It is a good day for Busses and Rats. Got my replacement HCLE today. Mine came with a decent edge, too. It fits perfectly in my new rainwalker kydex. But since this is a slicer, I took a chance and decided to thin the edge on the little beauty.



These small blades can heat up fast, so I dunked it in cold water every pass or two.

It came out pretty good. I didn't even mess up the needle sharp point.


And it passed the slicing test just fine, as well as the arm shaving test.

Thats a sweet little knife, I'd like to see a pic of it in your hand to get a better idea of the size. Ihave always wondered if you can mess up the temper from sharpening , at work we sharpen our knives on an aluminum oxide belt sharpener.

Nice knife and a very nice edge. Chickenplucker

That's great news, Vic! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

That hair shaving edge looks awesome too!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />


Now it's time to head for the oak wood pile! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Here is a pic of my first one. They are small, about the size of a tactical folder, but the handle fits my hand well.



Yes, you can overheat a blade on a belt grinder, but it is usually not a probem with good new belts. If I am reprofiling an edge on a small knife, sometimes I have to cool the blade a bit. Some steels tend to heat up more than others.

I guess the thicker the steel the longer it needs to be ground , hence a better chance of heating up. That would be a great EDC man.

Oh yeah, it is. Very sweet little EDC knife.

Actually the thinner the steel the more danger of ruining the temper so you have to be VERY careful. A thin edge can get red hot almost instantly and totally ruin the temper. I usually thin my edges on the Lansky because it will never do that and so long as you keep the clamp in the same place you will have a perfectly straight edge. It does take a long time although the HC is not as bad. I did my YKLE though and it took a lot of hours.

I much prefer knives like the HC to folders. With a good sheath with a clip you can wear it the same as a folder in your front pocket and it is faster to bring into action.

Yeah that makes sense too.

Looks good with the sheath, nice lil edc package.

Thanks, seven. I feel bad that I broke my first one. This has to be one of the nicest small knives to come out of the swamp. It is a jewel. It takes some getting used to sharpening the 154CM. It is hard and heats up fast on the belt. But it really takes a super edge. I usually EDC my Swamp Rat Rattrap, but I am quite sure I'll be carrying this one on occasion.

Very nice, I got my email notice today that mine is ready... Can't wait for it to get here...