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Michael Christy
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Spyderco Endela K390 - review and sharpening
This video is a review of the Spyderco Endela in K390 steel. The video has discussion on the design and build quality of the knife, and documents use and sharpening the knife.
Here is the link to the qualitative edge retention testing mentioned in the video.
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Here is the link to the qualitative edge retention testing mentioned in the video.
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CPM S45VN - Spyderco PM2
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This is a review of the Spyderco Para Military 2 in S45VN. There’s discussion on the steel and the build of the knife. The video also documents a sharpening of the knife.
Spyderco PM2 in 10V - River’s Edge Cutlery exclusive
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This is a review of the Spyderco Para Military 2 in CPM 10V. The knife is an exclusive from River’s Edge Cutlery. The video has discussion on the build of the knife and the steel. The video also features use of the knife and documents sharpening the knife.
Spyderco Shaman - Knife Joker Exclusive
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This video is a review of the Spyderco Shaman exclusive from The Knife Joker in CPM CruWear. The video has discussion on the build of the knife and the steel. The video documents use and sharpening, and has discussion on how the knife sharpens. theknifejoker.com
Burr reduction and edge longevity in knife sharpening
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This video addresses burr reduction in sharpening, and the importance of it. The video documents steps in a sharpening to reduce burr. The video also gives a demonstration of edge longevity. The knife used is a Spyderco Para 3 in K390. There is a brief discussion on the knife.
Spyderco Para Military 2 in K390
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This video is a review of the Spyderco Para Military 2 in K390. The video discusses the steel, the build quality of the knife, and my thoughts on the model. The video also documents sharpening the knife.
Spyderco Delica in CPM Cruwear
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This is a review of the Spyderco Delica in CPM CruWear. The video has discussion about the steel, the build quality of the knife, and where the knife fits into my EDC. The video also focuses on the performance of the steel, and documents sharpening the knife.
Knife sharpening - S110V Full Sharpening
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This video documents a full sharpening of CPM S110V. The knife used in the video is a Spyderco Native. The blade has been reground by Big Brown Bear. The video is one single piece of footage with commentary laid into it. The edge is taken from dull to hair whittling sharp.
The Crossroads by Reate Knives - review and sharpening
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This is a review of the Crossroads by Reate Knives. The video has discussion on the build of the knife, the knife in use, and the video documents sharpening the knife.
Supergold2 / V-Toku2 test and sharpening
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This video is a comparison of Supergold2 and V-Toku2 in the performance aspect of edge retention. The video focuses on the performance of the steels, as well as sharpening the steels. The video also discusses ZDP-189. The video documents sharpening Supergold2.
Venev OCB Diamond Waterstones
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This is a review of Venev’s OCB Diamond Waterstones. The video documents several sharpenings with the stones and has discussion on the performance.
Sharpening discussion - edge longevity and carbide tear out.
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This video discusses some finer points of knife sharpening. The video touches base on edge longevity testing that I’ve done, and has a focus on the phenomenon of carbide tear out. The video also takes a look at the Spyderco Native in S90V/CPM 154 and documents a sharpening of the knife.
Spyderco Kapara - review and sharpening
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This is a review of the Spyderco Kapara. There’s discussion on the knife and the video documents sharpening the knife.
Vitrified Diamond Water Stones - review and sharpening on S90V
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This video is a review of vitrified diamond waterstones from Practical Sharpening. The video includes discussion on the stones and my thoughts on their performance. The video also documents using the stones in a sharpening. The knife sharpened in the video is a Spyderco Native 5 in S90V. m. Practicalsharpening/
Steel toughness testing - 4V, M4, and S90V
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This video addresses the subject of toughness testing with knife steel. The steels used are CPM 4V, CPM M4, and CPM S90V. The video has discussion about toughness testing and documents toughness testing for the steels mentioned.
Manly Knives Wasp - review, sharpening and testing.
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Manly Knives Wasp - review, sharpening and testing.
