All About Pocket Knives

Thank you ,
I have to revisit the ones that performed badly ..
Give them another chance to impress ( performance )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dcbxCKanqA Big Sorry - Video lacks audio ! Factory Edge returned some 50 slices on the rope . Factory edge was Fubar ! Don't know who ground the edge , but a seriously poor effort . The edge snakes and has dips or valleys .. So I put it on the Wet Stone Grinder ( in...

Factory edge did 250 .. Guided knife sharpener = 180 grit diamond @ 22 degrees and then stropped = 400 After this I put the knife to the Whetstone grinder ( machine ) and put down a new edge cleaning up 90% of the factory edge . To clean up the bad factory grind might cost around 5 years of regular ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZagMxsJdCX4 22 deg 180 grit Diamond cut / guided edge .. Bottom line - It did 400 slices of rope . After this I put the knife to the whetstone grinder . The factory edge was poorly ground and I can't help but feel a little impressed with the 400 slices , in hind sigh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au19F6RMhmg 100 Slice fail on the factory edge ... ::tu:: Time to re visit the TS221 with a whetstone grinder / ground edge . The factory edge was not the worst I have seen , and was relatively easy to clean up with a freshly ground edge . I like this knife , except ...

1557.JPG My TwoSun collection .. ::suspense:: TS 89 D2 - Factory Edge = 450 TS 81 D2 - Factory Edge = 200 / Whetstone Grinder = 400 TS 208 D2 - Guided 22deg 180 grit edge = 250 TS 16 D2 - Factory = 300 / Guided = 250 / Whetstone grinder = 650 TS 116 14c28n - Factory = 100 / Guided = 400 TS 09 D2 - ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF9HhKU8u90 TS16 off the whetstone grinder ... ::mdm:: Scored a 650 .. Yeah , my last TwoSun knife is a monster cutter @ 650 .. I removed the clip , and it was comfortable . ::facepalm:: Of course , the last one has to be TEMPTING ! ::teary_eyes:: So , A) Has my grin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWXVHe7sTzU My last TwoSun - Cos they are more miss than hit . A) TS16 is bolted together really nice ( Really ) B) The blade is a monolith , much more massive than it needs to be . C) Factory edge gave 300 slices after being stropped ( I detected a bur ) D) My 22deg...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arbY4G3MjQc Have you heard people say - My Kingdom for a decent pocket knife ? What I have today , is a decent pocket knife for the money . It doesn't look TactiCool or anything , it is in fact some what a classic pocket knife when it comes to size and looks . It ope...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqJVvNH_tDU A) I really like the design B) Bolted together really nice C) Care needed , as the blade can fold onto a finger / thumb . D) Nothing to complain about ( initial thoughts ) E) Blade steel falls short of D2 performance levels . F) This one did 250 with a gu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk8CuLSlJKM Disappointing for 14c28n .. Factory edge - ? I cut it some slack from 50 onward .. so between 50 and 150 Call it where you like . Lansky 80 grit - 100 slices ... ::facepalm:: After this I put it on the guided knife sharpener and had at it with the 180 gri...

Twisted Sisal Rope ... What a nice fire starting material .. ( I use it for edge retention testing ) But for you Preparedness / BushCrafty Folk .. This might be the rope you want . Once cut up , just make it light and airy .. Just one strike from your ferite rod should be enough .. Compressed , the ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7G9fHh91s Off the whetstone grinder ! A) I ground the edge too thin and it rolled , this would have hurt performance B) MAybe I should have stopped here , but I took it to 500 for a solid fail C) Cleaned up real nice ( strop ) , end of the video . Yeah , I got over...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jANoq1XPnhE Yeah , I have 4 of these now .. I had to get a 4th one as the seller got in a new batch and I wanted to see if they were as good as the freaky batch I got into ( 3 knives ) Not like a needed another SA39 , but I had to for my own curiosity .. And the cost...

A) SA39 came today :mrgreen: - B) I tested No1 Clone (OP) with the lansky style sharpener edge ( 70 grit 25deg ) This was the previous 50/50/50 performer .. This time around it got to 100 slices and then ... It'sa cold / wet / rainy day .. So the humidity is up .. And apparently the paper is absorbi...

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I wont say that till after my hand hurts from too much rope slicing ...
Might be here today ? Maybe ?

Any blade that fails at 50 is pretty much junk . 100 slices is a low average .. 420 / 440 stainless can reach 150 Decent CrMov can reach 200+ D2 should be in the 400 / 450 region ::teary_eyes:: People are happy = ::hmm:: ( Well , it's a variable ) I have mystery steel that goes 500+ ... Not just one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2tuLJYSK-I F488.jpg It was cheap , and I wanted to see how the steel was + Never discount Covid Boredom ! ::hmm:: Anyways , I decided to sharpen this one and do away with the factory edge test . We already know the steel is soft mystery steel . I havent used my Lans...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcWy5vQIH5Y Oh dear ! I have wanted this one for some time . All the reviews I have seen have been so positive or anti negative ! A) The knife is very well bolted together . B) The knife looks really good C) The knife feels - Ok , I have issue here . The grip is cut ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcFo6pDRrek A) First thing I noticed was the knife would gravity flick open - I dont like that ! B) @nd thing I noticed , the pivot screw assembly for the blade was ???? glued ? C) 3rd thing I noticed was the shallow threads on half the screws , one being the other p...

A) Hard steel can round as you work it and never come sharp when free handed . B) Hard steel takes a long time to work , especially on finer materials ( stone ) C) Diamond stones / hones are the way to go for a BEVEL You need a nice straight bevel , once this is established , you can go for a finer ...

Schrade 505SC Stockman put to the rope ! So much winter weather . Brrr , it was cold this morning . :shock: But , the sun came out for a warm'ish afternoon . Cut some rope with a Schrade 505SC after carefully putting a 22deg edge on the knife . ( Guided knife sharpener ) Results were a 150 fail , an...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHaz6CEO3-4 A) Medium sized monolithic D2 Sheath knife B) Comes with a Kydex Sheath C) Heavy knife for its size D) 250 slices of rope , but whos edge ? Factory or previous owner ? ( ?? ) So cant vouch for the edge , but did 250 slices on the rope . Then sharpened it ...

We have had a lot of bad weather , high winds and rain .
Lots more knives to test .
Just need for mother nature to ease off a little with the woolly stuff .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tANyrGqc1wE Love the build quality ( how it's bolted together ) . Right up there with the best of them . You could spend big and not get a knife bolted together better . How ever ! Edge holding is very ordinary . Is the steel D2 ? It certainly does not perform like D...