“Flip me over now, and apex me”

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I sorta dig that😂

Just an FYI: CBN abrasive, which can be used in stones and stropping compounds/emulsions, are also harder than any of the steels, so you could use that. No reason to since the diamond does the trick, and CBN is usually more expensive. So why does CBN even exist? Because it turns out that in POWERED SHARPENING, diamond wheels can degrade some steels. The carbon in the diamonds and carbon in the steels like to get together and do the nasty, and afterwards, there's no telling where they're going to set up housekeeping. This is only a problem in high speed powered sharpening, because it's heat related. Not a problem at all in hand sharpening.

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

🥰🥰

They should come the way you sharpened it. Really beautiful result, Erica 🤩

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! Thank you!

I've been having microchipping issues with my 15V Spyderco Manix and Maxamet Manix 2 LW as well. I was really looking forward to hearing you thoughts when running into issues like this. I've been carrying knives for years and years and I never quite understood the appeal of these super hard steels. A blade chipping or breaking is literally the worse thing that can happen to a knife and I just don't understand why people would intentionally choose not having to sharpen it as often over toughness. So far my Native 5 Salt in magnacut is the best knife I've ever had. The Cruwear Manix 2 XL is a close second. they're so easy to sharpen and keep sharp and for their toughness and edge retention its amazing.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

The 15V should not be doing that! Very interesting.

I love the way you do your reviews and how much time and effort you put into fully exploring and learning steels and how they perform!

LOL @ "the hairs were running away".. What's weird is that the same thing's been happening to the top of my head and a knife hasn't even been near it!! 🤣The combined bling of the chain, bracelet & that edge was so blindingly bright that I had to put on sunglasses to even see you in the video! 😂 That doggie slip is gorgeous! You shave your arms?!? I still love your nerdy ass anyway❤🥰

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I love you mostest Jesse!!!!!❤

Thanks for this detailed video and appreciated the intro on the dmt stones and gear very well informative and always enjoy your videos after a long day at work. Take care

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Super cool video thanks for the info! I’m new to the knife community, and I have never sharpened a knife before, and you totally just gave me motivation to start learning.

Super informative Erica!! Keep em coming! ❤

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the continued support! ❤

Thanks for all the info and comparisons. Makes me regret selling my pm3 lw in rex45 lol. Nice patina and edge on that Case too!

If I can suggest: Your stones should be less than double the grit on the next stone, too far apart will take too long and will cause you to use more pressure to speed it up; One or more stones under 325 G would speed up the reprofiling; Check the edge repeatedly as you sharpen each side, use a 10x magnifier if it helps, is what you are doing to the blade what you intended? if you see a burr develop, flip the side and pass gently until it's under control; Japanese samurai swords require 10 stones to sharpen, each new stone they change the angle to see the effect. Carpenters maybe get by with maybe 6 or 7. The more stones in the sequence, the easier the sharpening and the faster you finish. Applies to water stones as well as diamond stones. Please don't blame Maxamet, it wasn't his fault.

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

I found your video very interesting & informative. When I started collecting pocket knives I used to look forward to acquiring the next knife. Now, I love free hand sharpening them. Great video, Erica.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

That means a lot to me! Thank you! ❤

Great job!! Love the look of that edge

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch Dave! ❤

You’re very knowledgeable! Good stuff! 👍

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you. I am learning everyday!

Nice looking edge! And thanks for the great info on how this steel sharpens. Cheers, E!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

David! Hope you had a wonderful day brother.

That’s crazy how much work you had to put in to get the bevel smoother!! Great job!’

Great explanation and fantastic sharpening job! My wonky 72-year-old hands could never do what you do with diamond sharpening stones. But it's great to see your process and results. I also use Sharpening Supplies, got my strop from them, and I watch their videos.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

They are awesome

Informative. I love your work.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate you watching❤

Thank you Erica!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

Great information 👍 and great video thanks for sharing. Have a awesome evening 🙏

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Have a wonderful evening yourself!

