Just received my DiamondBlade, FFD2 !!!

Now we're getting somewhere, right?
By the way, you guys suck for making me do this.:D
 
Yeah, let me go put it in a vice and beat it to death with a sledge.:D
 
Phew!! Thanks for that last. I already had it on the bumper of my pick up ready to slice through it! I was getting sucked in fast by all the Noss fans!:D
 
And besides Troop, what's more fun...

"gutting, skinning, or maybe a little minor butchering, like maybe taking the backstraps out of a deer."

or

Taking your knife into a materials science laboratory for a battery of metallugical analyses?

I'm all for science, but I'll take option 1.

Even if it just sits on "the altar" making a low "I'm insanely sharp" humm...that's pretty cool too!
 
marcinek said:
And besides Troop, what's more fun...

"gutting, skinning, or maybe a little minor butchering, like maybe taking the backstraps out of a deer."

or

Taking your knife into a materials science laboratory for a battery of metallugical analyses?

I'm all for science, but I'll take option 1.

Even if it just sits on "the altar" making a low "I'm insanely sharp" humm...that's pretty cool too!
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Marcinek,
You're the best.:thumbup:
 
Oh, stop it, Troop!

I just like to read threads where folks are excited about their new knives. Almost as fun as getting a new knife myself!
 
Thomas W said:
So by using R.J. name in this context, you're citing his reputation as the basis of a maker that has edges that are comparable to razor blades. You have never handled one to confirm, just talked with him in the past.
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Yes, and yes, with the addition that I have talked to a number of people who have used them in semi-quantitative ways, beyond the "this is the sharpest knife I have seen" but more of "This is the cutting I did with R. J.'s knife and XXX knife and R. J.'s knife had less force/smoother cut, etc.". Do you actually contend that R. J.'s knives do not set high standards or sharpness?

In addition bold statements such as "sharper than all...except Spyderco", are not really accurate and a bit deceptive, as again, not all factories were actually tested.
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Statistics almost never draws on the population, this is really basic Thomas. Since I have assesed a random sample, your arguement is only valid if you assert that all the other brands besides Spyderco which were evaluated are KNOWN to be inferior brands, specifically low sharpness and that KNOWN superior brands were intentionally not rated. Otherwise all the standard inferences from random sampling can be used. As other knives are used they will be added to the table, it is not a static item. Spyderco did not always dominate the top position and it is hardly the case that I am the only person who will constantly assert they are among the sharpnest knives consistently they have handled.

Troop said:
O.K., I just cut 30, count 'em, thirty pieces of 1/2" hemp rope, and the hairs are still popping off my arm.
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Excellent, about 4000 to go, and then you equal the performance of INFI demonstrated by Jerry Busse :)


-Cliff
 
Nice knife Troop. Where can more info on diamondblade be found? Do they have a website?
 
Cliff Stamp said:
Yes, and yes, with the addition that I have talked to a number of people ...
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You are still comparing a knife you have never handled with another knife you have never handled.

Statistics almost never draws on the population, this is really basic Thomas. Since I have assesed a random sample,
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You haven't demonstrated the validity of your sample.

Excellent, about 4000 to go, and then you equal the performance of INFI demonstrated by Jerry Busse :)
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How clever. A gentleman sharing his pleasure with a new acquisition is deficient because he hasn't provided an effort commensurate with that of a successful knife manufacturer.

Once again, a pleasant exchange among friends turns to bickering. How could this have come about, who would do such a thing?
 
Cliff Stamp said:
...with the addition that I have talked to a number of people who have used them in semi-quantitative ways
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Convenient addition to your earlier post.

Do you actually contend that R. J.'s knives do not set high standards or sharpness?
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You are the one contending here Cliff, I'm just trying to understand.

Statistics almost never draws on the population, this is really basic Thomas. Since I have assesed a random sample, your arguement is only valid if you assert that all the other brands besides Spyderco which were evaluated are KNOWN to be inferior brands, specifically low sharpness and that KNOWN superior brands were intentionally not rated. Otherwise all the standard inferences from random sampling can be used. As other knives are used they will be added to the table, it is not a static item.
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Cliff, all I commented on was this statement of yours:
The average sharpness was much higher than all production knives with the exception of Spyderco
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Without testing all production knives, the quote seemed to be inaccurate. I'm not sure why this has to get so complicated, as it wasn't a difficult statement to read or understand.

... it is hardly the case that I am the only person who will constantly assert they are among the sharpnest knives consistently they have handled.
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There will be a lot of interest if you could let us know who the others are, and possibly how they came to their conclusions (if you have that info).

Thanks Cliff.
 
1. Do you feel that the knife that you got was worth the money, and what specifically about it?

2. Do you think this would be a good knife for the kitchen? When do you plan on using it as a hunter?

3. Do you think that it would serve as a solid "go-to" knife for hunting(intended purpose), replacing any others?

Cliff,

Have you personally examined Microtech knives? They are certainly production knives(small output, but production, regardless). I have found them to set the standard in sharpness of any production knives that I have ever owned.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Wow. There's a pointed reference.
Let me run through every thread there and see if I can find something relevent ...
 
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