I started out working in the outdoors industry, and it is there that I learnt more about knives, and how to sharpen them. I've been offering this service for years and it is here that I share the work that I've accomplished over the years.
When I first saw the grind I thought exactly the same thing. It’s backwards! Then I noticed that the Mora Kansibol does exalt the same thing. And I do love that as a camp knife. Overall I do love my Armageddon but I think I’m happier with my Junglass or the Tahoma for a large survival knife design. I have them all and I think both the latter knives are better than the Armageddon. The main drawback of the Armageddon is that the handle really gets uncomfortable with hard use.
Thank you for the video I enjoyed it. I agree it would be a lesson in personal space as well as situational awareness if someone is working with dangerous equipment one needs to be aware and give space personal or otherwise.
You will NEVER catch me in the Jungle or any other Tropical HUMID environment! Give me the cool mountains, no bugs and no humidity! GREAT REVIEW! I have two of the Lionsteel T-6's and an M-7 and B-41, Love them! My T-5 will arrive in two weeks! Best knives for the money! Especially the T-6 in CPM-3V!
Can't blame you, it's sometimes pretty miserable 😂 I just got the T6, but in k490, it was the earlier batch. Haven't had a chance to head out and test it though
Thank you! I find the knives in this steel are really prone to chipping, and the blades already pretty thin, 16 DPS still slices really well without compromising too much on edge strength
@@The_Polished_Edge, if it's good enough for you, it's good enough for me. Got my first Miyabi three days ago, and have been worried that I wouldn't be able to hold a 9° angle when I needed to sharpen. Can definitely hold the 15 or 16.
@@danajoseph6705 my customer had no complaints and they do come back for the same treatment, so it must be working well for them. I did have another case on a different knife where, even at 15 DPS it wasn't cutting so we'll. It was an old blade that lost quite a bit of width, so I thinned the blade and the customer saw significant improvement in use.
If you are in TWD series I imagine you having a station next to the blacksmiths at the Hilltop🤣🤣🤣🤣. And survivors lining up to get they tools sharpened, then you be sippin a good cup o’ coffee and havin a nice burger at the end of the day🤣🤣🤣
the widened flattened back can function as a form of structural support to the blade just like an I beam this was actually created on purpose on some historical single edged swords
I think i've seen some old swords with that kind of feature, i've also know people use fullers/blood grooves in blades to mimic the I beam effect and to reduce some weight, perhaps more essential for a longer blade that might have a bit too much flex and weight in it. though Parang's don't usually come with a flared flat top, at least not from the makers, a fuller in one might be pretty cool though.
Thanks! It was the accudrive, the assembly of gears that lets you do micro adjustments. While it didn't affect sharpening, Jende sent me a replacement for it and it's rattle free now
Thank you for such a frank and thorough review. This is the only review on RU-vid right now that shows lateral stress on this blade. Everyone raves about this knife and does some cutting with it, nobody else does the lateral tip testing with it. I was intrigued about this knife but hesitant about the Niolox given that it is a tool steel and I associate tool steels with a tendency to be brittle. The refusal of everyone to apply real shock, lateral stress, and torsion on the blade seemed to confirm these suspicions to me until I found your review. Your explanation of the heat treat process keeping it tough and you being the one guy in the middle of the jungle with enough confidence in this tool to abuse it a little on camera makes me feel much better about picking one of these up.
Thanks! I generally like to know what my knives can hold up to in the event I need to push them to the limit. I've been trying to find time to test the new T6, which I'm 99.99% sure will hold up to even more abuse, but alas, spare time is a rare commodity these days
@@Tursilyano-ds2hg yep, with push cuts and chopping especially. Some experiments by myself and other knife sharpeners around the world have come to the same conclusion. With slicing and draw cut motions a slightly toothier edge would be better. Ultimately, the edge finishing type can be selected based on the task at hand.
No doubt he’s cutting up all those newspapers to make “ alphabet “ soup. I can also see why he was wearing a respirator. BECAUSE THIS VIDEO STINKS Retitle your video to “ paper cuts” There was no knife sharpened involved. What a waste.
