03-22-2009, 14:16
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Sharpening 'other than field' knives
My Father in Law was apprised of my penchant for sharp pointy objects, and of my late-in-arriving BD present (12"x2" Norton fine/extrafine India Stone, the HH6 and Harsey conspired in this...)--- So, last time we went to see him, I was handed 8 turning knives. All of them had been put on a grinding wheel to be "sharpened" ... or rather gouged to death and made ugly...
research being done - will add to post in a bit
All that typing - gone - because I took too long - I will write everything up in Word and then post it a little later...
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03-22-2009, 18:11
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Okay - I think the past couple of hours was the end of the sharpening on the knives - I did not remove all of the pits/scouring/etc. on all of the faces - I need to see how th FIL handles the knives on a lathe before I put a final-final edge on them - as they are at the moment I'd use them without fear of burning - I'm worried that he's been using bad edges for long enough that he's compensated his technique to poor tools - thus runs the chance of catching a sharp edge on his work because he's been digging rather than shaving the wood for a while now.
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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03-22-2009, 18:25
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8 knives total:
5/8" angle double bevel chisel
1" angle double bevel chisel
1/2" round edge chisel / parting tool
1/2" compound (boat front) parting chisel
1/2" simple parting tool
3/8" bowl gouge
3/4" bowl gouge
1" bowl gouge
(I will attach a couple of pictures - the first will be in this order r-> l )
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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03-22-2009, 18:38
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I need to make a note to myself. Next I see X SF, I will give him knives, stones, copious amounts of beer and seared animal flesh. Last two items was a bribe.
I await pictures. I never have been able to sharpen a knife.
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03-22-2009, 19:07
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Yes, I know there are still cutting marks from re-facing, yes, one of the bowl gouges has an uneven face border on the tang - you should have seen them last month, when they looked like the faces had been hit with chainsaws...
All 8 as of about 30 minutes ago:
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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03-22-2009, 19:10
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Originally Posted by HOLLiS
I need to make a note to myself. Next I see X SF, I will give him knives, stones, copious amounts of beer and seared animal flesh. Last two items was a bribe.
I await pictures. I never have been able to sharpen a knife.
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I'll bring my sharpening gear - make sure there is light cutting oil and/or WD-40 in industrial size containers - and no beer until I get at least one knife sharp, depending how bad the edge is...
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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03-22-2009, 21:04
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Originally Posted by HOLLiS
I need to make a note to myself. Next I see X SF, I will give him knives, stones, copious amounts of beer and seared animal flesh. Last two items was a bribe.
I await pictures. I never have been able to sharpen a knife.
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And he's a SF medic! When he cuts himself (or you) he can stitch you up!!!
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03-22-2009, 21:12
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And he's a SF medic! When he cuts himself (or you) he can stitch you up!!!
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I never said I was bringing my personal M-5 bag, just sharpening gear - the last 'sharpening' incident that required my medical experience was provided to well, you know who... plastic, frigging plastic at SHOT....
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In the business of war, there is no invariable stategic advantage (shih) which can be relied upon at all times.
Sun-Tzu, "The Art of Warfare"
Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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03-28-2009, 08:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HOLLiS
I need to make a note to myself. Next I see X SF, I will give him knives, stones, copious amounts of beer and seared animal flesh. Last two items was a bribe.
I await pictures. I never have been able to sharpen a knife.
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Hi HOLLiS,
May I suggest that you get a Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker. Watch the DVD. I think I can guarantee that you will be shaving hair with your knife in an hour or so.
It's also a good bit of understanding that will help you in free hand sharpening.
sal
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03-28-2009, 09:36
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There's a thread about sharpening around here somewhere, but I better check to see if it's any good or not.
Edited to add: will go out in shop and draw my "edge" picture and post in the sharpening sticky.
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03-28-2009, 12:07
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Originally Posted by sal
Hi HOLLiS,
May I suggest that you get a Spyderco Tri-Angle Sharpmaker. Watch the DVD. I think I can guarantee that you will be shaving hair with your knife in an hour or so.
It's also a good bit of understanding that will help you in free hand sharpening.
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Sal,
I know I could Google up a pic if this but could you post one of the sharpener you mention? (just in case you know where to find a good image  )
This particular sharpener has been mentioned here several times in the past.
Thanks!
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