The Knife Life (Minor Topics and Random Stuff Thread)

So glad I carry a knife with me all the time! I found a good price on a summer sausage and bought one, I was able to easily cut it open, slice it up and eat some of it before I left the parking lot!
 
So HOKIE, has the 0566 arrived yet? I just realized that since it's the holidays, it might take a couple extra days for USPS to get it to you. I thought you'd have it by today, but I didn't really factor in the busyness surrounding the holidays.

But hopefully you'll still get it in time to put it under the tree. Let us know when it arrives! I'm eager to see your reaction:)
 
Krissig12 said:
So HOKIE, has the 0566 arrived yet? I just realized that since it's the holidays, it might take a couple extra days for USPS to get it to you. I thought you'd have it by today, but I didn't really factor in the busyness surrounding the holidays.

But hopefully you'll still get it in time to put it under the tree. Let us know when it arrives! I'm eager to see your reaction:)
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Not yet. I will definately let you know when it arrives. I'm hoping it will show up tomorrow. Was it sent 2 day priority delivery?
 
HOKIE_FAN said:
Not yet. I will definately let you know when it arrives. I'm hoping it will show up tomorrow. Was it sent 2 day priority delivery?
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Yup, priority 2 day (although now it usually says 1-3 days).

That's too bad you don't have it yet. I guess I just over estimated the efficiency of government employees:rolleyes:

Nah, they're usually really good about sticking to their time frames. I'm sure they're just super busy right now, what with all the stuff being sent last minute.
 
So I figured a way I can scratch the wave itch I've had for a while now. I plan on trying modifying my military blade into a waved bowie possibly with a swedge depending on how it goes.
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The etch on the blade was just a quick sketch. I'm aiming for the sketch on the paper. I've never modified a blade before, so this could turn out to be a complete success or a horrible disaster. I've been doing a little reshaping of the handle tonight to shorten it up a little. Next I will need to drill it for tip up, and then I'll just need to borrow a buddies dremel, so I can get started on the real fun.
 
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SadSappySucker said:
So I figured a way I can scratch the wave itch I've had for a while now. I plan on trying modifying my military blade into a waved bowie possibly with a swedge depending on how it goes.
UcgdMcC.jpg

The etch on the blade was just a quick sketch. I'm aiming for the sketch on the paper. I've never modified a blade before, so this could turn out to be a complete success or a horrible disaster. I've been doing a little reshaping of the handle tonight to shorten it up a little. Next I will need to drill it for tip up, and then I'll just need to borrow a buddies dremel, so I can get started on the real fun.
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Good luck man! That looks like it'll take you quite a while:eek:

But I like the idea of a waved millie:D
 
Thanks. I had to watch just about every charlie mike video on you tube until I found a waved spyderco that appealed to me. It's a hard knife to make look good since it has the spidie hole. I'm still curious how hard it will be to try and set the screws in the g10 without them immediately stripping.
 
Yeah I got it. Sometimes yahoo decides that it doesn't want to send my emails, and I thought that's what was happening that time. It would probabely help to clean out my inbox more than once every 3 years.
 
If you want to scratch your wave itch for cheap, and with a lot less worry, why not snag a Kershemerson?

If you haven't modified any blades before, I would highly advise you not to "practice" on your military...

I'm not saying "don't go for it", but I am saying plan it carefully. Learn what it takes to burn the temper out of a blade and how to avoid it. Otherwise the finished product will go dull cutting cheese.

Or you could use basic non-powered hand tools. You could probably hog away a lot if the material with a saw, then finish with the dremel (trying not to heat it up too much).

Just thinking out loud here.... That is a major aspect of this thread, no?
 
AntDog said:
If you want to scratch your wave itch for cheap, and with a lot less worry, why not snag a Kershemerson?

If you haven't modified any blades before, I would highly advise you not to "practice" on your military...

I'm not saying "don't go for it", but I am saying plan it carefully. Learn what it takes to burn the temper out of a blade and how to avoid it. Otherwise the finished product will go dull cutting cheese.

Or you could use basic non-powered hand tools. You could probably hog away a lot if the material with a saw, then finish with the dremel (trying not to heat it up too much).

