Dcdavis
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Looks very clean. Good work!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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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.
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.
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It is a bit of a mystery. It is from one of the original fraudsters, Jared West, allegedly made in Texas by Quartermaster Knives and is part of the "Q Collection" but I don't know which one or what it is called. In reality it was made in China.