The Knife Life (Minor Topics and Random Stuff Thread)

Alright guys, it's PROJECT TIME! :thumbup:


A close friend of the family found out about my interest in knives, so when he came by for dinner, he brought his old traditionals with him (says he bought them all sometime in the 60-80s range of time). I'm not sure what kinda steels they have, but I know they're all stainless. The fixed blade is a buck made for cabelas, and it's most likely 440c. The folders I'm not really sure about.......but I'm sure of one thing! These are some big, heavy, old timey folders! :eek::D

He's agreed to pay me if I'll sharpen them and restore them as much as I can. I started on the smallest one near the middle, and so far I've sharpened it back to hair popping, cleaned it as best as I could, polished the brass bolsters a little (still have some work to do), oiled the pivot, used alchohol to clean the wood, and then put some olive oil on it to let it soak in and give it a shinier finish. Although I might go for some linseed or Danish oil later if I feel the olive didn't do a good enough job.

The others are going to be a problem...... The far right one is an old shrade that's got the single WORST edge I've ever seen. He must have been using it to cut diamonds or something...... It's basically flat the whole length of the bevel, so even after a half hour at the coarsest stone I have, the bevels don't meet in the middle. It's going to take a LONG time re profiling that thing.....


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Random question, anybody own a Kizlyar Supreme Biker X knife? I haven't been able to find too many reviews (That I can translate at any rate). I'm just kind of wondering hows the fit and finish on them? And how's their HT on the steels? Worth buying or pass?
 
Krissig12 said:
Alright guys, it's PROJECT TIME! :thumbup:


A close friend of the family found out about my interest in knives, so when he came by for dinner, he brought his old traditionals with him (says he bought them all sometime in the 60-80s range of time). I'm not sure what kinda steels they have, but I know they're all stainless. The fixed blade is a buck made for cabelas, and it's most likely 440c. The folders I'm not really sure about.......but I'm sure of one thing! These are some big, heavy, old timey folders! :eek::D

He's agreed to pay me if I'll sharpen them and restore them as much as I can. I started on the smallest one near the middle, and so far I've sharpened it back to hair popping, cleaned it as best as I could, polished the brass bolsters a little (still have some work to do), oiled the pivot, used alchohol to clean the wood, and then put some olive oil on it to let it soak in and give it a shinier finish. Although I might go for some linseed or Danish oil later if I feel the olive didn't do a good enough job.

The others are going to be a problem...... The far right one is an old shrade that's got the single WORST edge I've ever seen. He must have been using it to cut diamonds or something...... It's basically flat the whole length of the bevel, so even after a half hour at the coarsest stone I have, the bevels don't meet in the middle. It's going to take a LONG time re profiling that thing.....


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Looks like you got your work cut out for you there :eek: That should be a fun little project
My buddy dropped off his Benchmade Bone Collector Axis today and wants me to sharpen it and polish the blade. The D2 steel met up with some calcium from one of the tractor tires at work, so that blade looks like somebody took a file to it almost.
 
I just watched the main cable TV knife guy tell me the lime green A/O Bayou Marauder he held is, "....genuine stainless steel specially coated to look like your grandaddy's fine carbon steel blades..." Wholesaling tonight at only 9.95 each.

This is why God created caffeine.
 
Krissig, if the coarsest stone your are using is SM medium rods, you won't get anywhere. Time to bust out the diamond rods, or procure them if you don't have them
 
Tyronethepro said:
Random question, anybody own a Kizlyar Supreme Biker X knife? I haven't been able to find too many reviews (That I can translate at any rate). I'm just kind of wondering hows the fit and finish on them? And how's their HT on the steels? Worth buying or pass?
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I don't have a Biker X, but I do have a Savage. It's the satin D2 model. The steel is definitely heat treated well. The fit and finish is on bar or better than most customs I've seen. I have no experience with their folders though.
 
Zeta33 said:
Krissig, if the coarsest stone your are using is SM medium rods, you won't get anywhere. Time to bust out the diamond rods, or procure them if you don't have them
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Duh:)

My coursest stone is an old low grit benchstone that I use to re profile axes and Hawks.this knife is so dull that it's taking even THIS stone a long time to make the bevels meet. I'm making progress though
 
Maybe try a file, or like Zeta said - get ahold of some diamonds if you can. It'll go so much quicker, and you'll have a quick reprofiler at your disposal.
 
Yeah, I would like to grab some DMT stones or diamond rods, but I've always been put off by the price...I know it's a one time deal and I would have it forever, but still.....
 
AntDog said:
I don't have a Biker X, but I do have a Savage. It's the satin D2 model. The steel is definitely heat treated well. The fit and finish is on bar or better than most customs I've seen. I have no experience with their folders though.
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Then I shall buy a Kizlyar, I was just looking for that extra push to buy one, but for $77 I can pick up a Satin 440C Kizlyar Biker X, I'm okay with that :cool: If I like the Biker that Savage is definitely on my list for a good fixed blade. Thank you AntDog :thumbup:
 
I'm even more broke now. Ugh. $550 for snow tires. I'm $87 in the negative. Get paid tomorrow. Sucks getting paid once a month.
 
K.O.D. said:
I'm even more broke now. Ugh. $550 for snow tires. I'm $87 in the negative. Get paid tomorrow. Sucks getting paid once a month.
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Feel your pain man, I'm on once a month too. Im about to drop $800 on tires, and a new suspension as well...Every time I get closer to the GT-R I get set back again

Edit: looks like suspension will cost $1100 and about 7 hours of my time
 
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Tyronethepro said:
Then I shall buy a Kizlyar, I was just looking for that extra push to buy one, but for $77 I can pick up a Satin 440C Kizlyar Biker X, I'm okay with that :cool: If I like the Biker that Savage is definitely on my list for a good fixed blade. Thank you AntDog :thumbup:
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Not a problem. They are excellent knives - enjoy!
 
Anyone ever get the wrong edge-u-cation paper in their Spyderco box. Not a big deal, but when I bought a Spyderco Vallotton a while back, it had a edge-u-cation paper in it for the Spyderco Cat.
 
Rostislav said:
Anyone ever get the wrong edge-u-cation paper in their Spyderco box. Not a big deal, but when I bought a Spyderco Vallotton a while back, it had a edge-u-cation paper in it for the Spyderco Cat.
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Well, at least it didn't come with Benchmade paperwork!

My Caly 3 CF came with PM2 paperwork, and my PM2 came with no paperwork.
 
I have a question that has been on my mind. Can you hurt the heat treatment on a knife, by doing a lot of cutting through "high friction" materials? Is it possible generate enough heat?
 
Meast58 said:
I have a question that has been on my mind. Can you hurt the heat treatment on a knife, by doing a lot of cutting through "high friction" materials? Is it possible generate enough heat?
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I suppose it's possible in theory. Just not very likely in actual cutting. Grinding on belts for too long can ruin the heat treat, and all that is is just continued rubbing against an "abrasive material".....
 
Krissig12 said:
I suppose it's possible in theory. Just not very likely in actual cutting. Grinding on belts for too long can ruin the heat treat, and all that is is just continued rubbing against an "abrasive material".....
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Thank you, I didn't think it was likely. Also, "abrasive material" was exactly what is was looking for. :)
 
Meast58 said:
Thank you, I didn't think it was likely. Also, "abrasive material" was exactly what is was looking for. :)
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Haha whoops, I went back to read your post and now I feel kinda dumb :o

I quoted "abrasive material" when you actually said "high friction material"..... I have no idea where I got that from, but hey, here we are! Lol
 
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