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Spyderco "Franken-Dura" - pretty much parts-built. Still going strong after 7+ years. The serrated blade still cuts even though it's needed sharpening for the last couple years. (Just haven't sent it back to Spyderco yet.)



Two first generation Enduras: both used & nearly beat to death - the top one still cuts well enough to get use regularly; the bottom one is retired for now.


Manix II with Grimsmo scales. This pic is from a year or two back. It actually looks worse today.



~Chris
 
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Would love to see some before and after pics!
Like some knives dirtied and edges wrecked then some pics of em cleaned up
 
Here is my Benchmade 721. I think that's what it is. It was made before they started putting the model number under the butterfly logo. It's ATS-34, and came from the factory with a half-serrated combo edge. I got sick of the serrations and ground them off. With a LANSKY. It was in my pocket literally every day of my life for about 15 years. Then, I became knife crazy. I can't believe I only owned one knife for that long. Well, one REAL knife.

EDIT: Check out how far back into the ricasso I have ground from sharpening it. About a 1/4 of that was from the serrations being ground off, but most is just from sharpening. It has probably been sharpened 200 times. The thickness behind the edge is ridiculous. I bet it's 0.050" or more.

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Oh, and the male half of the pivot screw fell out about a month after I bought it. I carried it with half a pivot pin for 15 years!!! I know I could call BM and get one sent to me, just too lazy.
 
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Here it is with my buddy's nice new one. His had about a year's worth of use at the time of the picture, mine had around 15 years of use.



 
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Here it is with my buddy's nice new one. His had about a year's worth of use at the time of the picture, mine had around 15 years of use.



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Nice pics. A favorite knife of mine.


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In good company:
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I've given a few knives away over the years when they have got to a certain point of used beyond expectations; always with a few years left but I've had the best of them.
I do like serrated Spydercos, but they are best "fresh" and for when needed, rather than an everyday user. Well expect to get through them if you do give them a lot of work. Great for an adventure but not lifestyle.

Coatings: a fast way to make a good knife look tatty quickly. I generally avoid when possible.
 
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EDIT: Check out how far back into the ricasso I have ground from sharpening it. About a 1/4 of that was from the serrations being ground off, but most is just from sharpening. It has probably been sharpened 200 times. The thickness behind the edge is ridiculous. I bet it's 0.050" or more.
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Does this affect cutting performance?
By the way, you have sold me to Benchmade... I can't believe you used it that long without the screw! It seems to me it still has plenty life left!!!!
 
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