leomitch wrote:


Hi guys,
I am wanting to do that very thing, just as Leo said. I'm envisioning a matrix that lists Make, Model, Steel, Angle (maybe could even have space for primary and secondary bevels), Depth Settings, Alignment Mark, just like in the instruction set, but expanded to included a little more info about the knife. I'll need to talk to our webmaster about the technical side of setting up the Wiki online, but the matrix itself should be pretty easy to do.

Clay that would be very handy indeed. Will the Matrix be printable? And will I have to fight off any Agent Smiths?


How many applications will the average user get from a bottle of the diamond sprays?

Here's my small matrix that I print and keep with my WEPS:


Knife Depth Position Angle
Spyderco Military CF S90V 2 B.5 15
Spyderco Navaja CF S30V 2 C 15
Spyderco Superleaf CF VG-10 2 B 15
Spyderco Manix 2 CF CTS-XHP 2 B.25 15
Spyderco Manix 2 CF S90V 2 B.25 15
Spyderco Paramilitary 2 CF S90V 2 B.5 15
Spyderco Stretch 2 CF ZDP-189 2 B 15
Spyderco Sage 1 CF S30V 1 B.5 15
Spyderco Lum Chinese CF VG-10 2 A.5 15
Spyderco Caly 3 CF ZDP-189 1 B 15
Spyerco Chaparral CF S30V 1 B 15
Spyderco Kiwi CF VG-10 1 A.5 15
Spyderco Ladybug VG-10 1 A 15
Spyderco Temperance 2 VG-10 2 B.5 15
Spyderco Schempp Rock VG-10 2 B.5 18
Kabar NextGen 440A 2 C.5 18
Lone Wolf Lobo CF S30V 1 B 15
Leatherman Charge TTi S30V 1 A.5 15
Richmond Remedy CPM154 2 D 15
CRKT Minimalist 5Cr15MoV 1 A.25 15

Yes, I have a Spyderco problem

Hi all,
I've started a the matrix, still need to figure out how to publish it so that it's editable by all. Please have a look and share your feedback. You can download it here: Knife Wiki

I've tried to open the documents but I"m getting XML data format, bunch of numbers and symbols.

Deputy115 wrote:


It's an Excel document, so it might be a version issue. What version, if any, of Excel do you use?

The new knife wiki is going here: Knife Sharpening Recommendations. As soon as I can figure out how to use it, we'll be up, I'll post the data I already have and it will be open to all to contribute.

I'm hoping we'll get some great contributions for all kinds of knife sharpening tops, not just stuff for the Wicked Edge. I'd love to see a comprehensive steel section, a comprehensive knife anatomy section, another for blade designs, a good history section - really anything knife related with solid research and references.

Excel 2007 ..and I agree with the knife related topics and references. Comprehensive is the key word here

Read through here but couldn't find an answer (although I remember reading something about it somewhere lol). When I'm replacing the leather on my strops due to nicks or cross contamination, what do you recommend? Last time I did it using contact cement... but it seems somewhere I have read that you should use double-sided tape.

razoredgeknives wrote:


I haven't tried tape for the strops, we use hot glue. We only use the tape for the stones.

Try Elmers Glue All. It holds tight and if/when you want to remove the strop material (leather or balsa), it comes off very easily by soaking in hot water. Just make sure to use clamps to get a tight seal.