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  • #10683
    Samuel Gabriel
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    I just received a new Kershaw Chive Damascus, and a standard Kershaw Leek yesterday.
    I had a close look at the factory edges of them both.
    They are kind of sharp-ish, very toothy, and very rough.
    It looks like the sharpening is done with a very fast 3 step process.
    I looks like they rip off a bevel on one side, then rip off a bevel on the other side, then take off the burr on the first side with a finer grit abrasive and then they’re done. They obviously use some kind of machinery, but I’m not sure what exactly.
    I tried to take some photos through the eyepiece of the microscope with my phone, didn’t come out that clear, so excuse the poor quality of the images:


    After I get my Wicked Edge Pro kit tomorrow, I hope to improve on this somewhat…

    #10684
    Samuel Gabriel
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    Oh, and this is it zoomed out a little…

    Really neat little knife. Deployment is really fast. It’s smaller than I expected though. The Leek is a bit more the size I prefer to carry as EDC. I wouldn’t have minded getting the Leek with G10 scales and S30V blade though. Oh well, maybe next time…

    #10687
    cbwx34
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    Great post, and I think you got it exactly right on how they sharpen. I believe the burr is removed with a buffing wheel of some sort, often at a much higher angle, and that little bevel can be a bit of a pain when you resharpen it. Your pics show it perfectly. (In fact, I think I’ll move this to a different section, your pics are very educational.)

    Thanks!

    #10701
    Samuel Gabriel
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    Thanks for that Curtis, I didn’t realise that there’s a dedicated Kershaw sub-forum. Yes, that small “burr removal” bevel is a pain, and it throws the cutting of the knife off balance too. I can feel it pulling to the side a little when I cut fruit. I get my WE kit today so after a bit of practise I’ll clean those edges up and straighten them up too.

    I’m getting a new Spyderco Manix 2 next week, so ill try to get some images of Spyderco’s factory edge too.
    It seems odd that there is a sub-forum for Kershaw, Benchmade, etc; but not one for Spyderco?

    #10704
    cbwx34
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    It seems odd that there is a sub-forum for Kershaw, Benchmade, etc; but not one for Spyderco?

    Good question. :huh:

    #10708
    wickededge
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    It seems odd that there is a sub-forum for Kershaw, Benchmade, etc; but not one for Spyderco?

    Good question. :huh:[/quote]

    Try this: Spyderco Sub-Forum

    -Clay

    #10710
    Samuel Gabriel
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    It seems odd that there is a sub-forum for Kershaw, Benchmade, etc; but not one for Spyderco?

    Good question. :huh:[/quote]

    Try this: Spyderco Sub-Forum[/quote]

    Oh wow, cool thanks. Now I better post something there huh!

    #10711
    cbwx34
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    Try this: Spyderco Sub-Forum

    I want THAT superpower! 😆

    #10748
    Samuel Gabriel
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    I did a little bit of a tidy up on one of the new Kershaws, but I didn’t have time to do a really nice job yet. But what an improvement even so!

    #10755
    cbwx34
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    Lookin good… thanks!

    #11842
    Chris Feher
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    Hey Samuel, I have this same Kershaw knife, only not in Damascus…………but I do love the look of that
    Damascus steel, beautiful patterns.

    I actually quit carrying this little knife because with the slide lock ” off “……it kept springing open in my pocket, and managed to cut my leg once and finger another time. I don’t like to carry with the blade locked because you cannot instantly deploy it if needed.

    I just bought one of the Kershaw Echelon’s and it seems like a much better choice……..with the exception of the crappy pocket clip on it…..that needs to be much bigger and wider.

    Thanks for posting pics of the Damascus blade…….cool.

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