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 Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: Midtown]
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04/27/09 08:28 PM
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KnifeGuy
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Here to report that SYK 154 is not the usual idea of 154. 154 has a good reputation as a high-end stainless but it has those caveats I'm sure we've all heard. However, SYK 154 simply doesn't behave in the way you would expect. I don't know what sort of voodoo they're putting on it, but this is a different animal. Doesn't act like any 154 I've ever seen. When I stop being so lazy (in the year 10,000) I will post some photos comparing the 154 on my Muk with what passes for 154 on my Skeletool, just from a sharpening and wear resistance perspective. There's a very obvious difference in quality. SYK 154 is just about obscenely wear-resistant and gives you a real workout when you're edging it - but the edge it will take is pretty freaking ridiculous. Lesser 154 lacks that wear resistance and seems more prone to chips. I think SYK did an excellent job matching steel to task and design when they made the Muk - precisely where you want something that will slice all day and ask you for more. I can't speak for other designs and objectives but you couldn't ask for a better all-day slicer. It's so worry-free. Take your time (and your vitamins) setting it up with the edge you want, and brother, it's going to keep that edge long enough to make you look at it and say "What the hell?" To paraphrase Mr. Miyagi, sure you can't chop door hinges off a Jeep, but then again, I never had to skin a Jeep <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> .
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I prefer "SATIN" blades!!!
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: FuGaWee]
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04/27/09 08:29 PM
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KnifeGuy
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Someone PLEASE cut off knifeguys coffee supply! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I just switched over to Dr. Pepper. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
JYD #39
I prefer "SATIN" blades!!!
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: Woods Boy]
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04/27/09 08:32 PM
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KnifeGuy
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knifeguy, great post, but man thats a lot of typing!!
thanks Your telling me..... and no disrespect intended to the yard - my own fault, but this place causes me to be WAY less productive in more important things. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> I skipped three WAY more important things I should have worked on today. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" /> If I dissappear around here at times, know that is because I am afraid to log on and get started posting.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/paperbag.gif" alt="" /> .
JYD #39
I prefer "SATIN" blades!!!
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: Woods Boy]
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04/27/09 08:34 PM
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KnifeGuy
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knifeguy, great post, but man thats a lot of typing!!
thanks I think my post count should be closer to 10K ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ... but somehow I don't know how to spread it around. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
JYD #39
I prefer "SATIN" blades!!!
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: KnifeGuy]
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04/27/09 08:34 PM
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MustardMan
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Good thing for me it goes by post count and not word count <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: MustardMan]
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04/27/09 08:45 PM
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KnifeGuy
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Good thing for me it goes by post count and not word count <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> No worries.... you are at a good pace to be a JYD well before Blade. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> And so far, anything above 1,000 is just extra. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> .
JYD #39
I prefer "SATIN" blades!!!
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: KnifeGuy]
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04/27/09 08:50 PM
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Poi Dog
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Woah! This is the kind of stuff I'm looking for! Great post fellas. RECON SEED was talking about making a sticky about different steels. Posts from this thread and your other post, KnifeGuy, on the SR-101 vs SR-77 need to be included in that. Thank you for taking your time fellas for such detailed posts and sharing your knowledge and experiences <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> (five of them thumbs!)
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Aloha hard!! 
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: KnifeGuy]
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04/27/09 09:55 PM
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Midtown
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Here to report that SYK 154 is not the usual idea of 154. 154 has a good reputation as a high-end stainless but it has those caveats I'm sure we've all heard. However, SYK 154 simply doesn't behave in the way you would expect. I don't know what sort of voodoo they're putting on it, but this is a different animal. Doesn't act like any 154 I've ever seen. When I stop being so lazy (in the year 10,000) I will post some photos comparing the 154 on my Muk with what passes for 154 on my Skeletool, just from a sharpening and wear resistance perspective. There's a very obvious difference in quality. SYK 154 is just about obscenely wear-resistant and gives you a real workout when you're edging it - but the edge it will take is pretty freaking ridiculous. Lesser 154 lacks that wear resistance and seems more prone to chips. I think SYK did an excellent job matching steel to task and design when they made the Muk - precisely where you want something that will slice all day and ask you for more. I can't speak for other designs and objectives but you couldn't ask for a better all-day slicer. It's so worry-free. Take your time (and your vitamins) setting it up with the edge you want, and brother, it's going to keep that edge long enough to make you look at it and say "What the hell?" To paraphrase Mr. Miyagi, sure you can't chop door hinges off a Jeep, but then again, I never had to skin a Jeep <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> . hahahaha okay yeah, KG, I suppose I could have boiled all of that down to "Yeah, what HE said" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: Midtown]
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04/27/09 11:15 PM
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rackemup
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Probably only if INFI. I don't own one in INFI yet. And, if it's under $200.
BTW, has anyone else noticed the website having real slow response time?
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: rackemup]
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04/27/09 11:16 PM
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MustardMan
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Yeah it's been crazy slow rackmeup
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Re: Will you be buying a S5 LE?
[Re: MustardMan]
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04/27/09 11:22 PM
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Midtown
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crazy slow - if I had to guess, it's a bunch of new people perusing the Gear sticky. I don't know how much bandwidth the SYK forums have but what I'm seeing on this end is consistent with brief high bandwidth consumption. Latency to the east coast is 85ms nominal with activity spikes above 500ms and a few more extreme peaks in the 1.2s range. Looks like picture-intensive thread activity to me. But then again what do I know <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> oop - spoke too soon - as my data develops I'm seeing a pattern inconsistent with bandwidth consumption spikes and it looks like it might be more of a bitrate consideration - yeah I'm saying definitely more like bitrate. Hey Boss, call your ISP, tell them to get the cable guy out there... [edit] 11pm Eastern time, seems to have sorted itself. We now return you to your regularly scheduled broadcast <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by Midtown; 04/28/09 01:08 AM.
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