I totally empathized when you were talking about chipping during the deburr. I've owned a handful of maxamet knives and I discovered that the hard way. I've also found that using my DMT stones, I'd get comparatively more chips than on my bonded stones. I don't know if the deeper scratch pattern that you get on the DMT stones contributed to it. But I could still get good results. I also found that, specifically for Maxamet, I liked starting with a higher grit stone, even for reprofiling. Something like a 600-800 stone finishing on a 1200+. Skipping out on the 3-400 grit stones. I do my best, again, for Maxamet specifically, to not allow a noticeable burr to form. Once/if I get a a fat burr, I know I messed up. Keep that burr miiiiiicro. Trust your holds/angles. I know, when reprofiling/fixing up the factory edge, it's really difficult to do that. I usually do an initial "reprofile" job when I get the knife. Get the bevel looking like I want to. Then I go back through again to get the edge I actually want. Followed by a basswood strop progression. Really asinine lol. At the end of the day though, you're going to figure out what works for you! I just wanted to share my experience.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

That actually really makes sense!

Thanks for sharing about your experience with sharpening Maxamet and also comparing it to REX45. I don't own a knife in either blade steel yet, but I do have a Spyderco Dragonfly 2 in zdp-189 and I found it very fiddly to sharpen. I found running the edge through the off cut end of a block of wood in between changing diamond grits to debur it worked well though. 👍 I don't know how well that trick would work with Maxamet though. 🤔Anyway, excellent video and I appreciate what you do. Take good care and Cheers!

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

I have heard that trick and used it before!!! Love it! Cheers ST!!!

Very nice! I’ve noticed a lot of knives have “divots” toward the heel of the blade that take a while to sharpen out. Buck is bad for it and I’ve noticed they have been burning their edges lately. I purchased a Buck 112 TRX with S30V recently. Completely burnt edge and uneven. Took a long time to even the edge and get all of the factory grind lines out

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Noticing the same thing here!

I guess I’ve been lucky with my para3 Maxamet. Haven’t had any real issues sharpening yet but it does take me a while. I don’t put a polish edge on it. I prefer a little bit of a toothy edge based on what I’m using it for. With that said, your sharpening skills are epic! And patience to the highest level.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!❤

I can only pray someday that my sharpening skills would be an Nth as good as yours. 🙏🏼 You're such a pro. 💯👊🏻

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Far from it. But thank you so much!!!!

Very nice great job! Have a wonderful day!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Enjoy your week Mike! Thanks for always watching and commenting!

I used my venev stones to put an edge on my para 3 maxamet today and went good I took it to a 400 edge on venev is more like 600 and didn’t go any higher just following neeves advice saying maxamet don’t like a polished but I will find out shortly but seems pretty damn sharp to me lol keep up the good work

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!

I’m surprised I haven’t chipped my ZDP-189 Spyderco I’ve been abusing recently, that steel has done amazing for me EDC’ing it for EVERYTHING, very surprised, it takes a crazy keen edge too!! Last month I chipped out m390 on a Reate with a thick factory edge, don’t even know how it could have happened

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

Your sharpening skills give me 🪵🪓

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

❤

Mad skills 👏🫡

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!❤

Sweet thanks for the info... Ya i did not know rex45 was that hard until i had to sharpen it but once u have that ideal edge stays sharp for donkeys .Your edge is very very nice!!!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Don!!!🎉

i use my spyderco ceramic stones to touch up my maxamet manix and it brings it back to razor sharp. I believe this is sort of a myth that you need diamonds. When i am doing a full sharpening, I start with venev diamond on the low grit and when finishing I still use fine ceramics.

@fredp1983

6 ай бұрын

how long does it take you thougH?

@saltytomato3018

5 ай бұрын

@@fredp1983 not long, feels about the same as a very hard stainless like m390 or magnacut

Ill be corse since you extra fine 😅 great work on edge hun very good info as well need get me a dtrop and emulsion

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Love ya G!

Thank you beloved Erica A day of beauty to you - See you in the following video 💜🌞💜

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for always watching!

It will be good,bet the chipped section will be better for cutting things like rope, kinda like a serrated edge, you have more experience with skills for that steel now, show them chips of wisdom off, thats why i probably will never own anything more exotic than s30v, everything will get dull sometime so balance the stay sharp time against the touch up time and equipment, great content, especially about the fresh steel past the factory edge

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!❤

Nice edge! Do you find your diamond plates get finer with extended use?

