And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Cheaper than Arkansas stones, if not quite as traditional.
Yep - it always pains me when you see a decent quality knife that has been totally messed up due to improper sharpening, usually on an electric sharpener of some kind. Chef's knives end up looking like filet knives ... sad.
The best use of one of these (the Ken Onion version is probably the best) is to limit its use to a 1000 grit belt and leather strop only, for the final sharpening light pass and the pre-kitchen-use touch up. Otherwise: It's a belt sander, guys. Remember the first time you used a belt sander on soft pine?
easier to learn to use a stone than to master one of those....they are easy to do a LOT of damage with.
ReplyDeleteIf you get one, be VERY careful.
Trust me on this.
Yep - it always pains me when you see a decent quality knife that has been totally messed up due to improper sharpening, usually on an electric sharpener of some kind. Chef's knives end up looking like filet knives ... sad.
ReplyDeleteThe best use of one of these (the Ken Onion version is probably the best) is to limit its use to a 1000 grit belt and leather strop only, for the final sharpening light pass and the pre-kitchen-use touch up. Otherwise: It's a belt sander, guys. Remember the first time you used a belt sander on soft pine?
ReplyDeleteI bought one of their belt sanders but they just sent me the one below which I prefer. ($15)
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