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I purchased this knife because it was supposed to be bad ( bad to the bone ) .
What can I say , I have some plans / ideas / tests I want to run and , this knife has ruined them !
Oh well !
Blade is margarine soft , knife is cheap , and the stupid thing is making a mockery out of my plans .
Do I need to review it ?
A) Fake Gerber
B) Wonky build ( lots of slop )
C) Blade steel is mild steel soft
D) Just screams bad knife
E) Made a lot of more expensive knives look stupid
Edge is my 180 grit diamond cut 22 deg bevel .
And this cheap N nasty knife went 190 slices of rope .
What is going on here ? Why are cheap knives kicking expensive knives to the curb ?
I put it on the whetstone grinder / knife sharpener and put a new edge on it .
I want to see what happens .
Margarine soft X26 at the rope
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Re: Margarine soft X26 at the rope
If you take out everything after the "&" your second link will work.
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Re: Margarine soft X26 at the rope
I don't understand. You say "Blade is margarine soft", but it makes 190 cuts through rope and slices paper. If the steel is soft the edge would deform after a couple of cuts.
What is the brand name of this knife ?
kj
What is the brand name of this knife ?
kj
Re: Margarine soft X26 at the rope
Most knives with a brand name and an "X" with a number after it is counterfeit. There are over a dozen Buck knives out there with this exact marking. "X" with a number, w/Buck etched somewhere on the blade.
Some examples:
Some examples:
LJ
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Re: Margarine soft X26 at the rope
Clearly stated = FAKE Gerber ( So a Gerber X26 )
Dont understand ! = I dont understand !
It has a new whetstone grinder edge , but I was busy this morning and now it's hot outside .
I have several knives I want to retest ( whetstone grinder edge ) .
But yeah , the diamond hone / sharpener ate the steel with the greatest of ease .
THe harder the diamond bites something , the softer it is .
I need 50 thou worth of test equipment !
Dont understand ! = I dont understand !
It has a new whetstone grinder edge , but I was busy this morning and now it's hot outside .
I have several knives I want to retest ( whetstone grinder edge ) .
But yeah , the diamond hone / sharpener ate the steel with the greatest of ease .
THe harder the diamond bites something , the softer it is .
I need 50 thou worth of test equipment !
Re: Margarine soft X26 at the rope
Whetstone grinder !
So I put a new edge on the X26 ..
Not only did I put a new edge on the knife , I also threw away the nylon washers the blade was running one and replaced them with brass washers .
With the washers fitted ( spaced correctly ) , there is now zero blade play .
Honestly , why would I not fix it , if its going to perform ?
And I lost count cutting rope , ( video ) ...
300 Slices of rope ! Thats right !
I purchased this knife because I wanted it to be bad - NOT Good !
Unfortunately what I have is a very disappointing bad knife ( because it turned out to be good ) .
Ok I did have to fix the blade play , but that chore was very much worth while .
So what I have is a knife punching well above it's class .
I had to get a freak X26 right ! It has thrown all my plans into chaos . ( plans I had for the knife )