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Yes! Absolutely.

So for myself i found reading the science of sharp by wade on s110v was really illuminating when we are dealing with these new powdered steels. The biggest take away is we do damage sharpening traditional ways looking to get a burr is counter productive. You are profiling the vanadium crystals and the matrix holding them in place...2 different things. Jagged or toothy edges are significantly better. Stroping motion on stones is preferred as well especially past 300g. Anyway everyone who sharpens should digest what wade says in the article, and throw in a lil bit of cliff stamps you tubes. Burring is not the way for these high hrc steels. Love the sound of this steel on paper.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your input! I appreciate it!

@diezelvh4133

10 ай бұрын

I concure. Sharpening isn't what it used to be. With my k390 and alike, I use minimal pressure, go slow and down in a stroping motion. It gets stupid sharp, very quick. I've changed the way I sharpen, and it just takes me a few strokes and a couple of minutes to clean up a blade.

Very interesting indeed. After all that work it must be a bummer to get those micro chips. I don't think I'll go for such hard steels. As you say Maxamet isn't made for knives. I don't know about edge retention. Most carbon steels or mid range steels strop up very easily.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I was a little bummed out for sure.

You did a good job evening out the bevel height. I dread it.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

It was spooky but I did it! 😅

I wonder if flipping more during sharpening could avoid the break off? By that I mean you could *still* sharpen out all of the factory scratches, but by grinding a bit on each side at a time? In regards to whether Rex or Maxamet holds a better edge, I found some info from a few years back on a spyderco forum: Maxamet is run harder and has almost 3 times as much carbide as CPM REX 45. CPM REX 45: 1. 65 - 67 RC (Spyderco's HT) 2. Around 8% carbide volume Maxamet: 1. 67 - 69 RC (Spyderco's HT) 2. Around 22% carbide volume The forum stated Maxamet gives you much higher wear resistance at the expense of some edge stability (though it's still really strong); CPM REX 45, with its lower carbide volume, will give you very high edge strength at the expense of raw wear resistance. Maxamet will out-cut CPM REX 45, but REX 45 will be more forgiving if you accidentally torque the edge or something. Forum members stated that they both seem pretty similar regarding corrosion resistance, but the REX 45 might be slightly better than Maxamet in this respect.

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!!!

@DamienNeverwinter

10 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc No probs.. lol btw after you made a whole video recommending S45, I have ended up with a Maxamet PM2 😆 I found one on offer and was forced to buy through the extreme maxamet envy your recent vids have induced. I promise to try S45 asap though 😄

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

@@DamienNeverwinter get on that!

Erica i thought u sold all ur knives? U still have rexy45 good 4 u keeping them, keep the vids coming we are always watching.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Yep I did sell the collection . Thanks for watching and commenting!

The hares ran away so the dog's did not have rabbit stew today. Most wouldn't have said anything about being chippy when putting a new edge on a blade. Take care and have a good birthday week.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

All my love to you Mike!!!!

I made a basefoot for a lamp always finds uses for knives 😁

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

Yay!

I do the same thing than strop on 1 micron diamond spray and the green polish on the other side.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Nice❤

@clavididk1236

11 ай бұрын

@ericasedc got my last spydie coming a pm2 purple g10 cruwear I found on dlt. Still in stock for $180 and para 3s for 187 free shipping. I'm so excited 😊 I'm a ravens fan and it was my gmas favorite color R.I.P gma. But this one will be my favorite 🙌 💜

Carrying M4 all this month been very happy with it so far

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I looooove M4

@rustyknifelover4463

11 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc I am definitely a fan.

