Shallots in S110V. Anyone?

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I just bought two of these, one for me and one for an employee of my store. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what to expect right out of the box as far as build, feel and sharpness? I only own one other Kershaw and bought it maybe 10-12 years ago from AG Russell. Its still going strong and wicked sharp.
 
You can expect a strong, wicked sharp knife with a steel no one else has. And you won't be disappointed!
 
There is a link in my signature that has some info on them.
Enjoy them, they are pretty sweet slicers.

mike
 
You'll love it. It has a nice heft, and feels really solid in the hand. Definitely a user.
 
:p that was just for you OL. i haven't made it into your sigs in a while so i thought i'd leave a nice pile on your doorstep so it would be hard not to notice :D
 
Thanks everyone for the input. Holy Crap on hoard of Shallots.
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I'm not sure how experienced at sharpening you are but this is a very high performance, ultra wear resistant steel. If you have trouble sharpening it you might want to try a good brand ceramic or diamond sharpener. That or send them in for factory sharpening.

You did a really good thing. I hope the employee using it appreciates what you did.

As of now there is no other company using this new, expensive, high tech steel. Learn to understand it and appreciate the magic that is in that knife.

To the best of my knowledge no surprises await you. The process is the same, but the tools might need to be upgraded. I haven't had to sharpen mine yet, but I did reprofile mine, and finish the blade a different way. It's very much impressed me so far, and I have over 30 years of collecting and using knives. Good luck. Joe
 
The Mastiff said:
I'm not sure how experienced at sharpening you are but this is a very high performance, ultra wear resistant steel. If you have trouble sharpening it you might want to try a good brand ceramic or diamond sharpener. That or send them in for factory sharpening.

You did a really good thing. I hope the employee using it appreciates what you did.

As of now there is no other company using this new, expensive, high tech steel. Learn to understand it and appreciate the magic that is in that knife.

To the best of my knowledge no surprises await you. The process is the same, but the tools might need to be upgraded. I haven't had to sharpen mine yet, but I did reprofile mine, and finish the blade a different way. It's very much impressed me so far, and I have over 30 years of collecting and using knives. Good luck. Joe
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I'm pretty good at sharpening, getting better all the time. I have a couple DMTs on hand and they seem to work well for all my other knives. I am alway trying to turn people on to knives and how to use and handle them correctly.I have been using my knives at work alot lately and my crew is always wanting to get their mits on them. One at a time, but eventually I will get all of them one. Then, its up to them to support their habbit!
 
One at a time, but eventually I will get all of them one
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Sounds like you are a good boss, and a good man. I have a sharpmaker, and a bunch of other stuff but for the vanadium heavyweights I use DMT's too typically. That's a good choice. I have one I've had for at least 15 years and it's still going strong. Wonderfull things.

I even went for the 8,000 grit 8 inch table model for those steels that need a higher number. Mostly I stop at the Red, or green, and strop with Green veritas, or Diamond powder in the .05 mic range for really getting happy with my blade, depending on the steel.

I love the Tungsten, moly steels for that compared to the vanadium heavyweights.

The find carbide steels like 12C27, well cooked Aus6a, etc can really take a fine edge and make it work. Some do much better left rougher.

Figuring the steels out is half the fun. I generally love High speed steels, and high RC's, and things like ZDP, RC65 M2, etc. The CPM M4 really takes a polish. It loves a strop

S110 is a vanadium/niobium heavyweight that resists the polishing. I'd bet it would cut forever at 800 to 1200 grit. Joe
 
I've re-profiled 110v Shallot on Edge Pro Apex. No problem at all. Full path - 120, 220, 320, 800, 2000 paper. It took about 2 hours, including cleaning.
Take a look on my little mod.
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Nice work! I may at sometime be brave enough to make small to large mods on some of my knives. I've seen mods done here on BF that really get me wanting to try some myself. Maybe after another year or so of sharpening more types of steel I will get with it.
 
I just received the Shallots and the Outcast today. What a GREAT buy! The Shallots open real smooth and have a solid lock-up. Real sharp as well. The Outcast is way more then I expected for the price. I can't believe they can sell it for so cheap. I suspect the rest of the crew will be salivating in anticipation of getting their Shallots.
 
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