Hinderer- things to know?

AsianBeerCan

AsianBeerCan

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Hello all.
I just purchased a Hinderer XM-18- I know many knives and companies have interesting quirks. Is there anything I should know about Hinderers? I bought the 3.5 Spanto w/ no choil. How are they for EDC? Should I just keep it for reselling?
Thanks guys.
 
I love hinderers... super great quality knives, very functional, and precision made. They are my favorite, personally, out of the 3-4 big names out there =) The only thing to bear in mind is that they can use some tuning for their max potential but they are exceptional quality. One thing I would highly suggest doing is reprofiling the edge as it's very obtuse and thick from the factory, so an initial edge angle reprofile will help cutting a lot.
 
I talked to you a while back about cerakoting the liners of my Emerson... but if the Hinderer is DLC coated will your reprofiling service take the coating off?
 
AsianBeerCan said:
I talked to you a while back about cerakoting the liners of my Emerson... but if the Hinderer is DLC coated will your reprofiling service take the coating off?
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Reprofiling the edge won't mess w/ the coating... it's just the edge I was discussing above :) You can do it yourself though if you have the sharpening gear. I was just suggesting that is something I would highly suggest as they cut poorly from the factory imho.
 
I have a belt sander and a Sharpmaker... but on my new $465 XM-18? I think I will be emailing you about a reprofiling soon... you sold me haha
 
Congrats on the new Hinderer! This is my 2 cents on what to know.

A. There is a break in period. Even if you think it flips well at first, it will flip even better after a month or so of everyday carry and use.

B. Strop it don't sharpen it. Every Hinderer I own works great with just using a strop to keep the edge sharp. It is very rare, and I have to really let some time pass between stropping, that I have to use anything else to bring it back to a nice sharp user edge.

C. Use it and use it often. The more I use mine the more I love it. They truly just get better with more and more use, so don't safe queen it, use it!

D. If you do steps A-D be prepared because you will want more of them!
 
Hinderers exude quality. Fit and finish is always great. Since the prices and stabilized, I wouldn't buy one with selling it in mind; I would use it. They are tough as nails, but thick bladed so not the best slicers. As mentioned above, reprofiling can help with that. They don't flip as well as a bearing flipper due to the fact that they use teflon washers, but that is fine with me. They won't get gunked up like bearings, they will last forever, and they will flip just fine once you get the dialed in. Enjoy your quality blade!
 
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