chiral.grolim
Universal Kydex Sheath Extension
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The Rodent 9 has been tempting me for weeks now, but I keep holding off for a couple of reasons:
1) inability to generate an appropriate justification to assuage spouse's wrath (and the accompanying guilt)
2) my other rats have all arrived with edges much thicker than I personally prefer, built more for durability than cutting performance. I have reprofiled all, mostly be hand, down to 30-inclusive, and that takes awhile with SR101 at 60 Rc... on a 9" blade, that's a LOT of time
. I do have a 1x30 belt-sander w/ high-grit low micron belts, so I can complete the work faster (with less precision to edge angle), but... why pay +$200 for a knife requiring so much work to get as I want it? I already know the reasons I would still do it, but it gives me pause.
So, does anyone have calipers and can post a measurement of the Rodent 9's thickness at the bevel shoulder, i.e. where the bare edge meets the blade-coating? I've read that a commonly compared knife (Junglas) is 0.05" behind the edge, and that's 1095 at 56-57Rc. I generally take the added cost of rats for superior materials, design and ergonomy (the 9 certainly appears to have those over the Junglas), and that should translate to superior performance as well. Who can help elucidate all of this for me? Measurements, anecdotes, and esp. pics appreciated!
1) inability to generate an appropriate justification to assuage spouse's wrath (and the accompanying guilt)
2) my other rats have all arrived with edges much thicker than I personally prefer, built more for durability than cutting performance. I have reprofiled all, mostly be hand, down to 30-inclusive, and that takes awhile with SR101 at 60 Rc... on a 9" blade, that's a LOT of time
. I do have a 1x30 belt-sander w/ high-grit low micron belts, so I can complete the work faster (with less precision to edge angle), but... why pay +$200 for a knife requiring so much work to get as I want it? I already know the reasons I would still do it, but it gives me pause.So, does anyone have calipers and can post a measurement of the Rodent 9's thickness at the bevel shoulder, i.e. where the bare edge meets the blade-coating? I've read that a commonly compared knife (Junglas) is 0.05" behind the edge, and that's 1095 at 56-57Rc. I generally take the added cost of rats for superior materials, design and ergonomy (the 9 certainly appears to have those over the Junglas), and that should translate to superior performance as well. Who can help elucidate all of this for me? Measurements, anecdotes, and esp. pics appreciated!
