Knife porn thread

no money today so they will have to wait
a watery grave for a loved knife :( love the cord handle on that one

Anyone ever made dinner with a scalpel?

No, but when I was in Cuba I sliced an avocado with a cutthroat razor.

I make dinner with a chisel almost very night.

I'm not joking.

What do you cook, chips?

i slice vegetables and stuff. I just don't have any cooking knives on the boat, and have never got around to bringing one down, because a razor sharp slick works pretty well for chopping onions!

Chisels are way more useful than people give them credit for. Bit of an awkward technique if you need to do a squash but to be honest, a hammer would be quite handy for 90% of food prep...

No idea about the steel to be honest. something layered though, probably rolled. I've lusted for japanese chisels for a while and got these as a birthday present from the wife. Found them in a tool store in the back end of Okinawa.

Arrived home yesterday. Tokyo, Naoshima, Okinawa, Shanghai 3 weeks total. Didn't buy much. I found that if you don't know exactly where to go and what to ask for it's not really worthwhile. The chisels are lovely though. Have yet to use them.

It should of had a landyard/wrist strap built into the lattice ?

If you have a belt grinder, some nice steel and a piece of 550, it will only take a few hours to make a new one.

I've just picked up a "Deluxe Sharpening System" that is quite similar to a well known brand.

No oil included. Does anyone know what would be best?

Cheers.

I saw somewhere, I think it was here, links to extortionately priced Japanese sharpening stones (upwards of £1,000). Anyone got a link?

start here:
http://www.japanesenaturalstones.com/japanese-natural-stones/

There are usually some on eBay too

Wet chain lube is really good.

Deluxe Sharpening System

Could you let me know if the stones are any good. I bought a similar to EDGE pro and they were a bit rubbish.

For oil I'd guess mineral or maybe vegetable.

Cheers, think that was it.

And a flame/oven and some oil, for tempering?

I really want to have a crack at it

Sure. I only just got it. Surprisingly quick delivery actually.

Not very scientific but running my fingers over them the stones seemed fine. My main concern is having a really fine grit stone as I'm not 100% the finest is quite there.

We'll see I guess.

If i were to buy a dual whetstone what grits should i get?

I'll probably get a training wedge/guide as well. Any recommendations?

All my knives are german steel if that makes a difference for the grit or the wedge angle.

Could you let me know if the stones are any good.

The stones seem OK.

Had my first run with it yesterday with the cheapo Blco multitool I bought and it seems to do the job. I don't have a stand so it's not very comfortable to use and consequently I lost a bit of interest.

One thing I didn't expect was how hard it would be to set up with a small knife. Its clearly designed for bigger blades.

Have you a link? maybe i'll abandon my whetstone idea.

I'm currently running 400/1000 on this stone
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003ASDAGU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

need to work on my technique though.

It was this one

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32579021141.html?productId=32579021141&productSubject=Knife-sharpener-Molibao-5-Stone-Sharpening-System-5-Stone-Sharpening-System-Extra-Coarse-Knife-Sharpener-Kit&tracelog=wwwdetail2mobilesitedetail

It came pretty quickly.

It definitely requires some practice and technique and I can imagine 90% of the time I'm only going to use the two finest stones.

But when the multitool I use with it has a crisp perfectly shaped edge, where as the one I did myself on a stone has a smooth bevel.

The advantage lots of people tout is the consistency, so once you set your edge you can pretty much achieve it every time.

This is quite a good guide

https://sohoknives.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/whetstones-its-all-in-the-grit/