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End of the line...The Traveling Delica Volume #4 ... Is home!
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I was considering sharpening it before sending it out but I'm pretty mediocre at sharpening, glad I let you do it
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Used the Delica to cut up a Korean Yellow Mellon for lunch...
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About the same if you get a good ripe one. Most of the sweetness is in the seed covering and the surrounding center of the melon. Completely different flavor than a Honey Dew though.
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I listened to a YouTube video on my drive to work this morning by Dr. Larrin Thomas, AKA Knife Steel Nerds, talking about K390. I'm excited to get to try it here with K when my turn comes around.
He is one smart dude! I feel like I have to listen to his videos 2-3 times before I can digest everything he's saying.
Anyhow, I hope you're all having a great week.
He is one smart dude! I feel like I have to listen to his videos 2-3 times before I can digest everything he's saying.
Anyhow, I hope you're all having a great week.
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I've been carrying the knife all week but have not done much more than cut cardboard.
I really like the knife steel but I'm not fond of any of the lightweight scale materials.
I'm ready to pass it on and go back to my PM2.
Chris
I really like the knife steel but I'm not fond of any of the lightweight scale materials.
I'm ready to pass it on and go back to my PM2.
Chris
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It's always fun to try new designs, but in the end I suppose we've each chosen our own EDC's for a reason.
I have 4 kids. Each of them owns multiple knives, but with the exception of my son who is the oldest, they don't own a folder that is mid-to-higher end. They each currently EDC a Delica or Dragonfly. I had left a G10 PM3 on the kitchen table yesterday afternoon, and happened back into the kitchen to find my third child - perhaps the most mechanically inclined? - repeatedly opening and closing my PM3 with "that smile" on her face. Suddenly she's old enough to realize that she isn't happy with FRN and lock-backs forever. LOL! In fact, if it weren't for her obsession with all things purple, I probably wouldn't have gotten that gray PM3 back at all! Now I get to have the $221.20 discussion with her over how bad she really wants the blurple G10 PM3 in S110V and what it's worth to her - does she want it now out of her pocket, or can she wait till Christmas.
I have 4 kids. Each of them owns multiple knives, but with the exception of my son who is the oldest, they don't own a folder that is mid-to-higher end. They each currently EDC a Delica or Dragonfly. I had left a G10 PM3 on the kitchen table yesterday afternoon, and happened back into the kitchen to find my third child - perhaps the most mechanically inclined? - repeatedly opening and closing my PM3 with "that smile" on her face. Suddenly she's old enough to realize that she isn't happy with FRN and lock-backs forever. LOL! In fact, if it weren't for her obsession with all things purple, I probably wouldn't have gotten that gray PM3 back at all! Now I get to have the $221.20 discussion with her over how bad she really wants the blurple G10 PM3 in S110V and what it's worth to her - does she want it now out of her pocket, or can she wait till Christmas.
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So, over the past week, K has performed a pretty wide range of tasks, including…
1. Daily household chores such as: cutting tape, tags, boxes and paper
2. Office days opening letters and cutting whatever else I could find that would in some way justify using an edged tool
3. General campfire and outdoor responsibilities suck as carving up sticks, cutting cord, etc
I also cleaned up K and introduced it to the strop for a little fine tuning.
Some takeaways:
Disappears in the pocket
Edge performance is good and it’s thin enough to be an excellent slicer
Handle is a little thin for my taste, but the handle scales offer a good grip
I like the deep carry clip and have used it before, but I like the shorter style (see pic of PM3 above) but that’s more of a personal thing
It’s been a fun test! I’ll try to put it through a few more paces and get an action shot or two this weekend. uxo2…when you get a chance, PM me with where it is supposed to go next.
1. Daily household chores such as: cutting tape, tags, boxes and paper
2. Office days opening letters and cutting whatever else I could find that would in some way justify using an edged tool
3. General campfire and outdoor responsibilities suck as carving up sticks, cutting cord, etc
I also cleaned up K and introduced it to the strop for a little fine tuning.
Some takeaways:
Disappears in the pocket
Edge performance is good and it’s thin enough to be an excellent slicer
Handle is a little thin for my taste, but the handle scales offer a good grip
I like the deep carry clip and have used it before, but I like the shorter style (see pic of PM3 above) but that’s more of a personal thing
It’s been a fun test! I’ll try to put it through a few more paces and get an action shot or two this weekend. uxo2…when you get a chance, PM me with where it is supposed to go next.