Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades
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Doug
your knife and cutlery history is absolutely spot on.
Sheffield has a long history with steel, mainly domestic cutlery.
In 1912 a Sheffield based gentleman called Harry Brearly working for the "Brown Firth research lab" developed stainless steel. It was originally developed for making guns but the materials suitability for cutlery became apparent and the Sheffield cutlery industry was born.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/a-knife-to-the-heart-of-sheffield-1360426.html
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Couple new Krein's…
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That Emerson collab looks pretty nice man and i loooove tomahawks so they cant go wrong with that one
My new purchase
And the 25 with my former EDC the Dejavoo
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1. WOW
2. Feels fuckin heavy duty (not heavy, but tough as nails)
3. Fit and finish are fantastic (first CRK for me)
5. Lil bigger then i like for an EDC, but its too awesome to put down
6. Love the sound it makes on lock up
7. Detent is too strong if ur fingers r on the lock bar. Need to reposition my "opening grip" to make it open easy. Once i figured that out its all butter -
Its easier already and i can flick it open with just my thumb (not wrist) so that is great. But its only because i hold it differantly then i normally would. If there is any pressure on the lock bar it will hold detent tighter and in turn make it harder to open. 3 friends tried opening it so far and all 3 had a hard time
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Definitely avoid wrist action but it has a great detent for thumb flicks.
Glad you're happy with it, love CRK.
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Hahaha nice
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Does anyone have experience using natural Japanese sharpening stones? I'm considering switching over from Japanese ceramic stones in 1000, 3000, 6000, etc over to natural stones, or at least learning about them for a while first.
However, natural stones use general descriptions like Ara-to-ishi, Naka-to-ishi, and Shiage-to-ishi (for corse to fine) and rating categories of 1-5. It's somewhat more vague than a specific grit rating. Also I have no idea how to tell a crap natural stone from a great one. I've seen them for $20 and $20,000.
Anyone know of an introduction to Japanese natural stones?
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Introduction, no, but I have one I can recommend: http://www.amazon.com/Woodstock-SteeleX-D1130-Japanese-Waterstone/dp/B0000DD2C9/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1390144477&sr=8-3-fkmr1&keywords=Steelex+d1140
Actually I think there's a YouTube of a guy too that's good let me find it.
Not the one I had in mind but here is one:
There's one of a guy who uses a cinder block. His point is that technique is much more important than grit. Couldn't find it, sorry.
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What do you use doug? I have a sharpmaker but I'm not sure it's going to be good for my Ohta whenever I need to sharpen it.
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The long answer: depends
Quick touch up: Stropman Billy. I use all four sides
Quick sharpening: Spyderco Sharpmaker
Every once in awhile (I can usually tell when my knife needs a re beveling), belt sander. I do not recommend doing this unless you know what you're doing
I also travel with a Spyderco Double Stuff and freehand sharpen if my edge needs it. I strop on the top of my thigh with my jeans
Learning to freehand sharpen is more useful than any sharpening widget you can buy though. I can put a working edge on my knife with a rock, the top of a car window, or the bottom of a coffee mug
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Thanks man, that's helpful, I'll look into the strops.
I do use the jeans strop trick
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St. Louis knife show next weekend!!!
