small pocket knives
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the low angle adapter works very well, and is impressively stiff when clamped in the main vise. I have used it for some small pocket knife blades, but as vono360 says above, the Tormek small knife adapter fits equally well in the WEPS vise and worked very well for every pocket knife I’ve been asked to do. The only handicap is when you run into an older knife with loose joints, the blade is dangling unsupported and will move while you work the edges. In cases where I couldn’t deal with that, I’d try the low angle adapter.
It’s nice to have a well-stocked tool box.
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Purchased both thanks for the reply
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Wish I could attest to use of the laa but unfortunately have not picked one up yet!
Austin
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My WE-130 works great using the LAA. It also helps to have the 12″ guide rods. The only blades I have had trouble with are the tiny spey blades. So I sharpen them by hand.
Here is a photo of my Buck 301X clamped up. I have my vise taped up to help keep steel flakes and stuff out of it.
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I just noticed that this thread is from 2015. Why are these “Ganzo” people allowed on this forum??
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I think I just became a “Ganzo” person, as I just received my third. So far, I’m pretty darn impressed with the quality. What is your objection to them and how and where are they hijacking this thread?
In the nine years I’ve been on this forum, the only times commenters have been asked to go to a different thread was when it made sense from a search perspective. Common courtesy and not too many rules have been the major driving forces on this forum. That having been said, a more stringent control of the content might make the forum a more usable resource for new users. And that also having been said, I really like and appreciate the casual format and feeling welcome to jump in with a bit of wit or off-the-wall tidbits of trivia from time to time.
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Hmmm. I still don’t see who you’re referring to and where Ganzo appears anywhere in this thread, other than in your and my comments. I highly doubt that there is a conspiracy to sell Ganzo knives. The number of readers of any of the WE forum topics is probably close to the number of different knives offered by Ganzo, so I can’t see any rationale for it.
Forum members frequently discuss specific knives here and someone’s even created a separate topic for low-cost EDC knives. Not everybody is that focused on high quality, medium to high priced knives. I lust after Rocksteads and the like, but my frugal upbringing limits me to about $85, as was spent on each of my Spydercos. I bought Ganzos because of the D2 steel used in certain models and I happen to use D2 in the few knives I make. Adding to my interest, is that I know that the cost of the steel (to me) in the Ganzos is close to the total price, hence high value. All three of the Ganzos I’ve bought on amazon have shown the same level of quality I’d expect from Spyderco. Maybe higher. High value and high quality (relatively speaking) make Ganzo knives interesting enough that I appreciate the discussions which have brought the brand to my attention. Yes, I understand the nationalistic (made in China vs made in USA) reasoning to eschew the knives coming from that side of the pond, but it was the preference for Asian cars that drove the American auto makers to produce cars of higher quality. I still fume at the thought of the crappy American cars I bought during the 1970s and 1980s. Motor Trend’s Car of the Year (maybe ’72 and ’81?) was the new Chevy Vega and Citations. I bought both (a slow learner and a believer in “buy America”). Both were nice cars with absolutely horrid quality.
Meanwhile $25 for an EDC knife I perceive as having high quality and high value.
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It has been deleted. Trust me, it was a troll for Ganzo.
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