Metallic Bonded Diamond Sharpening Stones from Practical Sharpening - sharpening Rex 121
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Metallic Bonded Diamond Sharpening Stones from Practical Sharpening - sharpening Rex 121
Resin Bonded CBN Stones from Practical Sharpening - sharpening K390
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Resin Bonded CBN Stones from Practical Sharpening - sharpening K390
Reate Knives - New Torrent in RWL-34
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Reate Knives - New Torrent in RWL-34
Sharpening some kitchen knives - different approaches
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Sharpening some kitchen knives - different approaches
Rex 45 - Spyderco PM2 and Para 3 Review and Sharpening
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Rex 45 - Spyderco PM2 and Para 3 Review and Sharpening
Spyderco Para 3 - CTS 204p River’s Edge Cutlery Exclusive
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Spyderco Para 3 - CTS 204p River’s Edge Cutlery Exclusive
CTS-XHP - edge finish testing- Spyderco Chaparral
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CTS-XHP - edge finish testing- Spyderco Chaparral
Spyderco Native 5 - S90V/CF - review and sharpening
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Spyderco Native 5 - S90V/CF - review and sharpening
GEC 78 - American Jack - consistency in sharpening with complex blade geometry
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GEC 78 - American Jack - consistency in sharpening with complex blade geometry
Spyderco Para 3 S90V/CF - review and sharpening
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Spyderco Para 3 S90V/CF - review and sharpening
Overheated edges in sharpening - Maxamet and 1095
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Overheated edges in sharpening - Maxamet and 1095
Rex 121/Maxamet - edge retention comparison.
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Rex 121/Maxamet - edge retention comparison.
Spyderco SpyDK - review and sharpening
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Spyderco SpyDK - review and sharpening
How are you feeling about the S110V blade steel after seven years? Would you still use it despite the other stainless steel options on the market today, like S90V or MagnaCut?
4:00 You're not alone in that aspect! lol
Hi Michael would like to see more of your sharpening video.
You should have never stopped...
Thats the issue i feel i have when freehand sharpening. I just dont feel confident that im using the same angle when flipping sides or changing stones etc. Im sure im within 1 to 2 degrees but i feel that its necessary to be more precise than that to get a super sharp edge. I get my knives hair popping sharp, when everything comes together just right. But ive never whittled a hair before. Also, quite often it seems i take the bite off my edge when i move to the strops. Any suggestions or am i destined to be a fixed angle clamp system guy?
Damn. What you did with that hair…
Anyone else miss Michael’s videos? He was the best knife reviewer on YT
The Esee 6 has always been my dream knife which I finally got recently. I just don't get how anyone could complain about the sheath, I think it's a great sheath so why am I going to waste money to get one made when this one works just fine?? People always complain about the sheath, it's always the sheath. I don't know what happened to OKC but I'm definitely going to buy the RTAKII 125th anniversary edition to compliment my Esee 6 out in the woods.
I know this is an older video but I hope you respond, does carbide tear out happen with m4 I have a manix 2 that was real sharp and I kept it nice for a year or so but lately I’ve been struggling
I got one I love it. Was waiting for the right steel for a para 3 and this is it. Cruwear holds a fine edge for so long and then the working edge dulls quickly. For a small EDC knife I prefer a long lasting razors edge and then I sharpen anyway. It's such a great, comfortable in hand, all around knife.
You can use a soldering iron to heat the screw and melt the loctite
I thought you where failing to cut the hair but you where actually stripping it 😭👌🏻 wauw
@ 2:35 you can always tell a knife guy from the bald spots on their forearms haha
Once you get the g10 a little filthy it looks more blue, mine does at least
The difference in the two may be the grinds, if the hollow m4 was flat ground they may be almost exactly the same
Yaaaa I think I made a mistake when I got a Benchmade in M4 rather than a Spyderco. For a LOT of reasons.🙃🙄
Man you & pete & outpost 76 need to be hired as contractors by all the big steel companies for all the information yall develope for all these knives! thanks for your time and wisdom Michael
Rec really needs to make a 10v manix2. It's literally the knife I most want made currently.
Cruwear is amoung my fav steels to Sharpen. It's really really lovely on the stones when it's done well, the keenness that a fresh edge has is absolutely amazing with cruwear. As you said "it's a sharpeners steel" it isn't picky on edge finish and it does great at very low angles. I really love sharpening cruwear.
U have a genius mind Michael, thanks for always sharing ur thoughts
Hopefully u are right...i'd love some maxamet in my collection
How has your edge held up over a while? I bought a pm2 2 weeks ago. It’s complete junk. The edge rolled twice. I was able to fix it by stropping, tells me it’s soft. And has a chip. I have only cut open boxes at work and one time, cut weedeater string.
