Projects can sometimes move slowly. The genesis of this test came when Spyderco gave me a Native 5 in LC200N and I purchased a KnifeCenter exclusive Native 5 in CPM CruWear and smooth G10 scales. I already had a Maxamet one, as well as an earlier model Native that still had a pivot rivet and not an adjustable screw.
At the same time Joyce was giving me the LC200N Native Salt, I was talking to Shawn Houston of Triple B Handmade, who had a Spyderco release at the time. Shawn is a steelhead, and recognized as a master sharpener. Since the 3 Native 5’s had identical flat grinds, we thought it would be fun to do a cardboard cutting test between the 3.
Shawn provided the initial sharpening on all 3 knives (and even Rockwell tested them). We did this so that we would have as close to identical blades when we started.
I am not going to go into the results here at this time, but thought I should give you all an update. I am going to discuss the results with Shawn and get some technical explanation of what I witnessed/experienced.
Stay tuned.
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