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Hi all!
I am new to forum, and relatively new to Spydies. I bought a Dragonfly 2 VG-10 at the end of the last year, then after that a Ladybug for my GF as a birthday present. She likes it, and carries it as often as she can. "It's always good to have a sharp knife with you", that's what she use to say. I was blown away by the fit & finish Spyderco did with these 2 knives, even though I know they are not on the top line of Spydercos. Razor sharp from out of the box, dead centered, smooth action. I was a little sceptic about the FRN handles until I got them in my hands. Hard, reliable material, no need to concern about them. And looks great I think. So I pulled the trigger on a Para 3 s110v. I've waited for it about 1.5 month to arrive, I finally got it this tuesday. Man, I'm really impressed. Razor sharp, smooth action, the best quality knife I ever had. I ordered a Work Sharp 2.2.1 field sharpener with diamond stones to keep it sharp all the time. I never done sharpening, but I am confident, have some budget steel knife I can practice on (440, and unmarked stainles steel). I know s110v is a whole other world then these steels, but I have to start somewhere. My plan is by the time my muscle memory got the sharpening process right, the Para 3 hopefully won't need a serious sharpening, maybe just some strops on leather or maybe on the 800 grit ceramic rod. It's not gonna see hard usage, only everyday basic tasks, but I wanted to try a real high end steel. So my question is after all this mambo-jumbo, do you guys think that the Work Sharp 2.2.1 will be enough to keep my beloved Para 3 sharp? I am not planning on reprofiling, factory edge is way enough for me, I just want to keep it razor sharp. I read this steel likes the course edge better than polished one, and I am happy with that.
I am new to forum, and relatively new to Spydies. I bought a Dragonfly 2 VG-10 at the end of the last year, then after that a Ladybug for my GF as a birthday present. She likes it, and carries it as often as she can. "It's always good to have a sharp knife with you", that's what she use to say. I was blown away by the fit & finish Spyderco did with these 2 knives, even though I know they are not on the top line of Spydercos. Razor sharp from out of the box, dead centered, smooth action. I was a little sceptic about the FRN handles until I got them in my hands. Hard, reliable material, no need to concern about them. And looks great I think. So I pulled the trigger on a Para 3 s110v. I've waited for it about 1.5 month to arrive, I finally got it this tuesday. Man, I'm really impressed. Razor sharp, smooth action, the best quality knife I ever had. I ordered a Work Sharp 2.2.1 field sharpener with diamond stones to keep it sharp all the time. I never done sharpening, but I am confident, have some budget steel knife I can practice on (440, and unmarked stainles steel). I know s110v is a whole other world then these steels, but I have to start somewhere. My plan is by the time my muscle memory got the sharpening process right, the Para 3 hopefully won't need a serious sharpening, maybe just some strops on leather or maybe on the 800 grit ceramic rod. It's not gonna see hard usage, only everyday basic tasks, but I wanted to try a real high end steel. So my question is after all this mambo-jumbo, do you guys think that the Work Sharp 2.2.1 will be enough to keep my beloved Para 3 sharp? I am not planning on reprofiling, factory edge is way enough for me, I just want to keep it razor sharp. I read this steel likes the course edge better than polished one, and I am happy with that.
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