Kershaw, you're letting me down

qqfob said:
so let me get this right, S30V is supposed to hold an edge much better, but is a lot more difficult to get the edge in the first place? eRr...
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Yup, that's one of the tradeoffs with a more wear-resistant steel like S30V as compared to the 440A you have on another Leek.
 
JNieporte said:
My offer still stands; I'll sharpen the knife to any degree you want it for free, and I'll pay to have it shipped back to you. I'll even get the finish back to where it looked originally. You only have to pay to get it to me.
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That is a stand up offer right there. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Someday I might even give sharpening a knife a go, naaaaaa , why bother I don't use them anyway, and I couldn't sharpen my way out of a paper bag !!!
 
an offer like that, i think he's willing to do that because they don't have any G10s over by them, they're sold out over there. maybe i should have him pay me to let him sharpen it, hehe.

JNieporte, email replied.
SPXTrader, email replied.

Thanks everyone for making me feel better, sorry for being harsh. and even though i shouldn't have tried sharpening it because i know i suck at it, it turned my collector item into something i wouldn't mind using and beating up when it comes back to me.
 
qqfob, there are in fact some very decent people on this forum in particular. Thomas W., from Kershaw, who had to go early on is one of the best of them too. Likewise the guys you have been talking to.

If they offer you something, be gratefull as these guys are family men with jobs and taking the time out of their busy lives to help you out.

In the future, when you are the expert perhaps you can return the favor to some guy who is in your current position.

That's how we do it here, the "Kershaw" way. Regards, Joe
 
The biggest single disadvantage with the sharpmaker is the two-angle limitation (okay, three angles...if you count the 12.5 degree scissors option...after all, it is the "Tri-Angle" Sharpmaker). That means the first time you sharpen a knife on it, you'll have to pick which angle you're going to use, and then essentially re-bevel your knife to match the Sharpmaker. This takes patience, grasshopper. :)

During the game Sunday, I sharpened a chef's knife, its first time. Took about 200 strokes, with the diamond rods, to cut the new bevel and raise a burr on one side.


“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” -- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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I never get bent out of shape over inconsistant edges. You should see some of the Queen knives I got before I reset the edge and sharpened it! I have no problem with it as long as there's something there to work with. In a blade I look at how it's heat treated regardless of the steel type. I have yet to see Kershaw totally screw up a heat treat on my knives and the many I have sharpened for my work mates.
 
I couldn't sharpen......then I got an EDGE PRO..... now my knives don't look like they were sharpened by a 5 year old on a piece of sandstone..... worth every daggone penny :D:thumbup:

If you can't sharpen very well and you don't want mess up your prized blades, guided systems really are worth a try.
 
I asked for the primo Edge Pro package and a 1x30 belt sander for Christmas...heres hoping.
 
qqfob said:
an offer like that, i think he's willing to do that because they don't have any G10s over by them, they're sold out over there. maybe i should have him pay me to let him sharpen it, hehe.
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Hey, I have two of those G-10 Leeks! To be honest, most of my S30V sharpening has been developed on my Spyderco Native, then fine-tuned on my Leeks. I replied to your E-mail, and I'll throw in some polishing compound you can use that won't mess up your blade finish, and instructions on how to use it. If you need a ceramic or strop so you don't have to actually resharpen the blade completely, I'll send you one of each as well.
 
J_Curd said:
I asked for the primo Edge Pro package and a 1x30 belt sander for Christmas...heres hoping.
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Wonderful Items for any knife nut! Since Santa hasn't filled your wish list yet, might as well ask for a set of richard j's cardboard wheels. These things are great! :thumbup: He's a member here, contact him and he'll fill you in about the BFC discount and all. He will even walk you thru the learning process.
 
riffraff said:
You didn't "Favorite" your own video? Tsk, tsk. :)
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I can "Favorite" things? Then I favorite you, my friend. You're my most favorite buddy in the whole wide world. I'll pick you up tonight in my rickety old van and drive you to my basement where we'll drink Coca Cola and play Dragon Warrior on my NES while my mother cooks supper upstairs and my pet rat dances to the sounds of Two Live Crew.

Wait a minute... what?
 
Nnever liked Kershaw until I got my Bump. then I bought the Scallion & was hooked. You got to learn to sharpen.
Jnie... you wouldnt be a serial killer by any chance would ya?
 
He might be a killer, but theres nothing serial about him. Trust me.

DV - I own a set of the wheels...havent used them yet...want to link me to a users guide?
 
Slim Jim 77 said:
Jnie... you wouldnt be a serial killer by any chance would ya?
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No sir, just recalling my paltry childhood since Thomas has left. Being a kid was rough; I mean my father was a relentlessly self-improving langerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize; he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.

My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds; pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking. I highly suggest you try it.

Anyway, I was just telling riffraff that I believe him to be a fine guy; one I'd "Favorite" if we could do that to people. But not in the gay way.
 
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qqfob, see what a good attitude will get you here?

These guys are the best. They will and do go above and beyond
to help a man out. :thumbup:

Here's a link that has some really great sound advice.

Learning to get a hair whittling edge takes time, effort and a lot
of patience, but when you get the hang of it and whittle that 1st
hair, man is it worth it. Makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. :D

You also get to brag to your buds about who has the sharpest knife
now. ;)
 
J_Curd said:
DV - I own a set of the wheels...havent used them yet...want to link me to a users guide?
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I don't think there's an actual user's guide. Look up BFC member richard j and shoot him a PM. He can fill you in. They're really easy to use, and work great.
 
JNieporte said:
No sir, just recalling my paltry childhood since Thomas has left. Being a kid was rough; I mean my father was a relentlessly self-improving langerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize; he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.

My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds; pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking. I highly suggest you try it.

Anyway, I was just telling riffraff that I believe him to be a fine guy; one I'd "Favorite" if we could do that to people. But not in the gay way.
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Dude. Just say no to the drugs!

Or bring enough to share!
:)
 
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