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Old 01-14-2019, 11:46   #5
ender18d
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Originally Posted by RCummings View Post
Ender, May I ask what you would use the knife for? I have been stuck living in that rabbit hole for some time. After hundreds of knives and speaking with many makers I ended up having a "sharp" knife for every occasion. The 2 unlikely knives that I carry everyday were tools that I use the most and "like" the least, an original Leatherman and a keychain swiss army knife. I am a mechanic by trade and want my tools close and as a mechanic loose flesh and splinters are frequent so the keychain swiss army knife, blade scissors and tweezers are used, the chrome on the razor sharp blade and scissors can be cleaned with alcohol before and after use, it's only used for this purpose. I do have others that I use for specific purposes but do not carry everyday.
One unlikely tool that I use for sharpening is a high magnification loupe to see the burr and micro serration during sharpening. Final thought, before proceeding much further down the hole, you can commission a knife to be built with the steel, blade configurations and shape that you envision, in the long run it may be less expensive and infinitely less frustrating.

Very respectfully,
Bob
These knives are EDC knives, with uses ranging from simply opening boxes to use in the field and on deployment. I also carry them and occasionally use them at work in the ER, although I tend to use my Raptor shears more in a medical setting for obvious reasons.
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