EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

Back to the grind. I love how sharp this knife gets. I just touch it up a little every morning before work. I've recently switched over to this synthetic roofing underlayment over traditional tar paper/felt. It's cooler in the summer since it's not black. It has better traction too. The only downside is you need a straight blade to cut it, rather than the hook blades we use for 99% of the time. I'm going to be bringing in different knives to work now, because a straight utility blade is so boring lol.

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DocJekl said:
That's so nice 🥹 I'll let you know if it never shows up o_O



So, I did strop the Waypoint L Vanax with green compound after several weeks of use, with little effect. It's still very sharp over 80% of the blade; but rather than go to diamond strop spray, I touched it up for less than 5 minutes on a Spyderco Sharpmaker and it's back to razor sharp again.
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I have tried to learn to strop for years and I never like the results. I much prefer just a few passes on a ceramic.
 
This is almost exactly the same photo as yesterday, but the edge has been thinned down to where I want it. Much better. Going this thin on a Sebenza does show how the grind thickens toward the tip on the drop point blade. Edge angle is the same all the way along the edge (or as good as I can do freehand anyway).

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JTR357 said:
Back to the grind. I love how sharp this knife gets. I just touch it up a little every morning before work. I've recently switched over to this synthetic roofing underlayment over traditional tar paper/felt. It's cooler in the summer since it's not black. It has better traction too. The only downside is you need a straight blade to cut it, rather than the hook blades we use for 99% of the time. I'm going to be bringing in different knives to work now, because a straight utility blade is so boring lol.

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The Critical is such a great little knife for the money. Few things more useful for the typical stuff I do than a good Wharncliffe.
 
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Chronovore said:
It's the Sencut Snap. It's discontinued but you can still find them. The get some good wood for these and the variability in figure makes them unique.

They come with a coat of something. This one sustained some damage so I ended up sanding the flats, rounding the lines a bit, and refinishing with Howard's Wax-It-All. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Here is what that side looked like when the knife was new, and here is the other side from today.

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@Chronovore
Appreciate you posting this! I immediately searched and found a NIB candidate….it was delivered early today. Great action, very sharp and looks great with a Civivi Ti clip installed: today’s carry. Thanks very much.
 
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DocJekl said:
So, I did strop the Waypoint L Vanax with green compound after several weeks of use, with little effect. It's still very sharp over 80% of the blade; but rather than go to diamond strop spray, I touched it up for less than 5 minutes on a Spyderco Sharpmaker and it's back to razor sharp again.
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ktataragasi said:
I have tried to learn to strop for years and I never like the results. I much prefer just a few passes on a ceramic.
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I've had mixed results stropping, sometimes getting a great result and others not so much. I've taken to doing what you guys mentioned and often just use the fines on the Sharpmaker to restore a slightly dulled edge. Usually just a few passes, alternating sides gets things back as they should be.

ktataragasi said:
Despite having tried knives in the multi hundred dollar range I think the Delica is my favorite knife. Not sure why but it just does most things well.

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I've got lots of knives priced new in the mid- to high-hundreds and one 4-figure piece, but I really don't discriminate based on cost and a lot of my favorites are lesser priced Spydies and BMKs. I generally prefer larger knives, so the Endura's a bit more my style, but the Delica is a fine little piece and a great cutter. Following my HAP40/Pakkawood Endura carry yesterday and thoughts of drilling it out for a lanyard, I picked the Delica version from the same Spydie drawer and slipped it IWB of the b-ball shorts I wore today. It's short, thin, and the smooth flat scales make it a great choice for carrying thusly. :thumbsup::cool:

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