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Chinook II is SHARP!!!!!!
- Thread starter Cobra45
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I'd say that's exactly as sharp as my new Scorpius (also from NewGraham) is. My sharpest knife so far, even sharper than my Military S30V with factory edge.
Congratulations to your Chinook. Did you stop the bleeding by now or are you dead already? :-]
-Connor
Congratulations to your Chinook. Did you stop the bleeding by now or are you dead already? :-]
-Connor
:barf: 
Sal Glesser
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Hi Cobra45. Welcome to the Spyderco forum. Sorry 'bout the cut.
sal
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Glad to hear that you're doing okay after that cut....I bet that those bandaids from New Graham came in handy. 
Spydies are usually this sharp when they are NIB, especially the VG10 PlainEdge blades. However, when I got my S30V Military PE, this steel quickly became my favorite due to the EXTREME sharpness that it can take. The Chinook II is definitely on my wish list for this year since it also has that wonderful S30V blade too.
Just be careful when handling Spydies, cuts will happen...I know from experience.
Spydies are usually this sharp when they are NIB, especially the VG10 PlainEdge blades. However, when I got my S30V Military PE, this steel quickly became my favorite due to the EXTREME sharpness that it can take. The Chinook II is definitely on my wish list for this year since it also has that wonderful S30V blade too.
Just be careful when handling Spydies, cuts will happen...I know from experience.
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You all are really tempting me to go ahead and order one...
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Welcome to the forum, Cobra45!
Your screen name is an amalgamation of my favorite and third favorite brands of malt liquor (though your reference might be to a firearm).
Sorry to see one of your first posts being a self-inflicted war story.
But a fridge full of bandage magnets and a collection full of Spydies means life is good.
Your screen name is an amalgamation of my favorite and third favorite brands of malt liquor (though your reference might be to a firearm).
Sorry to see one of your first posts being a self-inflicted war story.
But a fridge full of bandage magnets and a collection full of Spydies means life is good.
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I love those little NGK bandaid magnets. I haven't needed one yet, but who knows. There's 4 of em on my refridgerator now, 2 on the side of my medicine cabinet in the bathroom, and I gave at least 2 away to friends, who have since ordered from NGK and have a couple magnets of their own.
Just to keep this on Spyderco topic, yeah, those babies are sharp from the factory. My Delica amazed me at first. I'm thinking about a millie. A blade that big, and that sharp without me having to do it myself! OHHH, the brown truck just pulled up, gotta go!
Just to keep this on Spyderco topic, yeah, those babies are sharp from the factory. My Delica amazed me at first. I'm thinking about a millie. A blade that big, and that sharp without me having to do it myself! OHHH, the brown truck just pulled up, gotta go!
Sounds like Spyderco really has their sharpening down pat.
My Gunting bit me hard the first hour I had her... I just slipped forward past the guard slightly, brushed the blade -- and >blam<, a 2mm deep cut. Couldn't stop the bleeding for a while.
Spydercos have got to be the sharpest knives I've ever seen. They start to rival my Marlowe, and with the right grind, my Japanese carbon kitchen knives... those, now, are truly frighteningly sharp.
Good job, Sal!
When I have to dull down the blade a hair in fear of it, you guys have done your job right.
-j
My Gunting bit me hard the first hour I had her... I just slipped forward past the guard slightly, brushed the blade -- and >blam<, a 2mm deep cut. Couldn't stop the bleeding for a while.
Spydercos have got to be the sharpest knives I've ever seen. They start to rival my Marlowe, and with the right grind, my Japanese carbon kitchen knives... those, now, are truly frighteningly sharp.
Good job, Sal!
When I have to dull down the blade a hair in fear of it, you guys have done your job right.
-j
Lavan,
I dunno... I find that the Gunting has inadequate front guard. Bram himself finds it more than sufficient; I slipped forward on it while just playing with the thing.
So I wasn't holding it with a death grip, but I like knives with enough guard that I can hang them, butt-down, from the guard on my index.
I figure, I slipped forward once, I can do it again.
I like my knives sharp enough to do their job, not sharp enough that a tiny mistake results in catastrophe.
-j
I dunno... I find that the Gunting has inadequate front guard. Bram himself finds it more than sufficient; I slipped forward on it while just playing with the thing.
So I wasn't holding it with a death grip, but I like knives with enough guard that I can hang them, butt-down, from the guard on my index.
I figure, I slipped forward once, I can do it again.
I like my knives sharp enough to do their job, not sharp enough that a tiny mistake results in catastrophe.
-j