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940 Osborne – To Reprofile, Or Not to Reprofile?

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  • #24792
    Steven N. Bolin
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    Threw my 940 on the WEPS for it s first touch-up and found both bevels are pretty much dead on 20 dps from the factory, pretty impressive for a production knife even in the $150-$200 range.

    I think the bevels could be dropped a bit and still hold up just fine, but I wanted to get some well respected input before it goes into surgery 👿

    I’m thinking 17 dps would be sweeeeeeet!

    #24807
    Steven N. Bolin
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    Ok… I think I’m just going to go for it.

    Hopefully 17 dps is safe.

    :unsure:

    #24809
    wickededge
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    Ok… I think I’m just going to go for it.

    Hopefully 17 dps is safe.

    :unsure:

    I’d feel very comfortable taking it to 17 dps. In the worst case scenario, you might find that the edge isn’t as durable as you’d like so you’dd add a micro-bevel at some higher angle. Even then you win because you’ve thinned the shoulders a little and made it a more efficient cutter.

    -Clay

    #24810
    Aaron kimpton
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    Mine is at 17, it was also near dead on. That being said. I have seen several wonky ass knives clearly sharpened on a machine set up by a cross eyed neanderthal checked by a blind mechanical school drop out.

    #24813
    Steven N. Bolin
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    Ok, it’s settled then. 17 dps it is!

    Thank you kindly, gentlemen!

    #24819
    Josh
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    I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own

    #24868
    Steven N. Bolin
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    I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own

    I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?

    #24869
    Josh
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    I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own

    I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?[/quote]

    Nope! Regrind and straight 15 dps… I like the edge thin most of the time at about .005″ thick at that angle.

    #24871
    Steven N. Bolin
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    I rarely go over 15dps these days on any of my own

    I’m assuming you add a micro-bevel the majority of the time?[/quote]

    Nope! Regrind and straight 15 dps… I like the edge thin most of the time at about .005″ thick at that angle.[/quote]

    Gotcha! I’m off work today so finishing up the 940 with the newly made balsa strops is all I have on the agenda. Keep y’all posted.

    #24883
    Aaron kimpton
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    Nah man, pick up one of these instead,superior knife

    #24884
    Josh
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    Nah man, pick up one of these instead,superior knife

    that is too funny! haha

    #24886
    Steven N. Bolin
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    Nah man, pick up one of these instead,superior knife

    that is too funny! haha[/quote]

    Man, that right there is friggin HILARIOUS…Just one more reason why we love the guys over at BladeHQ.

    Oh. And by the way. I WANT ONE!

    #24921
    JS
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    On this knife I went with 15. I’ll do this with a lot of knives, see how they hold up, then either strop back to sharpness or decide if I need a microbevel.

    I think it can depend also what you’re going to be using the knife for. The 940 for me is kind of a tweener knife even though it has a longer blade. I’m not going to reach for it when it comes for heavy cardboard work or other heavy use so for me it’s more of a mail opener, package opener, average EDC use, etc knife. In that case, 15 dps shouldn’t be an issue.

    I haven’t used Benchmade S30V that hard, but Spyderco S30V at 15 dps has been fairly impressive to me and easy to bring back to hair popping sharpness with the strops. Again, I don’t baton trees or cut through car doors, but do a lot of whittling and heavy cardboard work and is just my 2 cents.

    #24929
    Steven N. Bolin
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    Here’s a quick pic of my 940 reprofiled at 17dps. Thanks for all the contribution!

    ~Steven

    #24935
    CliffCurry
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    Balsa report? Im guessing you liked it with the 5/3.5u pastes?

    Thinking same sorta thing to keep it flat as long as possible…Great job on a great knife!

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