Got my first spyderco today.

Thanx much AK,

But in reality, Spyderco is a team (Mike J says we're a gang) and all work hard to serve you.

sal
 
rubberdog said:
Well if you can get your Case knives sharp then you know how to sharpen. So you will know the importance of getting the stone to make contact all the way to the edge of the bevel: if you are holding the knife at too shallow/ acute an angle to the stone you will not be making it all the way to the very edge, you will just be taking material away from the shoulder of the bevel. Try the sharpy trick - colour in the bevel with a marker pen so you can see if you are hitting the very edge. If not you have two choices - either keep going at your existing angle for longer, or raise the angle slightly. Once you start hitting the edge you will feel the burr forming on the opposite side. Keep feeling/ checking for the burr, then you know you're getting all the way to the very edge of the bevel.

Once you've got a burr running the full length of the edge on the opposite side to the one you've been sharpening only then do you change sides. Now keep sharpening the second side and once again feel for the burr: Once you raised the burr then flip her over and give it a couple more strokes to take off the burr which you've now formed on the side you started sharpening. Use lighter pressure at this stage. All this should be done on the course side of your stone.

Then move to the smoother side of the stone and repeat the process: sharpen until you feel a burr forming, then flip it over and sharpen this second side until once again you've got a burr going and flip it over and give a couple of light strokes to remove the burr.

On a really blunt knife that you need to re profile, which is the case here it seems, this is the only way to go in my experience. It is all about the BURR.

Nice trade btw. I would much rather have a vintage endura than a cryo.
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I'm not sure i could reprofile it though. Are there any trustworthy people here on the forum that would do that for a small fee?
 
Do you perhaps have access to a guided sharpening system like a Lansky? That would make it easier than doing it free hand in my opinion.

Otherwise head on over to the "sharpening and maintenace" section of this forum and start a thread there, you will get loads of advice and if, as a last resort, you need someone to help you I'm sure you'll get an offer.

I would love to give it a go, but I'm in South Africa!

I also love catching bass by the way.
 
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rubberdog said:
Do you perhaps have access to a guided sharpening system like a Lansky? That would make it easier than doing it free hand in my opinion.

Otherwise head on over to the "sharpening and maintenace" section of this forum and start a thread there, you will get loads of advice and if, as a last resort, you need someone to help you I'm sure you'll get an offer.

I would love to give it a go, but I'm in South Africa!

I also love catching bass by the way.
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Thanks, & it's bass guitar. I am a bassist in a worship band :D
 
As much as I love Spyderco, I need to slow down on the buying. In the past 2 or 3 weeks, I've picked up over a dozen knives, 11 of which are Spydercos, both new and lightly used(still waiting on a Gayle Bradley, Superleaf, and H1 Ladybug). I've basically doubled the size of my Spyderco collection, and my bank account is showing it. Time to slow down and put them to use :D
 
ak585479 said:
Congrats! I just ordered my first this morning. Plain old flat ground Delica with brown FRN. I hear delica is a good model to start with.
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It's a spectacular model to start with. Resist though the urge to judge on first impressions. Some coming in from other brands feel the FRN feels cheap in the hand at first; however, with time you'll see the wisdom in its application. You'll grow to appreciate how light weight it is, how resistant to abrasion and dis-colorization (spel) it is and how unexpectedly "grippy" it is. Toss it in the pocket for a trip to the office, clip it to your shorts for a jog or have it sitting at the ready in your cars glove box. The Delica is more than capable of handling the vast majority of the tasks most people would need a cutting edge for during their day. Good luck with your first Spyderco.

Start saving though, because you'll want to expand that appreciation with the more exotic and fancy models. Oh yes, save up. Welcome to the cult.
 
ak585479 said:
Don't change a thing, Sal. The fact that you take the time to respond and really listen to your customers speaks volumes about you and your company. I for one will be a lifelong Spyderco customer. Not because you responded, but because your knives are amazing :). But the astounding customer service can't hurt :)
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Great statement here. Spyderco is a fantastic company driven by the values of its leader. A wonderful model of American ingenuity.
 
rubberdog said:
Sounds like his next purchase should be a Sharpmaker, not more knives.
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The sharpmaker is amazing! I got the diamond and uf rods too so I can pretty much get any knife AT LEAST shaving sharp if not even more so. Though I usually just do a few swipes on the fine rod (I keep just one of each rod in the kit including diamond and uf) to touch up then on to the strop and I'm good to go for awhile. Awhile being a week to months depending on use and blade steel
 
worshipbass12 said:
I've been looking at it online, looks confusing as i am acustomed to using flat stones
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Nah it's as easy as it gets plus it comes with an instructional DVD with Seal showing you how to use it to sharpen plain edges to serrated to scissors to fish hooks etc. Then there's all the tips and tricks on YouTube and more so right here on BF. If you can hold a knife vertical you're golden. And if I get get knives at the very least shaving sharp, anyone can :)
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hi Worshipbass,

Welcome to our forum. Congrats on your 15+ years old model.

sal
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It's an honor to be congratulated by Sal. Wished I knew this forum when I got my first one.

Be warned that this would be the beginning of MANY MANY more though :D

Congrats man. You are part of the family.
 
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