It's a massive improvement over how much the Edge Pro Apex moved, I used to slide from one end of the table to the other end 🤣 That being said this was many years back and there are newer systems that are rock solid, the Jende Jigs being my go to
So one thing about the udt, it’s not actually a true chisel grind. Both sides of the edge are actually beveled. So right or left handed will work the same
Great knife just picked one up. I'm not looking forward to having to try and sharpen it. The sheath is awesome. But I ordered a Kydex one so I don't jack up the beautiful leather. Grear review. A how to sharpen this knife video would be awesome. Thanks.
This lighter seems nice, but broke in about 1 week of pocket carry - furthermore, the company refused to help with parts or service, as I hadn't ordered it from their official distribution retailer in the US, who was completely sold out and has continued to be for over 6 months. Complete garbage, do not buy.
Ужасный нож. Выкинутые деньги на ветер. Не знаю кто писал эти положительные отзывы,да он острый и прочный,но работать им не возвожно. Во первых он матовый и парадокс в том,что продукты наобород липнут так,что невозможно резать ничего,пришлось отпалировать. Эстетика ушла,прилипать перестал,но он не режит,а колит как топор просто,потому что он ужасно сведён к режушей кромке,слишком резкий перепад и из-за этого он просто рубит. А отличные отзывы,потому что они не от профессионалных поваров,а пару единственных от поваров и те проплаченные. В видео где режут этими ножами видно как они именно рубят. С ножами от YAXELL такого нету. Да ни с какими нету. Да этот острый,а толку,можно и топор наточить.
That's interesting. Most knives will have sticking, even those with granton edges. The only ones designed for no sticking are thicker single bevel blades like the deba or yanagiba. Polishing the sides of the blade should have little to no effect on how the cutting edge performs, unless whatever you're cutting touches the polished section, then perhaps there will be an effect. I'm keen to see the work you've done and the problems you've faced. Would you have a RU-vid video about it?
@@The_Polished_Edge I uploaded a photo collage to the RU-vid channel. Here the problem is in the thickness of the blade at the cutting edge. On miyabi 0.5mm on Yaxell 0.3mm When cutting, it does not cut, but colitises the product.
@@vladz377 you could try thinning the blade or just decreasing edge angle or both. I've sharpened both types of blades you mentioned and they both take on a good edge, miyabi's main difference is the steel they use. Colitising? I'm not quite sure what you mean by that. Wedging? I saw your video, perhaps a cutting demonstration of the issue would help
@@The_Polished_Edge Yes, you need to thin the blade on the miyabi. The sharpening angle is good there, 14 degrees per side. "Colitises" I mean splits like an ax
@@vladz377 ah yes, wedges, we're on the same page then. well, I hope you manage to make your miyabi a reliable user eventually. it's not a cheap knife, and it'd be a shame tostay dissatisfied with it.
Thanks! Yeah it's not the most advanced steel available, but for an affordable workhorse daily user kitchen knife, sure beats 420j2 at 56 hrc. Ideally I'd have it in m390, but man the cost sure goes up quickly 😂
Good steel, good heat treat, good stones and proper methodologies usually get the job done. I do pick knives that I know can achieve these results as I know some are just too fussy to get the same result.
DO NOT BUY THIS LIGHTER!!! douglass lighter field 👎🏼👎🏼 If you use this lighter even for 5sec the upper section really dose heat up pretty seriously it will burn your fingers or if you put it in your pocket without cooldown period it will burn you bad. It’s poorly design and overpriced.
I bought mine used and it had some scratches so i just polished it ( i didn’t know that the paint is easy to take of fortunately only a small amount of paint came off)
To be honest, if I ever had a new one, i'd rip the band-aid off and just have the paint removed, but that's just me 🤣 it's like getting a new car and being super anxious about getting the paint work scratched
@@The_Polished_Edge That makes sense, a parts kit would make the process one thousand times easier. I wonder if I can get my hands on one, or at least ad hock one from other tools.
@@zebraneighbor6383 I reckon you could use a small heat shrink tube on one end of the wick to make it easier to thread through. The prepped wick is pretty much all you'll want from the parts kit anyways
