CRK&T "edgie"

[AllenETreat]

I'm not real big on Columbia River Knife & Tool...

But I bought their "edgie" from Josh @ Knifezilla.com

More for Maj. Howard Pope's built-in sharpening device -

http://crkt.com/edgie.html

Here's a thought : wouldn't such a device be great in, say a
Delica or Endura? Or a knife of :spyder: design?

Cast your votes.

AET

[jugg2]

I think it is a good idea in concept, but since I don't have one I do not how well it works or how well it would hold up. Personally I prefer for a knife to have just a blade, unless its a multitool of course;)

[T-Rex]

I won't want that on my Delica. It's a very course git on the edgie - ok for touch ups after cutting lots of cardboard. But not wicked sharp.

[dete]

ok, compare it to this knife which also sharpens itself.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKvz2ElO3sU

[enyong112]

ok, compare it to this knife which also sharpens itself.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKvz2ElO3sU

Cool knife kinda expensive though...

the small fixed blade is really nice (MA-2/II) is on my list already...:)

[dete]

Cool knife kinda expensive though...

the small fixed blade is really nice (MA-2/II) is on my list already...:)

well I think all of those are quite expensive.
The MA-2/II reminds me of a more legal version of what the Night Slasher used in Cobra.

[araneae]

I have an Edgie & the sharpener puts a very rough edge on the knife. I use it like a utility knife, but the crude edge would not be something I would be happy with on a Spyderco or any knife I carry on a regular basis.

[dialex]

Hi Allen, long time no see bro. :)
So you finally got yourself an Edgie... Enjoy it, it's an interesting piece of engineering.
Does the blade glide over the file every time you open / close the knife or is there a switch to raise the file so you don't need to touch the blade more than necesary?
Some time ago (a couple years ago, to be more precise), I was thinking at a somehow similar device: a pair of sharpening discs attached to an OTF, so when the blade pops out (and back in), those discs will touch the edge. I'm not very sure it's a practical idea, though, after all you don't need to sharpen the knife each and every time you open or close it.

[AllenETreat]

Does the blade glide over the file every time you open / close the knife or is there a switch to raise the file so you don't need to touch the blade more than necessary?

DiAlex -

The blade glides over the file on opening / closing. It does leave a
rough edge, intentionally so. The "wire edge" is left, however, after
it wears down one has to open & close the blade to get the "wire
edge" back.

AET

[cobrajoe]

ok, compare it to this knife which also sharpens itself.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKvz2ElO3sU
Nice knife. And I love how that informational video was so modest about the knife's abilities :p

It's a neat idea, but I'd rather have a blade without that blasted chisel grind.

[Zwaplat]

ok, compare it to this knife which also sharpens itself.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKvz2ElO3sU

I was bored after three minutes. If you need to use so much difficult technical terms to explain something as simple as a folding knife it means the whole thing is too complicated and bad.
If you put that thing in an arena with a Manix, the Manix wins, hands tied on it's back.

[Chucula]

This makes a lot more sense with those OTF auto knives IMO. Interesting idea.