2 hours? Yikes! I think ill stick with K390 and M4 for edge retentive steels. I am curious about trying 4V and Cruwear though for some even harder use blades. I shouldnt be surprised but I just had to take chips out of a S30V Spyderco shaman that i gave my brother last Christmas. he got a job stocking shelves at a gas station convenience store and wacked the edge on several soda cans... I owned that specific knife for 6 months, took it to the woods and pushed it without any issues and he mangaged to mangle it in a month at his summer job... SMH. So I think i need to find a tough but somewhat edge retentive steel for him so he doesnt keep destroying the edge on his shaman, if i didn't like my Demko AD-20 slim in 3V so much then i would probaly give him that and see what he could do to it but i like it to much and it isnt the easiest to get ahold of another one.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I looooove K390!

If you could only keep the spy27, Maxamet or Rex 45 native 5 which one would you choose?

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I don’t have SPY27. I sold it a long time ago! But out of that line up- REX45 all the way.

I wish I had friends that would let me shave them with my pocket knife...

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I shaved your mom last night!

That’s a sexy edge!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Almost as sexy as you😻

Powder and Hardness equals chips I suppose E+T=❤ Home from hospital Doctor CT scan was negative Endoscopy was negative Doctor said that procedure went perfectly and everything is going great for major surgery at end of September Daughter brought my two youngest grandchildren to the hospital and the hugs really did me good before surgery and their presence really helped Grandma out Love you like family and you know I love my family

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Omg FANTASTIC NEWS! I love you T!!!! The MOSTEST! ❤🎉

That's the exact reason I didn't keep my Maxamet Native. It wasn't worth the hype to me.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I understand❤

@stuntzombie8747

10 ай бұрын

​@@ericasedc It's possible I just needed to give it more time and a few more sharpenings. Hopefully you won't see any more issues.

It might take some time to get the result of a fine honed edge but it’s rewarding because most people can’t do it . Besides the knife community folks . A lot just aren’t into it . I like it 👍. Obsessing over an edge , lol . Remember that guy Erica , lol .

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Bahahaha I recall that topic

I believe Maxamet performs the best with a 600 or 800 grit because of its very large vanadium carbides. Ive polished Maxamet before and I think you will find that your edge quickly degrades to a “working” edge.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Yes! I am sure. We shall see!!!

@samuraiS30v

11 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc im subscribed so in a month or so ill be sure to watch your upload

@samuraiS30v

11 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc also ive got some knives you may be interested in testing and reviewing. What would be the best way to het that list to you? If your even interested in something like that.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

@@samuraiS30v I honestly have so many knives to test- I can’t keep up! Thank you so much for the offer though!!!

@samuraiS30v

11 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc 10-4. Let me know if you are ever ready for a 52100 manix 2

Thank for the great video. As you know high rockwell steels are more prone to chipping than softer steels. The truth is that a knife is really used for many task other than cutting paper or shaving arm hair. There are better tools for this being sccisors and a razor blade. So maxamet would not be my choice for regular use knife.

That sucks that it chipped but it looks great.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!❤

Atoma 140 for reprofiling

Let me know how the polish works with maxamet

@ericasedc

10 ай бұрын

Sure thing!!!!

@bighamz1175

10 ай бұрын

@@ericasedc you rock

I'll stick with my preferred steels. 01, 1095, 52100. I guess I'm old school. I spent several hours re-profiling D2 once. Although I now love that knife, I haven't bought D2 since. I'm sorry, I think this obsession with "super steels" is insane. Industry marketing gone way too far! Although, I am kinda fond of Busse SR-101 steel.

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I hear ya!

that mirror looks sexi af

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤

C =2,15 Cr= 4,75 w=13 v=6 co=10 Mn=0,3 s=0,07 Si=0,25 High alloy non stainless High speed tool steel. How compares to Rex 121?

@fredp1983

6 ай бұрын

please explain...

@LosRiji

6 ай бұрын

Carbon, Chrome, tungsten, vanadium, Cobalt, manganese, sulfur, silicon. Chemical abravisions with Volumen percentage ​@@fredp1983

I chiped my s90v like crazy before i even realized it ...I won't buy maxamit it won't hang i know it

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

I hear ya!❤

🤜🔪🤛

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

❤

Nothing beats sitting 🪑 for hours sharpening, for myself it’s super relaxing. I just get in zone and then away I go !!!

@ericasedc

11 ай бұрын

Yes it’s very therapeutic for me as well! ❤