VTOKU Sprint Run

[Ricky Spanish]

Hah, I did the exact same thing to one of my Enduras in VToku2. Polished the blade with a soft Arkansas stone, then Spyderco fine & ultrafine. Finished with flitz and a cloth, but there are still some visible scratches (which defeats my intention of removing the factory grind lines). Otherwise, it’s a mirror finish. Usually I use a KME but profiled this one freehand and did my first convex edge to show off the core steel.

I want to try and get the last scratches out of the sides of the blade. I tried with the UF Spyderco stone (finest grit I own) a few times but it’s hard. Probably going to order a sampler of high grit sandpaper for car body work and try that out.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

Did you do a regrind on that one?

I’m guessing yes, the bug logo is gone ...

 

[DeadboxHero]

Did you do a regrind on that one?

Yea to 0.008" behind the edge of a 15dps

The factory is 0.018" bte



Cuts like "Magic" now

 

[Ricky Spanish]

Dunno how much thinner mine is but yeah, it cuts a lot better, too. Next to my other VToku2 Endura straight out of the box. You can see Bob’s Burgers in the background.

 

[DeadboxHero]

Did you do a regrind on that one?

Copper Shred Patina

 

[91bravo]

Copper Shred Patina

Very nice! How did you do that? Like you're really going to tell me that!

 

[91bravo]

A regrind on an already thin Endura is just insane! My Endura already cuts like a laser after I put my edge on it. I would imagine that a reground one has to cut like a SUPER laser?

 

[Yonose]

That was just my hotdog patina. Ketchup, mustard and relish juice. I only left it on the blade for 5 minutes and the patina is real light. It only took a couple of swipes on the strop to remove the patina from the edge.

That looks like a work of art, some kind of countertop design going on right there, I was thinking how in the hell does one reproduce that and you call it a hotdog patina! Brilliant, man!

 

[ol_lukey]

ugh my scales are here and they look so good.. why hasnt the stretch dropped yet..

 

[91bravo]

ugh my scales are here and they look so good.. why hasnt the stretch dropped yet..

Nice! Who made those?

 

[ol_lukey]

suingab

 

[ol_lukey]

Nice! Who made those?

suingab

 

[ron finkbeiner jr]

I have a SG2 Endura coming in November and I am looking forward to that!

 

[Danke42]

ugh my scales are here and they look so good.. why hasnt the stretch dropped yet..

I have a few instock alerts loaded and every time this thread bumps I rush back in to see if someone has a Stretch.

 

[91bravo]

I have a SG2 Endura coming in November and I am looking forward to that!

Me too. I bought 2. One to keep and one to sell here for $10,000! lol

 

[Misthailin]

Me too. I bought 2. One to keep and one to sell here for $10,000! lol

I’ll wait for yours to sell so I know I’ll be good at 15!

 

[91bravo]

Lol. This is a pretty limited run and the gold lockbar doesn't bother me at all. It adds a subtle touch of custom to it! I'm mainly interested in the steel. When folks start seeing this one drop, they're gonna wonder why they didn't get in on it!

 

[Cycletroll]

Lol. This is a pretty limited run and the gold lockbar doesn't bother me at all. It adds a subtle touch of custom to it! I'm mainly interested in the steel. When folks start seeing this one drop, they're gonna wonder why they didn't get in on it!

I ordered one of the SG. Will probably be frequently carried and used hard!

 

[John_0917]

So does Vtoku go on vacation to Hawaii with me or will it rust to dust? Marine tough cloth will be an option of course.

 

[91bravo]

Take it with you! All you gotta do is make sure it's clean and dry before you put it away, or back in your pocket. Do this and you won't have to worry about rust. Don't let a little worry of rust make you leave an incredible slicer at home. Life is too short to worry about patinas. If you take care of your stuff, then rust is over-rated.