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Wise Old Owl wrote:
Never forget...
The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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I need a scissors to cut Leukotape so checked out the Victorinox Classic but found the scissors too small for my fat fingers. The I found the Victorinox Ambassador. It's identical to the Classic, but slightly larger. That makes the scissors much moe useful. The slightly larger blade allows me to cut down a redwood tree for firewood, filet an attacking grizzly, and slice Parmesan cheese (ok, just one of these). The flat tipped tweezers are useless so I carry a plastic tick twister. I once emailed Victorinox about making a useful tick removal tool for their knives. They did write back which was nice, but didn't seem interested.
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Scissors are good for trimming toenails, fingernails, and mustache. Does that make me a lasher?I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does
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odd man out wrote:
I need a scissors to cut Leukotape so checked out the Victorinox Classic but found the scissors too small for my fat fingers. The I found the Victorinox Ambassador. It's identical to the Classic, but slightly larger. That makes the scissors much moe useful. The slightly larger blade allows me to cut down a redwood tree for firewood, filet an attacking grizzly, and slice Parmesan cheese (ok, just one of these). The flat tipped tweezers are useless so I carry a plastic tick twister. I once emailed Victorinox about making a useful tick removal tool for their knives. They did write back which was nice, but didn't seem interested.
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I can't recall grooming my facial hairs or nails with anything other than a Vics. Except one time I flew & couldn't bring a knife with me. All I could find at the time was a Wegner version of the Classic.
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Wise Old Owl wrote:
odd man out wrote:
I need a scissors to cut Leukotape so checked out the Victorinox Classic but found the scissors too small for my fat fingers. The I found the Victorinox Ambassador. It's identical to the Classic, but slightly larger. That makes the scissors much moe useful. The slightly larger blade allows me to cut down a redwood tree for firewood, filet an attacking grizzly, and slice Parmesan cheese (ok, just one of these). The flat tipped tweezers are useless so I carry a plastic tick twister. I once emailed Victorinox about making a useful tick removal tool for their knives. They did write back which was nice, but didn't seem interested.
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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I always hate shapening a knife the first time. I have to train it to my exact angle. once done it's easy to maitain at razors edge like it should be. A friend once commented that all my knives must be sharp...all the hair was missing from my left arm. It all comes down to qualty of the steeel. Harder it is, harder to sharpen & longer it will hold an edge.
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Rasty wrote:
Wise Old Owl wrote:
odd man out wrote:
I need a scissors to cut Leukotape so checked out the Victorinox Classic but found the scissors too small for my fat fingers. The I found the Victorinox Ambassador. It's identical to the Classic, but slightly larger. That makes the scissors much moe useful. The slightly larger blade allows me to cut down a redwood tree for firewood, filet an attacking grizzly, and slice Parmesan cheese (ok, just one of these). The flat tipped tweezers are useless so I carry a plastic tick twister. I once emailed Victorinox about making a useful tick removal tool for their knives. They did write back which was nice, but didn't seem interested.
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I am a wood carver and I raise rabbits and chickens. I also hunt. I need a good knife for the things I do. I have found Schrade knives to be the best for me. Not expensive, they take an edge easily and hold it good. Stainless is ok for knives one doesn't use a lot. for a knife I use daily? pass the Schrade.bacon can solve most any problem.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
I always hate shapening a knife the first time. I have to train it to my exact angle. once done it's easy to maitain at razors edge like it should be. A friend once commented that all my knives must be sharp...all the hair was missing from my left arm. It all comes down to qualty of the steeel. Harder it is, harder to sharpen & longer it will hold an edge.
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So how do you all fix an angle? I've got a couple of knives that can barely hold an edge anymore and that might be the problem.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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I remember buying axes back in the 1960s, and using a mill file to change the angle on the cutting area. You have to make certain that you use the same number of strokes, and pressure, on both sides of the axe's blade. Otherwise you get problems... might be more of a chisel than an axe. Or the blade curls over and wont cut anything.
Back about 1960 my dad and I went to a hardware store to buy my first hatchet. We went with the sales clerk's suggestion, but the darn thing was mild steel or hadn't been tempered before shipping to the store. It absolutely refused to hold an edge. Lots of farmers and ranchers came in there so we figured the employees knew what they were talking about.--
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
So how do you all fix an angle? I've got a couple of knives that can barely hold an edge anymore and that might be the problem.
bacon can solve most any problem. -
How do you know the angle needs to be fixed and what should the angle be? How do you measure it?Lost in the right direction.
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sheepdog wrote:
I am a wood carver and I raise rabbits and chickens. I also hunt. I need a good knife for the things I do. I have found Schrade knives to be the best for me. Not expensive, they take an edge easily and hold it good. Stainless is ok for knives one doesn't use a lot. for a knife I use daily? pass the Schrade.
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TrafficJam wrote:
How do you know the angle needs to be fixed and what should the angle be? How do you measure it?
My old 1957 Boy Scout Handbook had drawings and advice, and I filed my axes according to that, and asked someone who showed me. But the handbook and those axes were lost years ago.
Its just more learning than ability to explain.--
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Drybones wrote:
Mountain-Mike wrote:
I always hate shapening a knife the first time. I have to train it to my exact angle. once done it's easy to maitain at razors edge like it should be. A friend once commented that all my knives must be sharp...all the hair was missing from my left arm. It all comes down to qualty of the steeel. Harder it is, harder to sharpen & longer it will hold an edge.
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
So how do you all fix an angle? I've got a couple of knives that can barely hold an edge anymore and that might be the problem.
Step 2) Break all the sharpening rules by swirling the blade at a shallow angle against the stone for about 30 seconds on each side while pressing really hard.
Step 3) Ten strokes on each side then flip to the opposite side.
Step 4) Repeat step 3 a few times
Step 5) Sharpen backwards a few times on each side
Step 6) Sharpen like it's a normal knife
If this is a French Cleaver add a Step #0.5 which is use a 4.5" diamond wheel grinder to change the angle of the cutting edge firstSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
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JimBlue wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
How do you know the angle needs to be fixed and what should the angle be? How do you measure it?
Lost in the right direction. -
Wise Old Owl wrote:
sheepdog wrote:
I am a wood carver and I raise rabbits and chickens. I also hunt. I need a good knife for the things I do. I have found Schrade knives to be the best for me. Not expensive, they take an edge easily and hold it good. Stainless is ok for knives one doesn't use a lot. for a knife I use daily? pass the Schrade.
taylorbrandsllc.com/collection…-double-edged-spear-pointbacon can solve most any problem.The post was edited 1 time, last by sheepdog ().
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TrafficJam wrote:
JimBlue wrote:
TrafficJam wrote:
How do you know the angle needs to be fixed and what should the angle be? How do you measure it?
This video is fairly good. He brings up a number of things that need to be learned to made a good sharp axe particularly for beginners.
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TrafficJam wrote:
How do you know the angle needs to be fixed and what should the angle be? How do you measure it?
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Here is the old school method
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Here is how my dad taught me.. have no idea if its right...
Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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