Warren Thomas mini whale shark

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Gress

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Is anybody using this knife?
I scored this one on the Exchange from a great guy :)
I was attracted by the fact that the blade is all Titanium with a Carbide Edge.
The blade is 2 3/4 in
With overall length of 6 5/8 in

I think this will be one good knife to use anywhere in the water. I do not have any experience with the titanium blades, nor with the carbide edge. I hope that the blade will be strong enough and the edge will stay sharp and will not rust, but we will see.

I am interested in any experience with titanium blades you guys might have.

Now to the pictures. For now the knife is unused.

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It is sharp, but not as sharp as some others from a factory. I attribute it to the edge steel composition. Any advice on how to sharpen this type of the edge properly? Any other tips I might use?
 
i've looked in to them. i had a thread about it somewhere...

anyways, what i heard was its a great concept, to sharpen, either just use it or run something over the non carbidized side.

btw, your pics didn't work, at least not for me
 
Thanks SpartanSaint. I'd appreciate the link to a thread.
As for the pics, please try to refresh. I am using freeimagehosting and it should work, albeit might require a second try. If still would not work, please let me know.
 
Thanks for the link. Not too conclusive, but with some useful considerations.
Ed Fowler's post is great though.
 
gress great pics ,may i add this is the 1st pics of these type knives i've seen. there was some discussion concerning this process last week with Ed Fowler . it seems a light touch on titanimun side as needed keeps these things cutting forever. maybe not a shaving edge but a great working edge for wood , meat & fish. thanks a ton dennis. looks like a great knife.
 
Beautiful pictures of a great knife. There is nothing on that knife that will corrode in saltwater, blood, basically anything you'll come across. The titanium alloy blade has no iron or carbon to react.
 
i did a fair amount of research when i was considering buying a whale shark. overall id say the knife you have there, besides being quite nice, is going to be just fine for any cutting tasks.
 
SpartanSaint said:
i've looked in to them. i had a thread about it somewhere...

anyways, what i heard was its a great concept, to sharpen, either just use it or run something over the non carbidized side.

btw, your pics didn't work, at least not for me
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I believe that's correct. In a sense it is self-sharpening because as the softer titanium blade wears out it exposes a fresh set of carbides. But, it's possible to get the angle too obtuse to cut nicely. In that case just sharpen it on the non-carbide size like any other knife.

It's a great concept. As long as you don't expect it to split hair, it should be sharp enough for everything you expect out of a folder (not a straight razor).
 
Sep said:
I believe that's correct. In a sense it is self-sharpening because as the softer titanium blade wears out it exposes a fresh set of carbides. But, it's possible to get the angle too obtuse to cut nicely. In that case just sharpen it on the non-carbide size like any other knife.

It's a great concept. As long as you don't expect it to split hair, it should be sharp enough for everything you expect out of a folder (not a straight razor).
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thats the conclusion i reached. its a near maintenance free blade. perfect for field work. you won't shave with it, but it'll cut well enough to use, and do so very well for a very long time. the concept isn't meant to be a letter opener where a hair whittling edge may be desired. definitely in my list of must haves. i was looking at the model 6 fixed blade necker...

not sure why i can't see the pics. really bothers me. could someone possibly re upload them via photobucket?? i wasn't having any luck googling for the mini whale shark and wt's website leaves much to be desired lol...

this is what it says when i try to open the pics:
This site was blocked by OpenDNS in response to either the Conficker virus, the Microsoft IE zero-day vulnerability, or some equally serious vulnerability.

If you think this shouldn't be blocked, please email us at contact@opendns.com.
 
I have a good few Warren Thomas knives (He's one of my favorite makers), I like his full Ti fixed blades more than the laminate blades or folders but he makes a fantastic product IMO.

With a bit of care an attention you can get the Ti/carbide blades hair splitting sharp, same as any steel. I use fine diamond stones with fine ceramic stones and a quick strop to finish.
I carry a full Ti M6 most days and have been very pleased with it. It's quite a small knife but it eats cardboard for brakfast and is a machine in the kitchen, it even does things like feather sticks and cuts rope with ease. :cool::thumbup:

Here are a few more whale sharks for viewing pleasure. (top one is a WT, not sure who did the leather one and the bottom two are Tighe/Kiku knives) :):thumbup:
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This sounds like Talonite, which looses its razor edge rather quickly, but then seems to cut forever before you really need to re-sharpen it.

I was just looking at some of WT’s carbon fiber and G10 laminated models, a very interesting concept.

Let us know how this blade works out over the long run.
 
bearcut said:
This sounds like Talonite, which looses its razor edge rather quickly, but then seems to cut forever before you really need to re-sharpen it.

I was just looking at some of WT’s carbon fiber and G10 laminated models, a very interesting concept.

Let us know how this blade works out over the long run.
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I got my first Warren Thomas knife (a Ti/G-10 back packer) years ago and it's still doing just fine, although by brother is the keeper of that one now. :):thumbup:
 
Trying to capture ther very edge with 10x magnifier :D
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Looks exactly as described with Ti side being designed to expose more carbide as it wears out. The edge is not razor sharp, but cuts well.
 
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