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Where to get test knives

I know about the AliExpress ones or I think I know the main stores.

Where else can I find decent titanium handled knives to use as test subjects in modding?

Under 100

TIA

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u/TheHonedLizard — 6 days ago
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Todays goofing off on the test scales

Need to put it back together every now and then lol. Todays playing with color ano over black.

Lock side scale is still base black, but thought the iridescence in this was pretty cool. Not normally a fan of shiny.

u/TheHonedLizard — 15 days ago
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Removing Ti ano in select spots

Have a few Ti knives I'm going to ano. For instance, one is a frag pattern. If I wanted to remove the high voltage ano from some of the surfaces of the frag and re ano at a lower voltage, what is the best way to go about removing the old ano without polishing the Ti?

I have some wool felt dremel polishing bits, but they barely touched it and was making it polished.

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u/TheHonedLizard — 22 days ago
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Jewels in screw heads

I posted this a while back in a jewelry forum and got banned (posted a weapon), but after seeing the ruby knife blade posted here... :)

I have a few knives that have small T6 or T8 screws that I would like to figure out a way to attach small jewels. I have 1,000's of small gemstones, diamonds, etc that are the approximate diameter needed.

How to attach them? Most of hese screws will not need to be removed again, but would be nice if I could remove stones if needed to get to the screws.

Not sure its possible so asking people with more knowledge than me.

u/TheHonedLizard — 1 month ago
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Fixable?

Edit: I have not sharpened the knife. Factory edge.

Bought a cheap tanto blade to practice on. Never having sharpened a tanto, is this fixable?

Buy cheap, get cheap I guess.

u/TheHonedLizard — 2 months ago
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AM I doing something wrong here?

Bought another inexpensive knife to play with and this is how it is sharpening.

I've sharpened 3 times at various angles and it ends up looking the same way every time. Is the blade warped or is this something I am doing wrong?

No other knife I've sharpened sine I received my TSProf has this issue.

u/TheHonedLizard — 2 months ago
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Chip in T2 stone

I have a small chip in the edge of my 800 Boride T2.

Options? Just noticed today. I can”t feel it when sharpening 98% of the time but there is that one time every so often that makes my teeth ache when it hits, but no apparent marks on blade.

u/TheHonedLizard — 3 months ago
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How would you clamp this blade?

Title says it all. Having an issue with uneven factory bevels between sides and that tip...

How would you clamp it?

u/TheHonedLizard — 3 months ago
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Bori-Lube 10

Online, even AI and Hapstone's site, says Bori-Lube 10 is made of water and dipropylene glycol (or propylene glycol) with surfactants.

Looking at the SDS for Bori-Lube 10, seems it is comprised of ~ 97% water, 2.5% TEA and 0.5% Borax.

Does anyone have experience with this over soapy water?

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u/TheHonedLizard — 3 months ago
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Cleaning Boride T2

Cleaning the Boride T2 stones after/during sharpening - bar keepers friend and a nylon brush or King Japanese Nagura Stone #8000?

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u/TheHonedLizard — 3 months ago
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While sharpening , what do ~you wipe the blade with?

And does it matter, unless you are going for a polish/mirror?

FWIW, I moved a roll of shop towels inside and started changing the towel with every stone on one today.

It does seem cleaner in the scratch pattern.

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u/TheHonedLizard — 3 months ago