Rockstead Knowledge Thread

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

Kase Zome said:
Thanks! I edited my posts to delete the links.

Personally, that was a decent deal imo. I was trying to avoid you from getting an infraction:thumbup:

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

My Higo-X-IW review

[video=youtube_share;odQHfamM0Qw]http://youtu.be/odQHfamM0Qw[/video]

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

Blues Bender said:
Personally, that was a decent deal imo. I was trying to avoid you from getting an infraction:thumbup:

There's a story behind that Micarta Higo...you must decide young Luke if you want to save a few hundred upfront or pay the difference plus some down the road. That is if you decide to keep it.

Legit Authorized Dealers are the way to go with Rocky's. IMO.

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

Blues Bender said:
My Higo-X-IW review

[video=youtube_share;odQHfamM0Qw]http://youtu.be/odQHfamM0Qw[/video]

The details of yours over the JH are night and day. Don't get me wrong...I have no complaints whatsoever about mine but like the finishing touches on yours like the Rockstead name that they imprint on the scale fasteners. That was a mouthful...inhale.

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

I'm preparing for the day I actually need to touch up my blade and am making a denim stropping board and wanted to use Simichrome as the abrasive. I simply couldn't find Pikal.

Is this stuff similar to Pikal or Flitz? Any reason why I should not use Simichrome for this application?

Mike157 · Dec 1, 2015

I used to use Simichrome to polish just about everything, including the heads and cases on my motorcycle. The only reason I haven't used it more recently is because someone gave me a big tube of this stuff called POL metal polish. It comes from Germany.
To be honest, I have not had a need to polish a blade yet, but Simichrome, Flitz, and POL all worked very well on aluminum, brass, and even some abalone shell pieces that I had polished in the past. I would think Simichrome would be fine, but I don't know what its grit rating is. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will chime in. I'm interested in a definitive answer also. Mike

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

I'm starting to question my intended use of Simichrome for stropping. It is a chemical polish not an abrasive polish so probably just answered my question? Help. Anyone?

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

bladeninja said:
There's a story behind that Micarta Higo...you must decide young Luke if you want to save a few hundred upfront or pay the difference plus some down the road. That is if you decide to keep it.

Legit Authorized Dealers are the way to go with Rocky's. IMO.

Oh, it was used? I didn't look that closely

I wouldn't give ACK my business anyways! They're a bunch of snakes.

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

bladeninja said:
I'm starting to question my intended use of Simichrome for stropping. It is a chemical polish not an abrasive polish so probably just answered my question? Help. Anyone?

It's contains AlOx, you're good to go:thumbup: I'd wipe the blade down after stroping though, since it contains FeO.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/MSDS/MSDS00025/36962975-20071213.PDF

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

Blues Bender said:
It's contains AlOx, you're good to go:thumbup: I'd wipe the blade down after stroping though, since it contains FeO.

http://www1.mscdirect.com/MSDS/MSDS00025/36962975-20071213.PDF

Well there you go. That was fast. Rockstead needs to commission you or something. I'll look up FeO as I'm not clear on what that is. Thank you!

bladeninja · Dec 1, 2015

FeO = Iron Oxide or if you're looking at the Urban Dictionary = Very Effin Ugly or Fugly.

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

bladeninja said:
FeO = Iron Oxide or if you're looking at the Urban Dictionary = Very Effin Ugly or Fugly.

Lol, yea it's Iron Oxide, aka rust.

Kase Zome · Dec 1, 2015

bladeninja said:
There's a story behind that Micarta Higo...you must decide young Luke if you want to save a few hundred upfront or pay the difference plus some down the road. That is if you decide to keep it.

Legit Authorized Dealers are the way to go with Rocky's. IMO.

Makes sense that there's a story behind that knife as the grind really looks like Shinogizukuri instead of Honzukuri...

Kase Zome · Dec 1, 2015

I keep staring at this and want it so much but can't justify the price because I'd only carry it around my house... argh...

Kase Zome · Dec 1, 2015

Blues Bender said:
Personally, that was a decent deal imo. I was trying to avoid you from getting an infraction:thumbup:

Much appreciated! Thanks!

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

Kase Zome said:
Makes sense that there's a story behind that knife as the grind really looks like Shinogizukuri instead of Honzukuri...

The micarta Higo's come in both grinds. I really want one, but I already have a Higo

Kase Zome said:
I keep staring at this and want it so much but can't justify the price because I'd only carry it around my house... argh...

I'm in the same boat, I really want a Don.

[video=youtube_share;oQb3tEE3Ukw]http://youtu.be/oQb3tEE3Ukw[/video]

Scrim · Dec 1, 2015

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Scrim · Dec 1, 2015

bladeninja said:
I'm starting to question my intended use of Simichrome for stropping. It is a chemical polish not an abrasive polish so probably just answered my question? Help. Anyone?

I believe the same is true of FLITZ.

dickgrande · Dec 1, 2015

Does anyone have a Kou? It seems like a great size for edc.

The Aflac Duck · Dec 1, 2015

dickgrande said:
Does anyone have a Kou? It seems like a great size for edc.

I don't have a Kou, but I have a Chi (the next size up from the Kou). Personally, I find the Chi to be "perfectly small", and if it were smaller, I don't think I'd like it. Beschcode basically had this same problem. However, I can't speak for you, as you may feel differently.

These pics will give you an idea of the size difference between those two models. They scale out to compare the differences in size.