Damage on the tip, left side, 32x157 viewsBenchmade 710HSSR tip damage caused by dropping the knife vertically on the carpet covered concrete floor.Nov 13, 2005
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Damage on the tip, right side, 60x155 viewsNov 13, 2005
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Damage on the tip, right side, 32x162 viewsBenchmade 710HSSR tip damage caused by dropping the knife vertically on the carpet covered concrete floor.Nov 13, 2005
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Deformed serrated section, 32x224 viewsNov 13, 2005
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Serrations on Benchmade Axis AFCK D2, 60x magnification384 viewsSatin finish edge and serrations on AFCK D2Nov 13, 2005
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Serrations on Benchmade Axis AFCK D2, 32x magnification416 viewsSatin finish edge and serrations on AFCK D2Nov 13, 2005
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210 viewsDui-ChirraNov 13, 2005
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496 viewsBenchmade AFCK D2 edge, 32x. Sharpened, polished convex edgeNov 13, 2005
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477 viewsBenchmade AFCK D2 edge, 60x magnification. Sharpened, polished convex edgeNov 13, 2005
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591 viewsOct 31, 2005
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536 viewsRinaldi TTKK - full size crop of the damaged tip. Right side.Sep 25, 2005
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492 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. FOrther down on the edge. More damage.Sep 25, 2005
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449 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. Full size crop of damaged edge. You can clearly see rolled portions and rather large missing piece.Sep 25, 2005
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642 viewsTTKK blade tip after accidentally dropping it from 8(!) inches onto the granite counter top. This clearly shows why you shuold be careful with your knives, especially dropping them. In this case knives own weight was enough to bend the tip which was thinned down earlier.Sep 25, 2005
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553 viewsRinaldi TTKK - full size crop of the damaged tip. Left side.Sep 25, 2005
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4825 viewsSharpened, polished edge on Falkniven White Whale kitchen knife. Mid section.Sep 05, 2005
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5176 viewsSharpened, polished edge on Falkniven White Whale kitchen knife. Choil.Sep 05, 2005
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4842 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. The edge can be described as completely dull. However it's still shrper than those kitchen knives in 90% of households. Edge shows heavy rolling and chipping. Here you see rather large chip and roll on the blade tip.Sep 05, 2005
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5195 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. Mid section of the blade. Which has suffered the most durign those 7 weeks. Overall view clearly shows extensive rolling and some chipping on the edge. The most severe damages are shwn in closeup inserts.Sep 05, 2005
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4927 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. Close-up of the chip on the blade tip.Sep 05, 2005
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4502 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. This picture shows blowup of the chip mentioned in prev. pic comments.Sep 05, 2005
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4377 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. Mid section of the blade, probably the dullest part, still decent edge though. Sep 05, 2005
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4657 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. This picture shows overall view of the edge and blowup of the single chip this knife developed after 3 weeks of kitchen use. Sep 05, 2005
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4300 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. For this experiment all kitchen cutting(excluding potato peeling) was done using this blade. On this and next picture you can see minor rolls reflecting the light. Still shaving sharp.Sep 05, 2005
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8548 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 3 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. At this point the edge still can shave, although with difficulties, and slice through free hanging paper, also not very cleanly.Sep 05, 2005
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4308 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. For this experiment all kitchen cutting(excluding potato peeling) was done using this blade. On this and previous picture you can see minor rolls reflecting the light. Still shaving sharp.Sep 05, 2005
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8266 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 3 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. Notice light reflection on rolled portion of the edge. See prev. comments.Sep 05, 2005
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4586 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 7 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. See prev. comments.Sep 05, 2005
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4494 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 7 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. Notice light reflections on rolled portions of the edge. Can't shave or slice through free hanging paper. Utility wise still usable edge, but if you're used to sharp knives it's rather dull.Sep 05, 2005
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5757 viewsOriginal edge on Phil Wilson's CPM 10V hunting knife, closer to the hiltSep 05, 2005
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4868 viewsOriginal edge on Phil Wilson's CPM 10V hunting knife, mid sectionSep 05, 2005
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3850 viewsOriginal edge on Phil Wilson's CPM 10V hunting knife, bellySep 05, 2005
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4924 viewsOriginal edge on Himalayan Imports Bowie knife by Kumar. 5160 spring steel at 60hrc.Sep 05, 2005
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TTKK Edge, blade tip after sharpening. ~32x magnification5263 viewsTrace Rinaldi's Talmadge Tactical Kitchen Knife after sharpening on edge pro, 100, 180, 320, 600, and 3000 grit polishing tape, and finally 0.3 micron Al oxide abrasive film. Mirror polished visually(pic below), and look at this. Made of S30V steel @ 60HRC.Jun 29, 2005
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5673 views Rinaldi TTKK edge. Mid section of the blade. Still looks toothy under 32x magnification :)Jun 29, 2005
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