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Honestly I'd personally spend the extra money to get it from somewhere other than Amazon... worth it to know for sure what you're getting. The BD1 Manix does predate the BD1N, as in the latter case the steel's composition was modified slightly and is the current production version. If the listing ho...

Just curious, how do you sharpen your knives ? Free hand or do you use a sharpening system? All freehand. Most of the steels I use regularly have notable amounts of vanadium so mainly use diamond stones. The coarser grits for reprofiling are currently Atoma plates, finishing stones (usually go to 1...

Thanks for giving me the runner up spot! I'm quite pleased with that result.

Went in a bit of a different direction today, this small Inkosi was begging for a little attention. It's not my favorite(a bit overly short and stout compared to a Sebenza) but it's a very fun little knife. Not pictured but also in pocket is my favorite small Sebenza with black micarta inlays and Ma...

Diamond abrasives will work best with S90V. As mentioned, perhaps a Sharpmaker with diamond stones would work well for you, otherwise bench stones are best if your free hand sharpening skills are good. The sharpie trick is worth trying, and I recommend getting a 10x loupe to visually check what is g...

The only things I've put K390 against that really did mich damage to it were rocks and concrete. That leads me to believe that Amazon packaging may now be based on one or both of those substances, based on JSumm's current testing work. That's definitely science right there.

For this year, these two. 15V PM2 and MagnaCut Small Sebenza. The Sebenza in general probably gets the overall most used nod for the past few years, though previously I was using a couple S45VN ones. With apologies to Spyderco, I still think the small Sebenza is the ultimate form of the every day ca...

Here's one from a 10.5 mile hike I did a few days ago in the Loess Hills area of Iowa.

Yeah gotta agree that factory edges on S110V are some of the edges I trust the least... although I'm not sure a reprofile would solve all the problems of getting a bit rough with bone on such a high carbide volume steel.

I'm rather predictable these days.



Fish were caught, though today was very slow.

15V PM2 again.

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Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:35 am

Let me guess...it's the small insingo. Cool !

Yep, that's correct!

K390 will resist corrosion a bit better than M4, but the difference isn't anything to write home about. That said I'd recommend the K390 Delica over the Para 3 lightweight, the Delica is to me a much more ergonomic knife. Another potential option would be a KnifeJoy exclusive Delica in 20CV blade st...

A Spydie and a Sebenza for today.

I definitely agree, the sharpening response of 15V is very good. Comes up SHARP much faster than its volume of vanadium carbide might suggest (though keep in mind I'm using all diamond abrasives with it so that helps). Also keep in mind that I reprofile high carbide volume steels of all sorts for fu...

You'll be fine with the PM2. My hands are about 3 inches across the knuckles with my hand held out flat and the PM2 fits in my hands just fine. I would call the PM2 about the perfect size for a pocket knife, but I guess that depends on what you're used to. The Para 3 is a good knife, but I wouldn't ...

Got this Inkosi Insingo in a few days ago, been really enjoying it. Took some patience to find a left handed one, and as a bonus it's a new one in MagnaCut. Bit beefier than what I usually carry, but the Inkosi is just so cool and well made. It's a fun change of pace for me. https://photos.smugmug.c...

The screw looks OK for a G10 Native 5. Will need some non-trivial blade modifications to get the tip back below the scales, but it can be done. Maybe time for a new one, and maybe also some questions about how it's been sharpened. That's a lot of steel to remove to get to that point far as the tip b...