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Re: I am back - 1 year ago

Welcome back!

Re: Diamond Waterstones - 3 years ago

Thank you Jason, they certainly looks interesting. I wonder who may be OEMing them?

Re: Diamond Waterstones - 3 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 vigilconfido, Naniwa makes some diamond waterstones, I don't know of any other bonded CBN stones. God bless Amazon, now I see it I need to get it.

Re: Diamond Waterstones - 3 years ago

Okay, reading the comments above on the Venev Bonded Diamond I do have very similar results. So it seems the Venev Diamond are good for what they are, and they can't produce fine edge. Turns out the abrasives aren't as good as they are advertised. Some time ago I bit the bullet and went full WE and managed to learn a lot from the closed system. (Everything is proprietary so the only variable i

Re: Diamond Waterstones - 3 years ago

Hello Jason, Thank you for the response. I had my hands on the Venev bonded diamond before and I can confirm that while they are good, they could be better. I am very interested in the bonded CBN stones now. It seems to me that BBB's CBNs are made for him only? Are there any viable alternative bonded CBN stones (or diamond)? Must say I am intrigued. I am currently on a life project

Re: Diamond Waterstones - 3 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 BBB CBN Resin Waterstones #400 and #1500 I am intrigued, wonder how they compared to the Venev Bonded Diamond Stones?

Re: Chinese vegetables cleavers - Càidāo - 3 years ago

video: In action. I proceed to chop the birds into quarter, all good, no problem.

Re: Chinese vegetables cleavers - Càidāo - 3 years ago

Mail call. These bad boys cost around $25 each, 9Cr18MoV laminated. Edge came okay, touched it up on stones and they are good to go. Gonna play.

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 3 years ago

QuoteC Amber They look great. Hiko does some really nice work, and he has a style that is easily recognizable as his. Thank you very much for your recommendation. He is really good. QuoteNate T Thank you, these all look excellent. I need to thin my collection a bit before I buy any new fixed blades, but he'll be on my short list of custom makers to contact when I do. I need to stop buying

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 3 years ago

QuoteNate T Wow, those look awesome, congrats!! Can you please post up a pic of the camp knife too? Vid link above doesn't work. Sorry was super busy. Here you go. Didn't have time to tune the colors so they would look less accruate.

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 3 years ago

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 3 years ago

The Chinese chef knife and the Kitchen Rebel have arrived!

Re: Carbon vs Stainless Steel - 3 years ago

QuoteJSCT Once the question was raised, simply tried to answer it.. I bent AEB-L kitchen utility blade in vice to 75deg (after returned looked straight) and 80deg (snapped) at 62.5HRC so I assume lower carbon steel at lower hardness could do 90deg even in thicker stock.. If I imagine bending radius on a long blade it isnt something extremely difficult to achieve unless something is wron

Re: Carbon vs Stainless Steel - 3 years ago

Awesome article, thank you. This raised a question that has long buried in my mind: Are there any high(er) corrosion resistance steel suitable for making sword? The 90 degree test is probably the problem. I also wonder if a three layer construction could make this possible. Reason to ask being I have a nice 5160 longsword, but I really want a nice cut-and-thrust with better corrosion resist

Re: Huntsman Knife Company...AEBL Machete - 3 years ago

This is a very interesting post. QuoteWell Boys, when it rains it pours. The Nitro V Fell Beast run has been in circulation for over a year with no reported issues until last week when a customer had both of his Fell Beasts break at the handle during routine use. Before the run was produced, I tested 3 Nitro V Fell Beast protoytpes to destruction and they exceeded my expectations and there

Re: Chinese vegetables cleavers - Càidāo - 3 years ago

Quotestefan_wolf Quotedingy 菜刀（caidao）， i think there is a misunderstanding on translation that 菜刀（caidao）is Chinese vegetables cleavers. in china , 菜刀 ,we chinese use it cut vegetables and meats , in old days , mostly a family only have one 菜刀 to do all kitchen jobs. so , 菜刀 tranlated into english as Chinese vegetables cleavers is not right. 菜刀 it means kitchen knife if there is a n

Re: EDC Steel Quandary - 3 years ago

The steel question never ends. I am bringing 3 knives on myself nowadays. Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Pioneer X in X55 for cutting food. Spyderco Techno in XHP or my new Moki Calliope in VG10 reserved for high precision cuts. Spyderco Squarehead in s30v for cutting cardboard and dirty stuff. After all the knives and steel and sharpening, my preference is, 1. Suitable steel for the tas

Re: Ranking the Steel Ranking Articles - 3 years ago

Hello Larrin, Love your blog, very good information.

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 3 years ago

I have got more knives from Hiko Ito. Very, very good knives at very good value. Post some later.

Re: Chinese vegetables cleavers - Càidāo - 3 years ago

Hello guys After all the wait I got this bad boi coming. AEBL and abalone scales.

Re: Help: Commissioning a medium camp knife - 4 years ago

Okay guys it's here.

Re: Less Than A Five Star Rating Is Ignored - 4 years ago

The hero that we don't deserve. I always see fans' unboxing but never read an honest review up til now. Thanks bud.

Re: Burrfection -- The Best Sharpening and Polishing Stones - 4 years ago

QuoteCliffStamp The main reason why people don't think India stones work on high carbide steels is that they are not conditioning the stone and thus they are working with worn abrasive. This happens because the bond strength in India stones is extremely high and grit won't get released (unless you use very high pressure >> 10 psi generally). However even if you condition India stones,

Re: You Too Can Make Knives! - 4 years ago

QuoteStuart Ackerman A Choy Doh ? Yes, will be getting the Kagasaki Basic when I have the funds. Following up discussion:

Re: Case CV vs Case Tru Sharp - 4 years ago

QuoteRyan Nafe People have been making the same foundational arguments in the realm of morality, political systems, good vs evil, etc. for (probably) as long as people in our modern form have been around, and it seems to me that it largely hasn't gotten us very far. It's really depressing. I'm not sure what to do now, it just seems so futile. Welcome to the Brave New World my friend! Where

Re: Nitro V Steel - 4 years ago

Exactly JS, their choice of HT so low is questionable.

Re: Chinese vegetables cleavers - Càidāo - 4 years ago

Quotestefan_wolf Awesome work Stefan, nice to know other Caidao-aficionados! But as I purist I find that compound grind one to be hideous. You make me want to order one and made some video now!

Re: Nitro V Steel - 4 years ago

Quotejasonstone20 vigiloconfido, What issues do you have with the Axis lock? It's as hard to maintain as a lockback, but without the same durability. Also the lock itself is prone to stuff sticking in. The best thing about it is smoothness to operate and that's it. I prefer frame lock for easy cleaning and backlock for strength. But I will take any lock any day.

Re: Nitro V Steel - 4 years ago

QuoteJSCT They claim 57+HRC on that nitroV folder I dont think it can perform any better from mora edge for 10usd.. Only see this now. I really love AEB-L family of eutectoid steel, but for my folder I really want some corrosion resistance and would trade abrasion resistance for toughness. Axis lock is another deal killer for myself.

Re: Case CV vs Case Tru Sharp - 4 years ago

Maybe there aren't centralized and structured documentation for beginners?