Ordered my first two "real" knives

mdc5162 said:
I have that system except mine also came with a fine arkansas stone. I assume you have a the course diamond and fine diamond, 350 grit and 750 grit, respectively. You will be able to put a very very sharp edge on a knife with that. I just did one of my knives and I can take a swinging clean cut through paper and process a cardboard pizza box with little to no effort.

What the other guy was saying about switching sides is, dont just do one side of the blade for a long time then do the other, then move on to the next stone. Do one side until you can feel a burr on the other side then switch, remove the burr on the other side and sharpen until there is a burr on the previous side. I try to do that with decreasing increments until there is no burr on either side. A little practice and you will get edges that are more then just workable sharp. OH and not a lot of pressure is necessary, if I can quantify it a couple pounds maybe? Your holding the system so nothing where its hard for you to hold up or the knife is not staying in place. Start slow and deliberate get the feel if it difficult for you and you will be flying through it in no time.

I had a full grip and a cara cara. I liked the grip and the handle was just fine in traction for me with the light usage I put on it. I know the cara cara is a lesser spyderco line (byrd line) but I assume the FRN traction is similar. It was also grippy, probably more so then the griptillian. Once again though, light usage with dry hands. The knives you picked are made well and have good reputations BUT IF you needed a lot of grip I would have went with a para military wich I feel is definitely more girppy than either knife you ordered. Also cold steel's folders, the Recon 1, american lawman, and AK 47 are very aggressively textured G-10 that sweaty hands shouldnt have a problem with. Then again Cold Steel knives are not for everyone.

In the end, you picked good knives and hopefully they serve you well. And with your smiths kit you should be able to put a better edge on the grip and tune up the delica when it goes dull (if not put a better edge on).
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I tried what you said on my leek and I actually got an edge sharp enough to cut toilet paper :eek: THANKS
 
I've actually been planning on trying a byrd knife one of these days.


Also a side note. If I ever start making knives I'm going to make them for people who work in dirt muck etc or just have sweaty hands
 
Alright so here's what I think

Delica 4
I love the FFG blade
It came hair popping sharp out of the box
The FRN handles are GREAT for my sweaty hands.

Benchmade mini grip sheepsfoot blade.
A lot smaller than I expected. Actually the smaller of the two knives.
Axis lock came a little stiff out of the box so I took it apart and lubed it and now it fuctions great.
The blade shape is alright but in the near future I plan on buying a drop point with the thumbstuds

Alright so a little more in depth. I opened the Delica first and I was taken away with the lock up, how smooth the action was, how big the thumbhole was (in a great way) and how sharp the knife was. This was out of the park sal you've just earned yourself an addict. :o The benchmade I opened it up, pulled it out of the nice little bag and was like damn this isnt very large. I like the blade shape (not as much as the spyderco) but it wasnt terribly sharp so I took her apart, lubed her up and sharpened her. Now she's a nice knife.

Thoughts after a few days use.
the spyderco is my EDC. Its a wonderful knife from the fit and finish, the way it feels, everything is just great. I really don't like the thumbhole on the griptillian. On the spyderco it looks like the hole was MEANT to be there. theres no marking from the hole being removed. on the benchmade you can see everything and it just looks ugly. The thumbhole on the grip is just a tad too small.


Notes
I had watched videos of people struggling to put the delica back together so me being the cocky SOB that i am I sharpened it and THEN took it apart. I had her together on the first try but in retrospect that was a bad decision. I will be buying many more spyderco knives in the near future.
 
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