TOPS Knives Blade Coating

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str8shtr

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What's your opinion on TOPS Knives blade coating, specifically the "black traction coating" they give their blades.
 
I can't understand why you'd want to give the flats of your blade traction. I thought it was best to have as little drag as possible through the cut. :confused:
 
they use it to cover up the grind lines which are sometimes deep and any other marks in the steel. i stripped a steel eagle down and it wasnt pretty underneath.
 
I didn't like it much. I sent mine to Krein for a strip and regrind. It's a much better knife now.

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I may eventually strip the coating off of my Shango, especially since it's stainless. I don't mind scratches!
 
richard j said:
they use it to cover up the grind lines which are sometimes deep and any other marks in the steel. i stripped a steel eagle down and it wasnt pretty underneath.
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Mine didn't seem bad at all, but then again, I don't know how much Tom's bead blast might have fixed.
 
i took pictures of the blade when the coating was still visible on the bevels when i was thinning them down before convexing the edge. i didnt get any pictures of the flat portions of the knife but i'm thinking there were dimples but i cant remember for sure. i do know that you could still see where it said tops steel eagle after it was completely stripped. i didnt strip the rest of the blade until i was done with the edge. it looked good with the coating still on the flat part of the blade.
 
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