Wowbagger
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First off this is my furthest dreams in a knife blade (as it should be) !
I've often said, with admitedly a level of ignorance if not down right cavelerity . . . (I reserve the right to make up words to describe my unpressidented behavior) . . . :
As far as hardness goes make it stupid hard, (microchipping bedambed, I've never broken a blade ( yet ).
Finally ! Here I am in pig heaven ! ! ! !
The reason for my post is to attempt to protect the rest of the world, yes, including you dear reader.
I will admit to being remiss and chucking up the odd cobalt drill bit in a hand drill, without thinking first (rather than into the more appropriate choice, a drill press or using a tougher, if less hard, HSS bit) and then snapping off the, more often than not, tiny drill bit when it gets loaded outside it's stress levels.
So
My question (and humble suggestion ) to the creator(s) of all that is good and right in the (knife) WORLD is this :
You know how there is always the nice, helpful, little slip of paper in the box with any real ( nonstainless) blade that basically says "this blade can tarnish and if you let it sit without cleaning and drying it and perhaps oiling it, the pits that form are your fault not ours because YOU CHOSE the good stuff and we just make the good stuff for those who know how to care for the good stuff and thassafact Jack.
. . . not word for word but . . .
now that you have all the background, as Hunter S. used to say, we've come full circle to my question (and humble suggestion ) :
Shouldn't there be a second little slip of paper saying basically : This blade alloy is nearly a third hard carbide so it isn't going to be in the least forgiving of user errors like twisting it in a cut or dropping it on concrete. If you tend to be a twister / dropper then rethink your Spyderco knife selection , maybe a nice LC200N.
. . .or am I overreacting ?
Like I said, I am so pleased with my REX 121 I now and then break into a Snoopy dance ; it's Spyderco's rep. and the inexperienced consumer I fear for.
PS : Golden kiwi fruit (and only the GOLDEN) makes the best blue patina that I have found, so far.
PPS: edit to add kiwi.
I've often said, with admitedly a level of ignorance if not down right cavelerity . . . (I reserve the right to make up words to describe my unpressidented behavior) . . . :
As far as hardness goes make it stupid hard, (microchipping bedambed, I've never broken a blade ( yet ).
Finally ! Here I am in pig heaven ! ! ! !
The reason for my post is to attempt to protect the rest of the world, yes, including you dear reader.
I will admit to being remiss and chucking up the odd cobalt drill bit in a hand drill, without thinking first (rather than into the more appropriate choice, a drill press or using a tougher, if less hard, HSS bit) and then snapping off the, more often than not, tiny drill bit when it gets loaded outside it's stress levels.
So
My question (and humble suggestion ) to the creator(s) of all that is good and right in the (knife) WORLD is this :You know how there is always the nice, helpful, little slip of paper in the box with any real ( nonstainless) blade that basically says "this blade can tarnish and if you let it sit without cleaning and drying it and perhaps oiling it, the pits that form are your fault not ours because YOU CHOSE the good stuff and we just make the good stuff for those who know how to care for the good stuff and thassafact Jack.
. . . not word for word but . . .
now that you have all the background, as Hunter S. used to say, we've come full circle to my question (and humble suggestion ) :
Shouldn't there be a second little slip of paper saying basically : This blade alloy is nearly a third hard carbide so it isn't going to be in the least forgiving of user errors like twisting it in a cut or dropping it on concrete. If you tend to be a twister / dropper then rethink your Spyderco knife selection , maybe a nice LC200N.
. . .or am I overreacting ?
Like I said, I am so pleased with my REX 121 I now and then break into a Snoopy dance ; it's Spyderco's rep. and the inexperienced consumer I fear for.
PS : Golden kiwi fruit (and only the GOLDEN) makes the best blue patina that I have found, so far.
PPS: edit to add kiwi.
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