New Mini Skirmish

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EDIT:: PICS ADDED ----- Hey all.... I'm excited. I just paid for a new Mini Skirmish.... My second knife ever. (I also own a SOG NW Ranger).

I should have it by Thurs or Friday.... I just love the looks of it.... I think I need a sharpening system now :)

I'll post pics when I get it :)
 
Anticipating the arrival of a new toy (knife, light, multi-tool, whatever) is a lot of fun. As you are learning, it becomes an addiction which can only be (temporarily) satisfied with the purchase of additional toys. Enjoy that Mini Skirmish. I'm jones-ing for a new knife myself - just quite haven't figured out what I want.

cheers
 
I can't wait.... btw...what type of sharpening system would you all use for S30V? I'd LIKE to reprofile the edge to take advantage of my steel (if necessary)...
 
The sharpening system most people like is the Spyderco Sharpmaker. It's not impossible to re-profile a knife on it (I've done it), but it is a major pain. For normal sharpening, however, the Sharpmaker is awsome.
 
CONGRATS on the new sharp and pointie!! now for the hard part, waiting!!!
 
Congratulations, from one 10mm fan to another. I handled the mini skirmish, along with the full size skirmish, last week. They are both silky smooth, with a nice strong framelock. You will definately enjoy it. For normal sharpening the sharpmaker is great, I was able to go from not doing much but scratching up my blade with other systems to getting razor edges in no time. It is especially good for a recurve like the skirmish. Reprofiling takes a while on it, but my dad just ordered the diamond rods and it got the job done a lot quicker on one of his blades.
 
gunmike1 said:
Congratulations, from one 10mm fan to another. I handled the mini skirmish, along with the full size skirmish, last week. They are both silky smooth, with a nice strong framelock. You will definately enjoy it. For normal sharpening the sharpmaker is great, I was able to go from not doing much but scratching up my blade with other systems to getting razor edges in no time. It is especially good for a recurve like the skirmish. Reprofiling takes a while on it, but my dad just ordered the diamond rods and it got the job done a lot quicker on one of his blades.
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Thanks, Mike! That was exactly the information I was looking for. MINIONS OF THE 10MM -- UNITE! :thumbup:
 
Congratulations. Enjoy your knife~

For reprofiling, I'd go for a bench stone rather than a sharpening system. Spyderco sharpmaker is a good one for maintaining/sharpening edge, but reprofiling takes lots of time on it.
If you'd like to have a sharpening system for reprofile, consider Lansky or DMT's sharpening system.
 
sjahn said:
Congratulations. Enjoy your knife~

For reprofiling, I'd go for a bench stone rather than a sharpening system. Spyderco sharpmaker is a good one for maintaining/sharpening edge, but reprofiling takes lots of time on it.
If you'd like to have a sharpening system for reprofile, consider Lansky or DMT's sharpening system.
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The methods you mention are definately better than the sharpmaker for reprofiling, but there is a very good chance you will scratch up the blade with those, especially if you are new to sharpening. Something to consider with a blade as nice as the mini skirmish. There are ways around it, like taping the blade, of course, but I would definately start practicing on a cheap knife.
 
Congrats. I have a large Skirmish and love it. Very good lock-up, great looks, great ergos, beefy, and cuts like heck.

As only your second knife, you should be *very* impressed.
 
Actually, I was thinking the opposite. I would think he might not appreciate it as much since he hasn't had enough experience with inferior knives. Now nearly every sub -$100 knife from this point on will feel like doo doo butter in his hands.

Shao
 
You could be right.

I was thinking that if I handled a Skirmish without having handled many knives before it, I would be even less prepared and more blown away. Before I became a knife person, my conception of what a folding knife is was far below what something like a Skirmish is, and getting to handle progressively better knives help brace me for the wonders ahead.

But again, you may be right and he may not fully appreciate the Skirmish without having owned inferior knives before it.
 
Hmm... I HAVE owned other knifes in my past but they were all inexpensive folders... I owned a small buck folder (cheapo), a Gerber folder (EZ Out) and I recently bought a Gerber Freeman S30V from Cabelas that got returned because the blade was hitting the back spacer in the grip ... (instead of fixing it, I took it as a sign from god and returned it)...also that knife was pretty heavy because of the nice scales on it.

I guess this 635 is me splurging on myself a little bit. I think I picked out a nice knife but haven't ever handled a folder of this quality. You guys posts are making me happy and are convincing me even moreso that I've made a good decision. Still, I'm probably going to get a new sharpening system next week but will practice on my beater knives until I'm confident I don't scratch my baby :)

I'm going to do all of the research I can but will probably end up with a sharpmaker (eventually w/ the diamond rods) since I can't afford an Apex :)
 
sjahn said:
Congratulations. Enjoy your knife~

For reprofiling, I'd go for a bench stone rather than a sharpening system. Spyderco sharpmaker is a good one for maintaining/sharpening edge, but reprofiling takes lots of time on it.
If you'd like to have a sharpening system for reprofile, consider Lansky or DMT's sharpening system.
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For a recurved blade the stick solutions are better. Just remember with the Sharpmaker to do the recurve on the stone corners but do the tip on the flats so you don't round it. I reprofiled two Bumps Saturday (thanks again to the Inkster, these are awesome knives:thumbup: ) on the SM with the diamond rods, it's not fast but it does work. YMMV

I also own a mini Skirmish and my only complaints are I don't like the smoothed out opening hole as my thumb slips out of it and I wish it had holes for mounting the clip for tip up and down. Other than that it's a very nice knife.
 
yup nice knife-
i like my bradley alias2 a whole lot better though-
tip up or down carry,for me it also has a better edc blade shape-and fits smaller in the pocket-
 
Like OilMan said be careful with the tip. Be sure you stop short of the tip when sharpening on the corners, then use the flats for the tip. It shouldn't be hard to find a cheap recurve knife to practice on.
 
I just got word that my Knife has been delivered at my apt!! Less than six hours left until I get to fondle my new toy.... The anticipation is killing me!
 
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