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01/19/10 02:26 AM
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 02:32 AM
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Gotta be around there.
I don't remember hearing or reading the hardness when it was released.
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 02:39 AM
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Not sure but I like Infi..
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 03:24 AM
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The original SHBMs were in the 60-62 range, however the normal range for INFI is now 58-60. The recent exception is the BAD from Busse which was once again up in the 60-62 rc range.
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 03:26 AM
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 03:26 AM
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 03:44 AM
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I took mt S-5 LE into a shop to get it sharpened and they were wanting to know what the RC was..
My S-5 LE has never been sharp from the time I received it from the yard. I can get most blades pretty sharp using my Lansky setup, but not this one.
I will give the shop a call tomorrow and tell them it is right around the 60rc range.
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 05:16 PM
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sumoj275
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sportsnut, were they using a belt sander, grinder, etc? Reason I ask is I let an olt time knife maker mess with Infi and he told me it was no good metal in that knife--won't hold an edge. What it was, I suspect, is that he had never messed with Infi before and the way he was used to sharpening did not lend itself to the Infi properties--ie, rolling.
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 05:41 PM
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sportsnut, were they using a belt sander, grinder, etc? Reason I ask is I let an olt time knife maker mess with Infi and he told me it was no good metal in that knife--won't hold an edge. What it was, I suspect, is that he had never messed with Infi before and the way he was used to sharpening did not lend itself to the Infi properties--ie, rolling. INFI doesn't throw a bunch of sparks when you grind it, and it grinds fairly easily, like some inexpensive 420 steels. But it does hold an edge very well. INFI is "different".
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 05:50 PM
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sportsnut, were they using a belt sander, grinder, etc? Reason I ask is I let an olt time knife maker mess with Infi and he told me it was no good metal in that knife--won't hold an edge. What it was, I suspect, is that he had never messed with Infi before and the way he was used to sharpening did not lend itself to the Infi properties--ie, rolling. I saw the belt sander in the back of the shop and ask about it. The lady told me it was a water cooled German manufactured model that was around $3,500 new. I also saw a couple of large leather strops hanging from the work bench. I have never had them do any work before, but know lots of folks that have and they all rave about their work. $7.00 for my Spyderco Renegade which is half serrated. $6.00 for my S-5 LE $5.00 for my Bird Dog LE
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 11:44 PM
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Send it in to SYKCO...it sounds like a bad heat treatment...Infi sharpens like a razor on a Lansky...only knives I ever had a problem with on taking an edge were either poor soft steel or good steel with a bad HT...it's worth getting it checked IMO...
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Re: S-5 LE Hardness ??
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01/19/10 11:51 PM
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Send it in to SYKCO...it sounds like a bad heat treatment...Infi sharpens like a razor on a Lansky...only knives I ever had a problem with on taking an edge were either poor soft steel or good steel with a bad HT...it's worth getting it checked IMO... I'll report back Thursday after I pick it up from the shop.
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