This is like a Cliff Stamp video
Where you at bro ? Hope you're well 🙌🇨🇵
Hi my friend! Your videos are some of the best on internet! Congrats! I'm from Brazil and enjoy it very much. Why did you stop doing it? You and BBB should be the top 5 in this area. Hope you are doing great!
IF such a knife accidentally falls from the table - it can cut off a toe :)
Great video
This exact knife is what I have carried every day. Great utility, ergonomics, and some intimidating self defense in a pinch. Looks like I have some shopping to do to get this blade back in order. Thanks for the video!
People are gonna say u cant do that, michael christy says "well, i just did"..... omg i love it! Man u rock mike!
Is that your sharpening technique? Holding the stone in hand?
I won't be cutting any cardboard but I will be opening fertilizer bags, cutting bands on pallets of bricks, cutting zip ties, reaming pvc pipe, and whatever other mundane cutting tasks my job requires. I've already ordered a PM2 in S45VN so I really hope it holds up.
Hoping one day to get a Michael Christy video on Magnacut 😂
It doesn’t keep them away 😂 my experience with them is there’s at least 2 pricks that take customer service calls and emails. I’ve never spoken with someone there (once at least was the owner I can’t remember his name) that didn’t start with a smart ass reply and end with them being super defensive. But I still buy from them if they have something I want. Including this exact knife. They’re pretty horrible people, but I like knives and don’t care really because I can give it back as good as they can 😂
Hey Mike, I'd like to get into free hand sharpening. What stones would you recommend, along with stroping!
Miss the vids mike!!!
I carried an Osborne with s90v exclusively for about 4 years and never had any issues with chipping. I carried a Spyderco “blurple” s110v and it chipped within the first few weeks, then again when I tried to sharpen out the chip.
its not the size of the abrasive, it's what you're doing with it. I don't even use diamond slurry anywhere near that fine and I can my steels to whittle or cut hair. 20+ um, 6 um, 3 um, 2 um, doesn't matter. These two steels are vastly different to sharpen. zdp is fine with regular waterstones. hap40 you have to grit down, or better off just using diamond. Or at least silicon carbide. I often use SIC for both. Shapton pro 220 or 320 and a king neo 800. but the zdp189 I can polish like say 10k chosera or 12k shapton pro and it's good to go. The hap40 I would strop on something like 6 um diamond at least, if not courser, then finish on something like 3 um or 2 um. zdp is much easier to sharpen and much easier to get to a very high keenness. It also holds the edge maybe 20% better and even more for the fine edge. The fine edge holding on hap40 isn't great. For kitchen knives hap40 makes basically zero sense over R2/SG2. The extra hardness means nothing, it's harder to sharpen and it doesn't stay sharp any longer than R2/SG2 does. It's also not stainless and at very high hardness like the 68 rc sukenari it readily rusts. I have another one from cktg that's 65 rc doesn't rust anything like the 68 rc sukenari.
Where you at Michael? Hope you’re doing well brother
He posts on IG pretty much every day lol
@@JeanClaudeVanDabs whats his IG?
Hello Michael What aobut your videos? I miss your sharpening videos. Hope you are OK.
I miss Michael’s awesome videos.
I sharpen them with a mill file. I works just fine
I didn't like your sharpening man, you sharp the knives in the air, that's wrong.One rule always sharp on surface not in the air holding the stones or DMT in one hand!
Great video! If m4 has better edge retention and toughness then is there any reason to choose rex45? Sounds like m4 is just better, no?
Rex45 has better edge stability. You can take that to the bank!!! It's a tougher steel. It's also Heat treated much higher. I think spyderco typically runs it 66-67 as far as I know. I like m4 but I think rex45 has it beat.
Sure am missing Michael cristy I learned so so much from your videos I sure wish you would start making videos again you’re content had enormous value for the edge geeks
My first experience with Cruwear was a purple DLT para 3 which was sharp out of the box,i refined the edge on the sharpmaker brown and fine rods (15dps) at which point it was hair whittling/splitting sharp,i continued refinement on the ultra fine rods and after that i could cut free hanging hair tip to root and root to tip,as Michael says it is a sharpeners steel😁👍
How long would the para 3 last before its too thick behind the edge? looks like 10-12 sharpenings? then is it useless?
Looks like a pretty excellent knife
Would love to get your take on Spyderco’s 15V
Two awesome steels imo . 👍👍 very good
cruwear loses its toughness quickly if you harden past the sweet spot