Just thinking out loud here.... That is a major aspect of this thread, no?
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Always the voice of reason! Jeez, let the guy live a little:D
 
Although my major concern is not ruining the temper or screwing up the shape, it's that he'll never be able to remove the material fast enough!

That's a LOT of steel to grind off, and s30v at full hardness is quite a bear when it comes to re PROFILING, never mind re GRINDING.... Unless you've got some diamond Dremel wheels or something, I can't see how you'll be able to make this work without wasting a good portion of next month:eek:

Like I said..... Good luck!:D
 
Zeta33 said:
This is the second dull one of five for me, it does suck but didn't take long to fix
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Seriously? So how does that make you guys feel? The price tag on these knives is nothing to sneeze at. I figure they should ship pretty damn sharp!
 
grownstar said:
Seriously? So how does that make you guys feel? The price tag on these knives is nothing to sneeze at. I figure they should ship pretty damn sharp!
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Seems to be a recent issue only and technically the majority have been sharp for me. It's annoying but in all honesty...I never keep a factory edge more than a few days anyway. The quality is so damn good that even if you get the few with a lazy edge, its still even and easy to reshape at least.
 
Zeta33 said:
Seems to be a recent issue only and technically the majority have been sharp for me. It's annoying but in all honesty...I never keep a factory edge more than a few days anyway. The quality is so damn good that even if you get the few with a lazy edge, its still even and easy to reshape at least.
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Except that it's also semi-convex, so you need to remove quite a bit to get a truly apexed V........

Speaking of sharpening, I'm still having a few issues with this thing. I thought I had gotten it figured out, but it turns out I still suck. I KNOW I can do better, because certain points are CRAZY sharp and fully apexed. But the majority of the edge is just "meh".....

I think more than anything it's a consistency issue. With the softer steel, it's more important to get every stroke exactly right. But the problem for me is still trying to figure out the best way to stroke so as to follow the bevel along the entire edge. So I'm consistently inconsistent because I can't find the pattern that I should stay consistent at:D

Oh well, I'm getting there. It's just really freaking strange that I own a $350 knife that I can't figure out how to sharpen! I mean this stuff should have come WAY earlier! But I guess each knife is different, so there's no way I could have fully prepared for sharpening this specific knife.....
Unfortunately I'm noticing a decent amount of wear from all the sharpening, which is kinda scaring me. Apparently, you can get it rebladed by CRK for like $135, so that's comforting. It's still pretty steep but at least I don't have to replace the knife entirely .....Not that I'm thinking about doing this any time soon..... Just thinking about the future
At least one good thing to come of this is that now that I know I can get it replaced, I can feel better about using it hard:thumbup:
 
SadSappySucker said:
So I figured a way I can scratch the wave itch I've had for a while now. I plan on trying modifying my military blade into a waved bowie possibly with a swedge depending on how it goes.
UcgdMcC.jpg

The etch on the blade was just a quick sketch. I'm aiming for the sketch on the paper. I've never modified a blade before, so this could turn out to be a complete success or a horrible disaster. I've been doing a little reshaping of the handle tonight to shorten it up a little. Next I will need to drill it for tip up, and then I'll just need to borrow a buddies dremel, so I can get started on the real fun.
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I'd use an angle grinder with a 4 1/2" cutting wheel to take out the first chunk. Save a lot of time and Dremel wheels. But the dremels a safe bet if you're not used to the tools.
 
I've thought about using the angle grinder. I do have one of those. While I don't have any experience on heat treated metal, I have ground my fair share of tile and other construction material. I'll definitely give my dads hack saw a try, but he said it is quite dull. And I did plan on being overly cautious, but I guess practicing on a throw away knife isn't a bad idea. One thing I thought about was to just hold the blade with my bare hand(taping the edge and being careful not to grind off my finger prints of course), because I would think as long as I can touch the metal without getting burnt it's not hot enough to ruin the temper. This may take alot of starting and stopping, but I would feel better knowing the steel is okay. The tip is the only part I'm really worried about screwing up, since (I would think) the margin for error is much smaller. I just get so impationt sometimes. When I come up with an idea I want to try I usualy end up going way to fast and end up bighting off more than I can chew.
Thanks for the good points guys.
 
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