Knife porn thread

I've been using one of those pull through things for ages, it's Sabatier branded but still chews your blades up... The edge on my favourite kitchen knife is awful, funny you should post this cuz I was thinking about dragging the stone out after watching a Munchies video on the subject the other day...

https://youtu.be/0fxL8v2dMho

I made an MDF wheel for my bench grinder......it puts a really sharp edge on anything in a very short time. I already have a load of different compounds for polishing with the other mops etc, so use those to load the wheel. Make sure you turn the grinder around, so it spins away from you...if you inadvertently catch an edge, it won't fling it into your squidgy flesh.

BOSS !

I've got the Lansky one which is pretty decent. It theoretically works like a stone but the way it clamps mean you get a consistent angle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000B8L6LI

DS, MIB, might give this a go this week...

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I use a aliexpress clone of the lansky knife sharpening system.

IME once brutally sharp, you only need a few strokes on a steel every now and then to maintain. Then I assume* a top up once every year or so.

Personally I am not convinced that strong freehand knife-sharpening skills are useful outside of a professional setting. What I like about the lansky (and similar) systems, is the ability to get the correct angle every time depending on the application.

*I still haven't been back over my knifes, but then I was away for a while, so they haven't seen as much use as normal.

What did you buy

1. A cheap tool sharpening block, which has 200, 400, 600 & 800 grit - mostly useful for resetting the bevel
   
2. Dual India stone - 600 / 1200 (ish) grit, for more frequent sharpening
   
3. My grandfather's old ceramic block - feels like 2000 grit, for polishing
   
4. Strop against either my jeans, the back of a leather belt, or a teatowel pulled tight
   
   

how long did it take you to master

Yeah, not so much

what are the results like?

Depends on the knife - that Tojiro is super hard, and takes a lot to sharpen. If I'm not paying attention, keeping the angle constant, the edge is a bit cack. But it lasts a long time, and does well with being honed with a steel. I've a few softer Victorinox which sharpen much more easily.

It also depends on the angle / bevel - I used to sharpen a dual bevel, but but now sharpen a very acute angle as it makes for better chopping.

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Sorry for not linking the first one.

Pretty annoying guy and not a fan of the final result, but interesting nonetheless.

https://youtu.be/LPzn7LKlyvs

Best read up about the lansky and the lansky clones. There was a change to the blade holder for a while and now lansky changed back to the old design as the new design wasn't as good.

Definitely at the reader's wives end of the scale.

But because I haven't been able to get down to my pairing knife project and because there are only serrated knives at work I pinched one of the shit ikea cutlery knifes and reshaped the blade, slight brush, filed down the scales to finish it properly, and sharpened it.

80% of the way there on sharpening. Bit rough on the reshape.

Thought I had "a before", but can't find it, so will take a pic on Monday of one of its twins.

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Been told it's to late to do any more sharpening, so here are a few more pics of the rough bits...

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Suggest we bring this thread to a close, considering?

This is an interesting point. I think (rightly I hope?) forum folks are buying / making functional knives for use at home? If these are knives to take out 'n about into street aggro then yeah moderate the thread more or even close it.

Wut?

Pander to the media uproar about knife crime?
How will you slice your bread?
I don't think there has been a single mention about using a knife for crime, self defence, aggro or whatever else you want to worry about on here.
Almost everyone uses a knife every day, or relies on someone else who does.

Suggest we bring this thread to a close, considering?

cough
Bullshit
cough

(Which, coincidentally is the same text as your only other post on here in the last two years. Be more involved and maybe your opinion as to which threads should be open or closed would carry more weight.)

I am sure I am not the only one who has had thoughts about the appropriateness of the thread title and is aware of the tension of extolling knives as objects of desire.

However, as pointed out above, this thread is about knives as technology, as art, and above all, as function.

Keep it safe, keep it purposeful, keep it beautiful.

#unintentionalnathanbarley

How will you slice your bread?

I’m more worried about my carpaccio than my bread.

10 posts in 6 years?

Fuck off with your virtue signalling mate. If you actually partook in this forum with any sort of regularity you would realise that any forumenger who happens to be a knife nerd is most likely to cut a nice delice d'argental/ artisanal cured meat or open a box of bike parts with their "shank".

Yeah Mashton. Virtue signaller.

I'm sure you didn't mean for that to look like you are calling me the virtue signaller here?

Ha!

Cross posts

Just to be clear, you are all cunts and I want to shiv the lot of you.

Correct. You've posted far more than 10 posts in 6 years. Apologies for confusion.