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Re: Knife Burnout - 2 months ago
The lock picking came in handy a few weeks back when I was changing a lock and handle on a door and I couldn’t get the cylinder out due to not having the key. I also misplaced my lock pick set so I made a new 2-piece one in a few minutes on a bench grinder, picked the lock, and installed a new one. I was actually impressed that: 1) I found a real world use for the limited skill I have; 2) Iby Wolfgang - General
Re: Relief Grind Performance - 2 months ago
QuoteThiago Living in Brazil kind of limits our options. A 60 dollars Kuromaku stone gets taxed so high it costs one month working on minimum wage, five days a week. A hand sharpened Japanese knife on good steel would cost a small fortune, lol. Oi,Thiago Tudo bem? We could probably work something out to benefit both of us regarding stones. It would of course depend on costs and shippingby Wolfgang - General
Re: Jail-broken ChatGPT on Knife Topics - 2 months ago
Interesting. I tried it with the subject of blade forging on some AI chat site and it knew nothing of the essentials of the craft. I’m no expert myself and I’ve never even forged a blade but I put the thing to shame with my limited knowledge and it ended up attacking me like the snowflake it was programmed as. Ha! It told me “Maxamet is an excellent choice for hand forging” lolby Wolfgang - General
Re: IS ANYONE HERE? - 2 months ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Awesome! If I can get around 10-12 regular posters here we will be in business. We are about halfway there! Cool. I don’t check in as often as I’d like as, like you’ve said about yourself, I’m burnt out with a lot of this stuff. I’ve just been enjoying my blades and abrasives and don’t even use spreadsheets for experiments anymore; I just keep it all in myby Wolfgang - Announcements
Re: Urban Camouflage - 2 months ago
Seems interesting, I’ll read it all. Thanks. Wolfby Wolfgang - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
Re: 3 Step Plateau Sharpening by Cliff Stamp - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!!! Hopefully this will help! The original video reminds me of a guitar lesson video I have. If you slow it waaaaay down, it will work for beginners, but you really need to know how to play in the first place to get the full benefit of the lesson. Same thing with Cliff's video. If you are a beginner, you need to take it step by stepby Wolfgang - Sharpening Videos
Re: Worse Knife Laws in the World? - 1 year ago
Yes, I have noticed the older I get the less they bother me. I’m 44 now and haven’t been harassed by them in 12 years or more. I do look military, or maybe like a mercenary or hardcore prepper, but they don’t do double takes on me anymore, for which I am glad.by Wolfgang - Video Reviews
Re: Worse Knife Laws in the World? - 1 year ago
Australia has terrible knife laws as well. Not allowed to carry any knife for any reason. I live out of the main town and so I can carry whatever I want every day. However, I still carry a Swiss Army knife around a major regional city when I go into it as I use it to open things such as packaging and to cut my fruit. I’m prepared to have the knife confiscated and potentially get a fine ifby Wolfgang - Video Reviews
3 Step Plateau Sharpening by Cliff Stamp - 1 year ago
When Cliff done that 4 minute video describing the process I noticed in the comments people saying they didn’t understand. Why? The audio was not in line with the video and thus confusion was created. Cliff never got around to fixing it…I recall him saying he intended to but he was often doing far better things than editing videos. Anyways, I edited the video for him and everyone else so peby Wolfgang - Sharpening Videos
Re: SpyderCo Siren - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Yeah, that is true. There are some makers here in the USA that make outdoor knives with great geometry and high-performance steels like 52100 and AEB-L. Jeremy McCullen and Joe Calton are the two that come immediately to mind. Kyle Bettleyton also. They are all members of the forum and can be found on social media or on their websites (I know Joe has a website).by Wolfgang - Video Reviews
Re: Murray Carter Sharpening DVD's - 1 year ago
QuoteThiago This is one of the best sharpening videos I have seen. Olá, Thiago. Bem vindo ao novo fórum no espírito de Cliff Stamp. Wolf K (no YouTube). Edits: My Portuguese sucks these days.by Wolfgang - Video Reviews
Re: SpyderCo Siren - 1 year ago
Jason, Yep. I’ve actually thought about buying a small high quality kitchen knife and converting it into a regular outdoor knife for the bush. Some kitchen knives I see look almost identical to old French trade knives the Mountain Men used. It would be interesting to see how well they outperform the common 40-50° sharpened crowbar called “outdoor knives”. If you look at old knives from throby Wolfgang - Video Reviews
Re: KnifeSteelNerds -- Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Well, that is anti-climatic. I would like to try some MagnaCut or some Nitrobe 77. I haven’t done any real evaluations or testing with it, just daily use for a number of months. I will make some notes and take observations in the future. It’s not a steel I’d avoid by any means.by Wolfgang - General
Re: Relief Grind Performance - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Nice! I have only sharpened Maxamet once, on diamond waterstones. How did you find it? Any issues setting the apex? I don’t have any Diamond waterstones but will likely get at least one, possibly the Naniwa Diamond #800 just for apexing. With my first few apex sets I just wasn’t happy with the results. Rather than blame the steel I blamed myself and asked “whby Wolfgang - General
Re: SpyderCo Siren - 1 year ago
