Mods, Regrinds, Cerakote, and Sharpening

Ultrasport05 said:
I sent my XM-18 back to josh for a regrind. I am mad at myself for not just having him do the regrind the first time. I didn't realize how think the cutting edge on a spanto really is. It doesn't cut very well IMO. Well the regrind fixed all of that. I am military and this knife gets used. I didn't buy it to look at it (though it is nice to look at), I bought it because I needed a knife that would hold up in the field and not run on bearings. Bearings are a no no for me in the field.

Anyway...Josh is a master at his craft. This knife is very sharp. With what I do, a knife that doesn't cut well won't do me much good. Now I have a knife that has the legendary Hinderer durability and cuts well. I do occasionally have to do some light prying and I am not worried one bit that the reground spanto won't be able to handle it. It is still plenty think.

I also had Josh black out the knife. The first Hinderer I ever saw was a DLC coated xm-18 and instantly fell in love. I didn't feel like emptying my back account to get one either so this was the next best option. The coating turned out very nicely. I think this is how they should come from the ranch though DLC coated. It is a little tougher than cerakote.

Above all of Josh incredible work is his customer service. His communication is top notch and he really put me at ease with sending the most expensive knife I own to a complete stranger. My emails were answered very quickly including on Sunday's. He also went out of his way to make sure I had the knife back in my hands before my next deployment. That alone speaks louder than anything to me.

Long story short: Josh's work is incredible and his communication leaves nothing to be desired. IMO the regrind is a must for all XMs. Thank you Josh.

Please forgive my photography skills or lack there of. The nice photo on the regrind is Josh's photo. The assembled knife is the final product.
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Thanks my friend, be safe on your deployment!!
 
Just finished this up!

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This was a fun project! removed the recurve and fixed the tip to make it pointy again, also modded the swedge.

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Man, I am seriously blown away by your level of skill.
I actually have some blade I am working on and perhaps I could pay you to be a part of my first few projects.
Just a thought.
Let me know.
 
BellaBlades said:
Man, I am seriously blown away by your level of skill.
I actually have some blade I am working on and perhaps I could pay you to be a part of my first few projects.
Just a thought.
Let me know.
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I pm'd ya =)
 
May of missed it on the pricing website. I was looking for the prices for the Cerakote services. I don't need the blade yet coated but I have some pocket clips on a few knives and flashlights that I would like cerakoted. Let me know, thanks.
 
chrisc983 said:
May of missed it on the pricing website. I was looking for the prices for the Cerakote services. I don't need the blade yet coated but I have some pocket clips on a few knives and flashlights that I would like cerakoted. Let me know, thanks.
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Here are the prices for Cerakote work. Pocket clips are $5 ea and flashlights will need to be custom quoted, email me with pics at josh@razoredgeknives.com and we can discuss =)
 
knife chop said:
Have you done mods for Winkler knives? I'm thinking of sending mine in to add a sharpening choil.
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I've sharpened them but that's about it... but all knife work is pretty much the same, I have added a bunch choils, from very small sharpening notches to full size finger choils.
 
I just ordered a Medford Arktika. I'm interested in sending it to you for a full flat grind and removing the skull crusher... flush with frame.
 
Charlie Mike said:
I just ordered a Medford Arktika. I'm interested in sending it to you for a full flat grind and removing the skull crusher... flush with frame.
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Sure Charlie but you know how to grind! Don't know why you want to send it to me.... 😁 But you can send me an email to discuss when you get a sec... Josh@razoredgeknives.com
 
Just thought I'd add my 2 cents. Just got my Gerber Applegate back where Josh sharpened up the false edge for me and touched up the main side and it looks great! Cuts like butter and even the main edge wouldn't cut when I sent it to him. Very reasonable prices, too, I might add. On top of that, his customer service is without peer. He sent me an email letting me know my knife arrived and was fine. He contacted me just before he started working on it to go over details and get specific and offer options (check twice, do it once, as he says), and mailed it out the same day. It was in my hands 2 days later. Also want to say he was very patient with me. I'd never had a knife worked on and am a newbie to a lot of the finishing terms, and he took the time to explain and send pics of examples of the different finishes, so now I be ed-u-macated!
Thanks so much, Josh, for the great work and just being a great person as well!
 
^ Thanks Richard!! Very kind of you ;)

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Medford Praetorian spa treatment! Etched/Stonwashed (ESW) the blade and then reground to 220 grit and set the edge at 15 dps (w/ a 20 dps microbevel), Graphite Black Cerakote on the scales, and re-tumbled all of the hardware.

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Josh,
Do you have a YouTube channel?
If so do you have step by step videos ?
I.e. step by step regrinding videos, step
By step hand sharpening videos,step by
Step cerakote videos ? Also beside your
Own logos what other logo's can you put
On the blade ? I saw a spiderman logo on
A blade some pages back so I was wondering
What other logos you can do ? As said before
I just sent you a email so these questions can
Be answered in your reply email to me again
Thanks for your time and hope to hear from you
Soon and that we can do some business together !
Frank
 
frc505 said:
Josh,
Do you have a YouTube channel?
If so do you have step by step videos ?
I.e. step by step regrinding videos, step
By step hand sharpening videos,step by
Step cerakote videos ? Also beside your
Own logos what other logo's can you put
On the blade ? I saw a spiderman logo on
A blade some pages back so I was wondering
What other logos you can do ? As said before
I just sent you a email so these questions can
Be answered in your reply email to me again
Thanks for your time and hope to hear from you
Soon and that we can do some business together !
Frank
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Hey Frank, I just got back to your email a bit ago. Yes here is my youtube channel, while I have some step by step sharpening videos I do not do the same for Cerakote work or Regrinding, sorry!

Yes I can put other logos on the blade as long as they don't get too small, just email me w/ what you have in mind.
 
Strider tanto w/ a basic 60 grit regrind, edge is set at 15 dps

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And here's my first "Janich" endura mod with the removed jimping :) Turned out pretty good I think!

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And here's a Benchmade SOCP dagger w/ a nice thin grind, edge is at 20 dps because that was as low as I could get w/ the grind geometry

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