Scandi is here.......

Jason B.

Jason B.

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Well it has arrived at my door step and to say that its still a scandi would be just being nice. I don't even know if I can fix it and if not it will be coming back to you for a regrind John.

When the first reviews were popping up I emailed john asking him what he would like to see from these reviews. To me this was a test run of the scandi grind and the knife it was used on was simply a mule for such grind. I asked John and he confirmed that info on his grind was what he was looking for.

Here are some Pic's of its current state.

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Hi knifenut1013 -

Some of the first reviews mentioned that the grind had a slight secondary bevel.

Looks like the micro-bevel had a little "scope-creep".

Have you decided if you need to send it back to Stomper?

best regards -

mqqn
 
Bring it back to a single bevel. Single bevel=simple sharpening=easier to get sharp=happy knife owner.
 
Wow that would take a while to fix, but I think it should be doable on an XXC.
 
cotdt said:
Wow that would take a while to fix, but I think it should be doable on an XXC.
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Lets just say I have a few hours more work before you can call it a scandi again, even with the XXC.
 
knifenut1013 said:
Lets just say I have a few hours more work before you can call it a scandi again, even with the XXC.
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Hi knifenut1013 -

How's it coming with the passaround? Have you had any luck with it?

best regards -

mqqn
 
I would bet it will be in great shape by the time it leaves Knifenuts hands.;)
 
Progress is slow because the way O1 grinds, its very close but still needs some work. I've worked on it everyday but because of its condition I should have picked up some 40 grit sandpaper, you only think a DMT XXC is coarse until a job like this.

I'll post a review most likely after it gets sent out.
 
I enjoyed this knife and found it to be a great EDC woods blade. I had originally intended to reprofile it to a single bevel on my Japanese water stones, but I realized that it would have taken a looong time. Glad to see that someone is taking on the 'full scandification' task.

Great blade, John.

All the best,

- Mike
 
I made it sharp before I passed it to Jim, but alas, probably convexed it more than scandi-fied it. Sorry for any trouble!
 
Same here. I hated to try to take off enouch steel to get it back toa real scandi, not that confident in my abilities on someone elses knive.:o
 
So after a whole lotta grinding and a bit of polishing it back to a scandi :D


There were a few things I had to fix though and is the main reason it took so long.
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I finished with my natural Aoto stone then added a micro bevel :eek: with my 12k naniwa super stone. A little strop on hard felt and its nice and sharp.
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Don't worry the micro bevel is so small you probably won't even know its their. It will not effect normal flat bevel sharpening either.

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Its not my best work and its not perfect by any means but its 1000x better than before. Lets try and keep it this way ;)
 
You guys will be happy to know that my current scandi grinds only have the slightest hint of a secondary bevel. Practice makes perfect!
 
Nice work on the reprofile knifenut! You obviously know your sh*t when it comes to sharpening.

And John, its good to hear that you're progressing on those scandi grinds. I might have to make my next one from you a scandi.

Brandon
 
Hi knifenut1013 -

Looks much better!

best regards -

mqqn
 
Stomper said:
You guys will be happy to know that my current scandi grinds only have the slightest hint of a secondary bevel. Practice makes perfect!
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And that's the key to a micro bevel, they need to be micro. Though it may sound slow using a spyderco UF ceramic, 8k water stone or higher, or any other very fine abrasive you only need 2 or 3 strokes per side and its ready to go. My review will cover many of the things I think a scandi edge should be and hopefully make yours one of the best on the market :thumbup:


Who's next, I would like to get it sent out soon?
 
knifenut1013 said:
And that's the key to a micro bevel, they need to be micro. Though it may sound slow using a spyderco UF ceramic, 8k water stone or higher, or any other very fine abrasive you only need 2 or 3 strokes per side and its ready to go. My review will cover many of the things I think a scandi edge should be and hopefully make yours one of the best on the market :thumbup:


Who's next, I would like to get it sent out soon?
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I believe it`s mqqn.
 
Stomper said:
I believe it`s mqqn.
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Hi Stomper -

That is correct - I have emailed my address to knifenut.

I am REALLY looking forward to getting this one in hand - it will be my first scandi, and I am excited to see knifenut's work on the edge!

best regards -

mqqn
 
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