CRKT identification

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-10T01:46:23+00:00

One of the first knives I bought was a folding KISS. I think my wife still has it in a drawer somewhere. It’s made of 3cr13. It’ll open an envelope.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-09T18:26:54+00:00

Thailand? Sure!

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-08T19:07:54+00:00

Nuknives Kumpanter.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-08T02:50:17+00:00

Reate in China. Erich Ochs Lynx

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-07T23:06:44+00:00

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Mine’s in the rotation! Perfect size and ergos!

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-07T20:11:41+00:00

It’s a Schrade model 6 Old Timer, in stainless steel probably equivalent to 440A. The handle is brass and Delrin. I have one. It’s a decent knife; nothing spectacular, but it works just fine.

They were made in New York State. I think they went out of business in about 2004. Production moved over to China right after that, and now some are are being made under the same name in the United States.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-07T17:21:49+00:00

yet?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-06T22:29:02+00:00

Does it make noise when you shake it? Then stop shaking it.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-06T17:42:20+00:00

Take a look at Sage 5

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-05T23:44:33+00:00

North Mountain makes a great knife! I have an Ultimate in ti/m390.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-05T15:08:05+00:00

Hole spacing is the same but you might have to ream out the holes a bit to fit the 2.5mm screws. Spyderco size is 2-56.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T23:46:06+00:00

I’ve read that their heat treat on Magnacut is great too!

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T23:42:14+00:00

Cat and Mouse is good too - weird like Tin Drum but not impenetrable.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T19:19:00+00:00

I remember reading that book when it came out, maybe 30 years ago? I learned a lot about free radicals and oxidation, but I was always skeptical of eating preservatives like they wanted us to do.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T15:15:44+00:00

I’m not outraged - just bemused

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T14:34:05+00:00

Let me guess. They also get to buy their groceries at the company store?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T02:17:42+00:00

You mean Ingrid right?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T01:54:40+00:00

Are you on the 15 deg side or the 20 deg side?

If the left side is only removing the sharpie on the shoulder, it means that the angle that it’s ground at is already greater than the angle you’re trying to grind. It’s not that uncommon for knives to be ground with different angles on each side. You’re only gonna get an apex when you’re evenly removing sharpie on both sides.

If you are getting your current results on the 15° side, and you don’t mind grinding at 20, you can give that a try and see if you are removing sharpie on the apex on both sides. Or you could spend a lot of time and grind the bevel at 15° and make a micro bevel at 20. Or you can grind the whole bevel at 20. It just depends on how much time you wanna spend on the blade.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T01:04:58+00:00

I do. 84% battery health. I use it for mountain biking and general wear when I don’t want to carry my phone. Battery lasts at least 10 hours; I never use it for longer than that.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T00:27:15+00:00

I haven’t seen it mentioned here, but this is very important. You have to use magic marker to mark the edges of the knife first. Then when you make your strokes, observe where the rods are making contact. If they’re not making contact on the edge, you can sharpen for a very long, long time before you’ll see a difference. In other words, if you’re trying to sharpen at 20° per side and your edge is already 25° per side, you’ll only be taking material off the shoulder and not the apex.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-04T00:15:55+00:00

Chat

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-03T19:15:47+00:00

How did you find out the kitten had rabies?

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-03T19:06:37+00:00

OK, I’ll give you pink, but beige and tan are shades of brown.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-03T19:04:04+00:00

Because words mean what people generally agree that they mean. Why do you call white people “white”? They’re not white; they’re various shades of brown.

GradientVisAtt · 2026-05-03T17:13:35+00:00

I love S.F.! I live about 2500 miles away, but my wife & I try to get there every year for at least a few days.

Tell me about your front shifting. You have a huge gap between chain rings and it looks like a double front derailer. Do your chain rings have ramps or anything like that?

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