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- Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:58 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Anybody sharpening CPM 20 CV?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 892
Re: Anybody sharpening CPM 20 CV?
You may be better off just buying a diamond stone. Diamond will sharpen 20cv or m390 easily. You can get a decent edge using wet/dry sandpaper with silicone carbide. You could buy diamond compounds to dope stones with. But, at the end of the day you will spend less money just buying a diamond stone....
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:07 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Best Stropping Compound (Not an Opinion)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2184
Re: Best Stropping Compound (Not an Opinion)
I have only tried the diamond powders from 6 microns down to 1 micron. Do you strop with 220 grit?
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Best Stropping Compound (Not an Opinion)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2184
Re: Best Stropping Compound (Not an Opinion)
You can buy just about any abrasive in powder form. Just dump a very small amount of it on your strop and rub it in with a makeup brush. This is a cheap way to go. There is no dry time. I’ve been doing it for years and it works great. You should probably wear some type of face mask when you’re apply...
- Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:41 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: WTS - a few knives to help support #Mauistrong
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2038
Re: Please help support #Mauistrong
I’ve been worried about you Mauichef. I think you’re an awesome person for selling parts of your collection to benefit others. Good luck with the fund raising. Hopefully, the government will step up quickly
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 9:15 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Flattening the profile
- Replies: 10
- Views: 822
Re: Flattening the profile
Just taking a guess here. When you sharpen, do you keep your fingers on the off-hand close to the cutting edge? I’ve noticed during some thinning sessions that I could see uneven bevels around the area where I kept my fingers on the blade. Moving my fingers up to the middle of the blade road solved ...
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:21 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: I cleaned my leather strop with Dawn Dish soap.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1089
Re: I cleaned my leather strop with Dawn Dish soap.
Try this one
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/ri1midisp2oz.html
Spray it on and let it dry for 30 minutes or so.
https://www.chefknivestogo.com/ri1midisp2oz.html
Spray it on and let it dry for 30 minutes or so.
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: I cleaned my leather strop with Dawn Dish soap.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1089
Re: I cleaned my leather strop with Dawn Dish soap.
I have never tried using dawn to clean a strop. I would recommend using a solvent such as mineral spirits. If you want something that dries really fast you could use naphtha. You should use some type of rubber gloves to keep the solvent off of your skin. You might be over complicating the process of...
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:41 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Naniwa Gouken *ARATA* 3000 vs Naniwa Chosera 3000
- Replies: 3
- Views: 578
Re: Naniwa Gouken *ARATA* 3000 vs Naniwa Chosera 3000
Hopefully Mark will pick up some of the ARATA stones. I’ve seen the 10k for around $100. If they really are slim Naniwa Pro stones, they will probably go up in price.
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Is it Sharp?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1262
Re: Is it Sharp?
I find the rolled magazine paper a good test. https://www.google.com/search?q=kramer+magazine+paper+cut+test&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS618US618&oq=kramer+magazine+paper+cut+test&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.31033j0j7&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:df61ad5a,vid:...
- Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:11 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What was your first good Japanese knife?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4429
Re: What was your first good Japanese knife?
Konosuke Swedish Stainless 240 gyuto. I still use the knife quite a bit. That’s my only stainless Japanese knife. Love the steel whatever it is.
- Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:20 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Meteorite knife
- Replies: 8
- Views: 584
Re: Meteorite knife
Are you placing a bid Mark? That’s definitely a collector’s item. Pretty horrible profile for a cutting board though.
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:36 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Trying To Make A Practice Regimen
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1192
Re: Trying To Make A Practice Regimen
Take a look at the belt sander advice thread here.
If you want to spend a little more look up Kalamazoo 1SM.
If you want to spend a little more look up Kalamazoo 1SM.
- Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:31 am
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: Trying To Make A Practice Regimen
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1192
Re: Trying To Make A Practice Regimen
Everyone that I have noticed with a knife sharpening business uses power tools. Some have two 1x30 belt grinders. One grinder has a coarse belt and the other has a high grit or polishing belt. The other system involves the paper wheels on a bench grinder. The best sharpening service that I have seen...
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:55 pm
- Forum: Tim Johnson Knives and Handles
- Topic: Strops!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1922
Re: Strops!
This may sound crazy but I’ve had good luck using slime rubber cement to hold the wood and leather together. I used to use the green compound on my strops. It was easier to replace the leather than trying to clean it.
- Sun Feb 19, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Keeping my end grain cutting board from separating at the seams
- Replies: 11
- Views: 806
Re: Keeping my end grain cutting board from separating at the seams
It sounds hard to believe, but the glue joints are probably the strongest part of the board. Years ago, I made some end grain boards for gifts. I used titebond 2 for the glueups. That’s a pretty inexpensive glue but it works fine. My dad dropped the board that I made him. It landed flat on a tile fl...
- Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: TUMBLER DIAMOND ROLLING KNIFE SHARPENER SET
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2877
Re: TUMBLER DIAMOND ROLLING KNIFE SHARPENER SET
This product is a copy of the horl sharpener. Here’s a video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lpH4mKzeoOY
- Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: All Things Whisk(e)y
- Replies: 166
- Views: 36838
Re: All Things Whisk(e)y
Yeah I like it a lot. Definitely get vanilla and it’s nice and smooth. I like to sip it while playing the guitar after work. :) I've noticed that in WI, those Four Roses Single Barrels are always 100 proof. In IL they're usually bottled and sold at barrel strength. I'm guessing that for whatever re...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:34 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: 6k Soaking Stone Recommendation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1266
Re: 6k Soaking Stone Recommendation
I have the Suehiro traditional 6k and the 6k debado. They both seem to benefit from a good soak (45 minutes). The debado is a much better stone in my opinion. I also have a Nubatama platinum 6k. The Nubatama is the best of the three by far. I really wish that I would have purchased more Nubatama st...
- Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:15 pm
- Forum: Sharpening Advice
- Topic: 6k Soaking Stone Recommendation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1266
Re: 6k Soaking Stone Recommendation
I have the Suehiro traditional 6k and the 6k debado. They both seem to benefit from a good soak (45 minutes). The debado is a much better stone in my opinion. I also have a Nubatama platinum 6k. The Nubatama is the best of the three by far. I really wish that I would have purchased more Nubatama sto...
- Tue May 31, 2022 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Wood working, non-knife
- Replies: 4
- Views: 416
Re: Wood working, non-knife
https://www.woodmagazine.com/materials- ... hat-anyway
Hopefully this will help
Hopefully this will help