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I have had a PE stretch for a month or so now, and just last week added the mentioned CE Stretch for a great price on ebay. It seems like there have been a lot of good deals on the Stretch lately. I'm glad to have picked these up - it's too bad they have been discontinued, and I'm not sure if the St...

I have a Cento III that I like a lot and use often - I have it IWB right now. The blade is thin (2 mm) compared to many Spydercos, and that makes it a great slicer. I use mine often in the kitchen for that slicing ability (my other fav kitchen folder is the Stretch). The smooth FRN on the clip-side ...

Most likely the problem is that the blade edge is at an angle greater than 20 degrees. If you blacken the edge with sharpie and then make a few strokes, you will see whether you are hitting the edge or not. I have an CRKT m-16 LE tanto and the knife is a chisel grind with an edge angle of greater th...

With the 204 Sharpmaker I have had the best luck by using a marker to blacken a serration and then make a few strokes at 15 degrees to see if I am hitting the edge. If not, I will try 20 degrees. I found that my old SE FRN D-fly and my Golden Native SE were closer to 20 degrees, while all my other S...

This is my first post here, so let me say that I have used this forum as a reference for many months now and have found it to be fantastic resource. I acquired a used set of the 701 Profile stones and have been learning to use them. Prior to getting these, I did all my sharpening with a DMT coarse s...