharp?

It’s been said , that it can overheat the knifes edge.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Is there a problem with worksharp?

Yes

It's probably fine for knives that have been heat treated using the secondary hardening hump. Or knives that don't have particularly good edge retention regardless, so it really doesn't matter.

If your mom wants to use it on her kitchen knives, it doesn't really matter. The edge might get burned a little bit, but it's not like they were fantastic knives to start with.

But knives made from steels that have been heat treat optimized for cutlery where they are addressing edge stability (one of the primary modes of edge loss) a powered abrasive grinder of that nature is going to wreck the temper at the very edge. Maybe only a few thousandths of an inch, but that's the part that matters.

Things like Magna cut and Delta 3V should be sharpened with unpowered systems, or with low speed wet grinders.

 

[Gravelface]

Is it a problem with the worksharp or the user not knowing how to use it?

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

Is it a problem with the worksharp or the user not knowing how to use it?

I edited my post to include additional information.

But, it is a problem with the work sharp when used on steel with a cutlery optimized heat treat.

 

[Synov]

FYI, that video is 3 years old.

 

[Gravelface]

What temp would ruin the edge?

I’ve been using a WS for what seems like 10 years. Primarily 6”+ blades. I have a dip tank I cool them between passes and never run it wide open.

Could just be lucky, I’ve never noticed any diminished cutting ability / edge retention.

Any particular sharpener recommended?