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StonedLemur said:
Can't really beat those things.
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I traded a Leatherman Supertool with a Royal Marine for a beret, which I traded for two bottles of Jack. I gave a bottle to a Staff Sergeant that got me out of mess duty. I ended up chilling on my own for a week. Saw the same Royal Marine at the enlisted club. He wasn't much for beer, which is all they served there. I traded the other bottle of Jack for my Leatherman back.

Yeah, they are awesome.
 
crabmeat said:
I traded a Leatherman Supertool with a Royal Marine for a beret, which I traded for two bottles of Jack. I gave a bottle to a Staff Sergeant that got me out of mess duty. I ended up chilling on my own for a week. Saw the same Royal Marine at the enlisted club. He wasn't much for beer, which is all they served there. I traded the other bottle of Jack for my Leatherman back.

Yeah, they are awesome.
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The circle of life sir lol.
 
crabmeat said:
It's from United Cutlery, so it's most likely a display piece. However, I had been surprised by their UDT utility knife designed by George Lainhardt. I liked the knife, I just couldn't bear looking at the SEAL Trident on the blade. I felt like a poser and sold it.
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You should have just polished it off with a Dremel or some fine grit sandpaper.
 
deadshot138 said:
I tortured it. Between 14 and 25 degrees both on the precision and a pull through
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Ok, you're just all over the place. You can fix it, that will just take a bit of time for the angle to adjust. Personally, I like 20 for overall use.
 
crabmeat said:
Ok, you're just all over the place. You can fix it, that will just take a bit of time for the angle to adjust. Personally, I like 20 for overall use.
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So just grind the hell out of it on 20?
 
deadshot138 said:
Are pull throughs as awful for knives as people say?
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They tend to remove more metal, and some take out chunks with really abrasive material. Applying too much pressure can speed that up and ruin your edge. Lots of people have problems holding blades perfectly vertical to the angle, or consistently, which usually dulls the blade. You can still rock a blade in an angled groove. I thinks it's more misuse than drawbacks. Ultimately, they are made for quick and serviceable sharpening.
 
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crabmeat said:
They tend to remove more metal, and some take out chunks with really abrasive material. Applying too much pressure can speed that up and ruin your edge. Lots of people have problems holding blades perfectly vertical to the angle, or consistently, which usually dulls the blade. You can still rock a blade in an angled groove. I thinks it's more misuse than drawbacks. Ultimately, they are made for quick and serviceable sharpening.
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Sharpmaker would have the better option for beginners at sharpening knives. It's pretty fool proof. I've been around knives & machetes my entire life. Never did once use a grinding wheel or any sort of mechanical sharpenin systems. Usually just stuck with wetstones, rods, files and sandpaper. I was always afraid of removing too much steel.
 
Kb7 said:
Sharpmaker would have the better option for beginners at sharpening knives. It's pretty fool proof. I've been around knives & machetes my entire life. Never did once use a grinding wheel or any sort of mechanical sharpenin systems. Usually just stuck with wetstones, rods, files and sandpaper. I was always afraid of removing too much steel.
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Is that something you can use on nice knives? I don't wanna scratch the shit out of the cold steel and spyderco. Then again they're tools made for work, not shit to just look at.
 
Smokes said:
Anyone just carry a letterman. I keep one in the car.

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My leatherman surge paid for itself. Puppy chewed on the end of a phone charger and when I stuck it in my phone, the tip broke off and wouldn't allow other chargers to connect. That leatherman had an exact tool to remove the scrap of plastic from the charger port without damaging the phone. Some little tiny pick thing.
 
deadshot138 said:
Is that something you can use on nice knives? I don't wanna scratch the shit out of the cold steel and spyderco. Then again they're tools made for work, not shit to just look at.
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Yes, just search Spyderco Sharpmaker on the googles, it's pretty straight forward on how to operate it. But it also depending on the steel, premium steels like S30v and above the rods that come with product will be time consuming, but there are secondary rods you can purchase that are diamonds that will shorten the amount of time. I would recommend learning freehand sharpening on whetstones also, just practice on cheap knives before you feel comfortable on your skills enough to do it on one of your expensive knives.

Sharpening is very trail and error, I thought I ruined my s30v Blur because I didn't know how to sharpen recurves, then I finally bought the sharpmaker with diamond rods(sold separately) and it helped me bring back the edge after I thought I ruined it.

edit: I would recommend reading reviews, Spydercoforums or bladeforums & watching YouTube vids on the Sharpmaker to see if you're interested.
 
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Check out the Gerber Zilch. Cheap and slick looking. Light and very pocketable. Great for amazon packages etc.
 
are OTFs still illegal?

I tried looking for some a while back & they were pretty hard to find. granted, I didn't look to hard.
 
+1 on the sharpmaker. It’s great. I use it on all my folders and kitchen knives.
 
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