vivi wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:01 pm
they've gone through a lot of changes. old versions had carbon v blades, then they went to aus8, then sk5 like mine. When they went to sk5 they switched to hollow saber grind vs flat saber. Before the aus8 change they went from ballistic nylon sheaths to plastic secure-ex sheaths. They also shortened the ricasso at some point.
My oldest are sk5's from before the sale to gsm, and my newest are from after the buy-out. Quality seems good so far on the blades but I had a sheath issue they resolved generously for me with an OD green sk5 version.
they also run them in 3v which apparently has the old flat saber grind.
Very good beater fixed blade that takes a great edge. Still don't own a 3V version because I've been happy with SK5. It's a lot like well heat treated 1095....a treat to sharpen.
Thank you for the information. I had a conversation with a friend of mine who makes knives. He was basically saying the same thing you’re saying about cold steel. He also said look for collaborations like the recent Demko knife they put out.
He looked at some of my knives that were razor sharp but had areas that dulled to easily. He showed me that I was creating an area or areas on the blades that were burr edges that would roll easily. He also dulled/rolled one just by how he put it back in the sheath and pulled it out. Interestingly enough I was tending to do this with some of the harder to sharpen steels.
Some of the knives that were dulling easily I’d also gone with a thinner bevel which he suggested I go back to a 20 degree bevel (40 inclusive). One of the knives that I had gotten really thin on the bevel angles was my PM2 S45VN. It also had a burr edge. When stropping we could see the edge rippling over the strop. I re-beveled the blade to 40 degrees inclusive and sharpened it again. It now slices like a champ and doesn’t dull easily.
Guess I like to strop way too much. I tend to do this when going for a crazy sharp edge and when bored or stressed out. Plus since I joined this forum I tend to chase insanely sharp edges now. Well now I know and I’m working on changing how I sharpen my knives.
I think I’m going to get the SRK knife and SPY27 (2) mule to practice/experiment on since they’re cheap.