Travis Johnston
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Tip for clamping in the forum Advanced Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 5 years, 1 month ago
Did you sharpen this knife? I have only sharpened one long knife, had to clamp in multiple locations. Take time in making sure you clamp in the proper locations to keep bevels even and blend the overlap slowly and carefully. The knife I did was not near that long. I have sharpened a dagger and I had to use blue tape to build up the clamping area.
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Any sharpening solution for Spyderco Paramilitary style choil/plunge-grind? in the forum Knife Specific Discussion 5 years, 6 months ago
Add a choil to your Spydie
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic How Do You Handle The Plunge? in the forum Techniques and Sharpening Strategies 5 years, 9 months ago
I added a choil to this Spyderco for the same reasons
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Travis Johnston started the topic Gerber Kettlebell in the forum Knife Photos 5 years, 10 months ago
Gerber Kettlebell, I picked it up for 21 bucks to leave in the wifes Jeep. Blade is 7Cr17MoV and it took a pretty good edge. Doesnt open and close as nice as more expensive knives but will be perfect to live in the door pocked of the Jeep.
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic MODS!!! Lets see em!! in the forum MODS 5 years, 11 months ago
I hope this doesn’t ruffle any feathers but I purchased another companies product. I was trying to rig up a way to wicked edge my axes and I saw this company had an ax sharpening system. It was mode expensive than I was willing to spend, but after looking into it they sell just the magnetic jig for just about 50 bucks. I was going to spend 50 at…[Read more]
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic I've been away too long! in the forum Off Topic 5 years, 11 months ago
Thats a 21 pound spatched bird on top and a bone in breast spatched on the bottom rack. I had to pull the wiongs off the top bird and put them on the lower rack to get it to fit. Egg full of birds done in less than 3 hours indirect at 325 degrees.
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic New Chefs Knife – Spyderco in the forum Knife Photos 5 years, 11 months ago
I set it at 11, it was larger from the factory. I just went with 11.
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Travis Johnston started the topic New Chefs Knife – Spyderco in the forum Knife Photos 5 years, 11 months ago
Spyderco K12
VG-10 Steel
Seki City, Japan
I sharpened to 11 DPS, my lowest angle ever. I should have taped more of the blade, some minor scuffing in one area due to angle. I got most of the scuff out with buffing wheel. Always learning.
Short video
TZ
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Steel will cut jack in the forum Main Forum 5 years, 11 months ago
Just did a Mini Cutjack, FDE color. Super sharp
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Travis Johnston started the topic Spyderco tenacious – added sharpening choil in the forum Main Forum 6 years, 1 month ago
here is my spydie tenacious in FDE. I used it as practice adding a sharpening choil before I play with my para2. I used a triangle file to start the notch and then used a small bit on my dremmel on slow speed to remove most of the metal. Then used DMT diamond file to finish up.
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Steel will cut jack in the forum Main Forum 6 years, 1 month ago
I think I did that one at 17 dps
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Spyderco Para 2 in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
you are correct I had to clean some crap out of it, thanks. I have an old spyderco tenacious and I am going to put a sharpening choil in it as practice before I try it on the PARA 2
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Spyderco Para 2 in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
finished
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Spyderco Para 2 in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
pretty solid mirror at 15 dps
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Spyderco Para 2 in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
First time I held held a PM2, feels good in the hand
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Travis Johnston started the topic Spyderco Para 2 in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
Put this in the WE last night
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Steel will cut jack in the forum Main Forum 6 years, 1 month ago
I have found I can get my D2 cutjack super sharp
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic WE 120 vice issue… in the forum Sharpener and Accessory Maintenance 6 years, 1 month ago
I wish I would have asked them for a credit and upgraded to the 130 style vice. I just havent been able to pull the 285 dollar trigger to make that upgrade yet.
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Travis Johnston replied to the topic Handmade Damascus Skinning Knife in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Marc, its funny how people here view an edge and what the word “sharp” really means. I have so many friends, family, and clients that I do knives for that if I stopped at the 600 grit stone the knife in question would be the sharpest thing they have ever held. I use a belt machine for my mass sharpening of cheesy store bought cutlery and…[Read more]
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Travis Johnston started the topic Handmade Damascus Skinning Knife in the forum Knife Photos 6 years, 1 month ago
This is the first hand made(not by me) knife I have sharpened with my WE120. It came out nice but I did noticed that the looking directly at the edge from the bottom it is not in the middle of the ricasso. Like during grinding more meat was taken from one side than the other, this is not a super expensive knife. It took a little time to get the…[Read more]
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