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Standard78 said:
I might have to try that again. I had an old Spyderco rod that worked well on 1095 but it didn't seem to do much with other steels. I made the mistake of dropping it on concrete and broke it into 3 pieces.
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The top edge of your car/truck window works, too. Or the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup. Just maintain the same angle throughout the motion, and imagine you're shaving off a thin layer. I picked up a couple of cheap ceramic rods on Amazon by Arkansas Sharpeners for $3.80 each. They work great.
 
forte_defense said:
The top edge of your car/truck window works, too. Or the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup. Just maintain the same angle throughout the motion, and imagine you're shaving off a thin layer. I picked up a couple of cheap ceramic rods on Amazon by Arkansas Sharpeners for $3.80 each. They work great.
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You're not a fan of KGB Survivalist are you? ;)
 
Whoops, maybe not. When you listed the sharpening methods you did, I thought we had both watched the same youtube video.
 
Silver Needle said:
Whoops, maybe not. When you listed the sharpening methods you did, I thought we had both watched the same youtube video.
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I just looked him up. I hadn't heard of him, but I subscribed... I saw the car window trick on Outside Magazine, and learned about the ceramic rods somewhere here on the forum.

Most of my S!K knives are 3V, but I processed an entire mule deer doe in October with my 3.5 in 20CV. (I only used a kitchen knife for slicing steaks). I didn't have to touch up my knife once during the entire process. And that GSO 3.5 handled beautifully.
 
Silver Needle said:
Standard, you're right! I can't remember the wording, did it seem like the mystery metal was for 4.7's or could it have been for another design?

From what I recently learned about 154 it seems like that would be a better fit for the SK line.
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That secret steel has me kinda excited. I'm wondering if it's Elmax or maybe 1095.
 
Standard78 said:
That secret steel has me kinda excited. I'm wondering if it's Elmax or maybe 1095.
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I have to go back and find the conversation, but I thought Guy said it is something not talked about a lot, but he wanted to change that.
 
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Hmm... But looking at the heat treat picture, it's only three steels. I guess 20cv, 3v, and cpm154. Right?

But I also remember him mentioning a mystery steel.
 
ni1s said:
Hmm... But looking at the heat treat picture, it's only three steels. I guess 20cv, 3v, and cpm154. Right?

But I also remember him mentioning a mystery steel.
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That's where I'm confused. Is it just a heat treat stain or do all 3 knives have an extra hole somewhere? 3v is totally unmarked, right?
 
Silver Needle said:
That's where I'm confused. Is it just a heat treat stain or do all 3 knives have an extra hole somewhere? 3v is totally unmarked, right?
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I'm not sure how they're marked. This was Guys last comment on that picture, so I'm guessing it's three different steels.

"This is the heat treat patina, a colorful oxide layer left behind by the heat treating process. We don't sell them in this condition. I just wanted to highlight the interesting differences in color between various steel types."
 
That's how I read it as well, three different steels. BUT is one of the steels 3v or is one the new, mystery steel?
 
ni1s said:
Hmm... But looking at the heat treat picture, it's only three steels. I guess 20cv, 3v, and cpm154. Right?

But I also remember him mentioning a mystery steel.
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This will sort of settle the debate over which 3 steels are pictured on Instagram... Except 3V IS NOT one of them. :-)

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"...1% carbon type steel..."

I am pretty ignorant when it comes to steel composition. Can one of you guys with a big ol' brain full of steel knowledge explain what the above quote means.
 
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