
Trace Rinaldi TTKK, CPM-30V steel, 60HRC.9762 viewsTTKK Review.
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Trace Rinaldi Warhawk - Talonite8408 viewsWarhawk Review.
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Trace Rinaldi TTKK, CPM-30V steel, 60HRC.8394 viewsTTKK Review.
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Trace Rinaldi Warhawk - BG-426771 viewsWarhawk BG-42 Review.
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Trace Rinaldi TTKK, CPM-30V steel, 60HRC.6442 viewsTTKK Review.
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Trace Rinaldi TTKK, CPM-30V steel, 60HRC.6056 viewsTTKK Review.
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5668 views Rinaldi TTKK edge. Mid section of the blade. Still looks toothy under 32x magnification :)
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Trace Rinaldi Warhawk - Talonite, BG-425635 viewsWarhawk Review. Warhawk BG-42 Review.
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Trace Rinaldi TTKK, CPM-30V steel, 60HRC.5611 viewsTTKK Review.
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TTKK Edge, blade tip after sharpening. ~32x magnification5261 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.
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5193 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.
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4923 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. Close-up of the chip on the blade tip.
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4892 views Rinaldi TTKK edge Just to see that the blade indeed is mirror polished. Those two pictures before this are 32x magnification of the same blade.
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4840 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.
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Trace Rinaldi Warhawk - Talonite, handle pin4731 viewsWarhawk Review.
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4656 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.
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4499 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. This picture shows blowup of the chip mentioned in prev. pic comments.
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Trace Rinaldi Warhawk - Talonite4438 viewsWarhawk Review.
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Trace Rinaldi Logo on Talonite Warhawk4392 viewsWarhawk Review.
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4376 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.
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4307 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.
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4298 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.
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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.
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553 viewsRinaldi TTKK - full size crop of the damaged tip. Left side.
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536 viewsRinaldi TTKK - full size crop of the damaged tip. Right side.
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492 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. FOrther down on the edge. More damage.
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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.
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