That does seem like a really good knife for fisherman to keep on them. His commonsense rationale behind the features is good as well.by Wolfgang - Video Reviews
Re: Relief Grind Performance - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 I really enjoy experimenting with these “Duper steels” but I actually prefer simple carbon steels like 1070, 1080, 1095, 01, 52100, etc; and in stainless I like the 440 class, 12C27 etc. For major reprofiling I really need to get a small belt grinder (2” would be great) as I don’t have the patience to do it on stones/plates anymore. I still have a couple of large fixed blaby Wolfgang - General
Re: KnifeSteelNerds -- Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Yeah, steels really don't matter to me either. It always was the last thing I cared about when getting a knife. That being said, I would like to get my hands on some MagnaCut and SPY27. QuoteWolfgang Jason, I recently ordered a Manix 2 in SPY27 so after a couple of months of use I’ll let you know what I think of it - and in comparison to the other Manix 2 steels I havby Wolfgang - General
Re: Relief Grind Performance - 1 year ago
It definitely makes a huge difference. On almost every flat ground blade I own I’ve blended the primary into the secondary with a shallow convex to increase performance and reduce drag, I then add a micro. It might not look great to some people but it definitely works very well and I like it. Over time, the convex blended portion will become larger until the primary needs some thinning out. Keby Wolfgang - General
Re: KnifeSteelNerds -- Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - 1 year ago
Quotesal Hey Wolfgang, Pressure is an interesting concept in sharpening. I wonder what type of measurable test could be done? I know too much pressure can roll an edge, tear the diamonds and CBN from their matrix and chip a very hard steel. Thanx. I think I'll mention that on the "Scope the edge" thread at Spyderco. sal Hey, Sal. Sorry, I didn’t see your post until nby Wolfgang - General
Re: Urban Camouflage - 1 year ago
A few examples of why I prefer to limit green in camouflage. Green exists, yes, but it’s generally not as prominent at ground level where we all live. Also note in the second image the lighter colors of the Jaguars belly and inside leg portions etc. This first image demonstrates that black is acting as shadow, contrast, and as a disruptive pattern. You could walk within 50 feet or lessby Wolfgang - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
Re: Urban Camouflage - 1 year ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, Ryan, I did a little research a while ago on the Woodland Camo vs the newer, more tan/brown Woodland Style Camo: . Wolfgang, is that how the Woodland M81 looks after the brown dye? Like the newer woodland-style camo? Just picture the woodland in various shades of brown, no greens, no tan. Like the colors of Dutch cocoa, standard dark chocolate, 90% dark chocolby Wolfgang - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
Re: Urban Camouflage - 1 year ago
QuoteRyan Nafe I totally agree on the brown and grey colors being highly effective, especially in my own local environment. The SADF Nutria brown color is a great example of that, it would be very effective around here. This YouTube channel has a lot of very helpful videos on the effectiveness of various camo patterns, you might be familiar with the channel already: Yes, I was going to inclby Wolfgang - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
Re: Urban Camouflage - 1 year ago
Jason, Some of the best “camouflages” I’ve found are in shades of Earth Brown. Check the old SADF (South African Defence Force) Nutria for examples of how well it works in the natural environment. It also doesn’t look “threatening” or “out of place” in the urban environment. I wear genuine army surplus camouflages of various types almost exclusively as I like the high quality and the vast aby Wolfgang - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
Re: Dr. Vadim Has Passed Away - 1 year ago
Sad. I enjoyed my conversations with him, and I know he enjoyed them with me.by Wolfgang - General
Re: Knife Burnout - 2 years ago
Quotejasonstone20 Wolfgang, If you are going to make your own picks, check out Christina Palmer's designs, you can download the files and print them out to use as templates: Thanks! Seems like a good idea.by Wolfgang - General
Re: KnifeSteelNerds -- Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - 2 years ago
Quoteme2 That’s interesting. I haven’t followed steels too much in about 3 years. I had trouble getting S110V as sharp as my other knives… I’ve been using S110V significantly for a few years now and in my own experience I’ve observed that it just won’t get as refined (sharp) as something like 1095, 52100, or CTS BD1 - all of which take a similar level of sharpness in my experience. In fact, Cby Wolfgang - General
Re: KnifeSteelNerds -- Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - 2 years ago
Quotejasonstone20 Yeah, steels really don't matter to me either. It always was the last thing I cared about when getting a knife. That being said, I would like to get my hands on some MagnaCut and SPY27. Jason, I recently ordered a Manix 2 in SPY27 so after a couple of months of use I’ll let you know what I think of it - and in comparison to the other Manix 2 steels I have. I may even doby Wolfgang - General
Re: Knife Burnout - 2 years ago
Lock picking is enjoyable. (Check out the Lock picking Lawyer on YT for some great advice) I made myself a small set and took to some cheap locks to see if I could do it, and repeat it. Worked out well. First time was the hardest, but also the most rewarding as it gave me confidence to continue. I intend to make some more tool variations (I get the pick types from photos and just recreate iby Wolfgang - General
Re: Thanx much for creating this forum - 2 years ago
Indeed, thanks gentlemen.by Wolfgang - General