New to the forums, thought I'd introduce myself!

ToXicXxX

ToXicXxX

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Greetings to everyone, I've trolled the forum here and there for knife info but never registered. I've been collecting for a wile, nothing major (CRKT M16, CRKT Triumph NECK, Ka-Bar full sized black combo edge, Spyderco Military (my favorite!), Spyderco Ladybug, Benchmade 710BK) but we gotta start somewhere! I am an avid shotgun enthusiast and I guess knives almost go hand in hand with that. I am finally getting into the more scientific aspects of knives, such as their metallurgy (im a geology major by trade, so this kind of stuff has always interested me).

I do have one question for all of you, how do you find the spyderco sharpmakers? I purchased one in hopes of doing my own sharpening, after trying to cut a ribbon with my Spyderco military only to find it had a steel cable in it (causing very very light chips).

Thanks!
 
Welcome to blade forums. You'll find a lot of good info and help here. If I were you I would go to the" forum home" and find the specific category to get any and all of your questions answered. Also you can search a topic to see if its been discussed before. Good luck.
Mike F.
 
Welcome aboard! I've had a sharpmaker for years and find it invaluable. If you need to do a bit more than sharpen then the diamond rods are your ticket.
 
Do you think id need them to deal with tiny tiny issues in the blade? I don't really want to spend 50 bucks on them after just spending 300 on some other stuff haha.
 
Welcome to the forums! And it sounds like you have some great knives. There will be more to come. Especially since you're here lol.
 
The Millie is a great knife. My particlar favorite in Spyderco is the Paramilitary 2...just a bit smaller than the Millie.
The SharpMaker by Spyderco is favored by a lot of folks, and is decently priced.
I really would prefer to just learn freehand sharpening and then you're home free. I believe that many folks end up sharpening freehand, so perhaps it would be good to skip all of the early and expensive sharpening mechanisms. Freehand does take more control, I think, and it would be prudent to start with cheaper knives.
However, with all of that being said...I have a rather expensive gizmo that seems to work pretty well, but it seems to be more costly than is called for. When the "machine" costs as much as a good folder, you have to wonder...
 
I was hoping to learn how to do things like that as I progress, but I almost feel the simple sharpening mechanisms are a required step in the process (to compare to my shooting, I used to just buy stock loads, but now I hand load and I think that has taught me a lot, but I needed baby steps to learn the most). Honestly I would not mind sacrificing any of my CRKT's to freehanding as they are no where near the cost of my higher end blades.

Thanks for all the comments everyone, definitely sensing a great community here!
 
Welcome to BFC! Lots of good folk here. Enjoy!
 
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