My new knives are in....

That edge is no problem at all, if you can't fix it send it to Josh at REK he'll have it better than new in no time. As far as weight most people enjoy the light weight but I'm like you and enjoy a little heft. I installed a pair of Casey Lynch Al scales. They look gorgeous and add a little heftiness. The PM2 is one of the best flicking knives and a superb slicer. Enjoy it.

Mike
 
Flickability for Para 2 is complete awesomeness!!!!
Carry it for a while and you won't be able to put it down!!
 
There's no need to send it off to be sharpened. That damage is pretty minor. Just learn to sharpen and sharpen it up.

If you don't want to learn freehand sharpening, get a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It'll make you look like a pro in no time. It's VERY easy to learn, and easy to use.

Congrats on the new knives! Don't be scared to fix and maintain them yourself. You'll get much more satisfaction, a hell of a lot less frustration, and it will save you money in the long run.
 
AntDog said:
There's no need to send it off to be sharpened. That damage is pretty minor. Just learn to sharpen and sharpen it up.

If you don't want to learn freehand sharpening, get a Spyderco Sharpmaker. It'll make you look like a pro in no time. It's VERY easy to learn, and easy to use.

Congrats on the new knives! Don't be scared to fix and maintain them yourself. You'll get much more satisfaction, a hell of a lot less frustration, and it will save you money in the long run.
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The sharp maker is on the christmas list!
 
Since I joined two years ago, I have bought (and sold) a lot of knives. Rarely have I had a knife that lived up to the excitement of waiting for the new purchase to arrive.

I didn't get the hype about the PM2 at first. Holding it in hand, I thought "meh," its okay. After a week of ownership, just playing with it, not cutting anything, I put it up on the block. I ended up decided to keep it, use it, see what I thought after a week or two. It ended up growing on me, and I've had it for a year and a half now. I learned to deal with the edge issues. Its not my favorite knife, but its in my rotation of eight folders. It stayed with me through my sell off which in a year and a half reduced me from 35+ knives to these eight. Of those sold/for sale have included CRK, Strider, Brian Tighe, 4 ZT's, multiple Spyderco's including the Southard.

Why? Because it is just a damn good user. The blade shape is a jack of all trades, yet is masterful when it comes to slicing and poking. Even with XL hands, the ergonomics allow for a comfortable grip. It is lightweight and with a Ti low carry clip, I barely notice it. The handle has minimal jimping and no exposed liners, making it great in the frosty winters of Chicago.

For the TL;DR:

Hold on to it, it will grow on you, significantly. It excels at light and medium duty chores, especially ones which require a lot of dexterity/fine movements.
 
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And here's ^ a good post.
How do you like the Comp-Lock? I had to get used to it and then, boom.
 
AlvaroDPD said:
Pics:

http://imgur.com/a/TwRFP

Last pic shows the damage to the blade....:(
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Get you a sharp maker. Best way to learn to sharpen IMO and no need to upgrade later as its all you need to maintain your blades. You can get the diamond rods down the road for re profiling and fixing damaged edges

If you get one sharpen the PM2 with the grey rods on the 40 degree side an that damage will dissapear after a few minutes and you'll have a super sharp and likely better edge as your removing that little bit of brittle edge from the factory sharpening process

Congrats on the awesome trio :)
 
K.O.D. said:
Since I joined two years ago, I have bought (and sold) a lot of knives. Rarely have I had a knife that lived up to the excitement of waiting for the new purchase to arrive.

I didn't get the hype about the PM2 at first. Holding it in hand, I thought "meh," its okay. After a week of ownership, just playing with it, not cutting anything, I put it up on the block. I ended up decided to keep it, use it, see what I thought after a week or two. It ended up growing on me, and I've had it for a year and a half now. I learned to deal with the edge issues. Its not my favorite knife, but its in my rotation of eight folders. It stayed with me through my sell off which in a year and a half reduced me from 35+ knives to these eight. Of those sold/for sale have included CRK, Strider, Brian Tighe, 4 ZT's, multiple Spyderco's including the Southard.

Why? Because it is just a damn good user. The blade shape is a jack of all trades, yet is masterful when it comes to slicing and poking. Even with XL hands, the ergonomics allow for a comfortable grip. It is lightweight and with a Ti low carry clip, I barely notice it. The handle has minimal jimping and no exposed liners, making it great in the frosty winters of Chicago.

For the TL;DR:

Hold on to it, it will grow on you, significantly. It excels at light and medium duty chores, especially ones which require a lot of dexterity/fine movements.
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I will take your advice! I bought the knife with the intention that it would be my winter knife (i feel your pain on the winters brother!). Ive been using it at work today and i gotta say its fun if nothing else and so that alone is worth my money!
 
10fingers said:
Get you a sharp maker. Best way to learn to sharpen IMO and no need to upgrade later as its all you need to maintain your blades. You can get the diamond rods down the road for re profiling and fixing damaged edges

If you get one sharpen the PM2 with the grey rods on the 40 degree side an that damage will dissapear after a few minutes and you'll have a super sharp and likely better edge as your removing that little bit of brittle edge from the factory sharpening process

Congrats on the awesome trio :)
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will definitely do!
 
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