I received this in the mail.
… and went bullshit! Not that it’s from the Government set off the detectors, look at what is listed … a Ferengi would see it right off … no profit and these are privately owned firms, so they have to be making money (especially with the price of electricity). So this then casts doubt on the whole thing, their figures can’t be relied upon.
Well the first thing you’ll need is a sharpening stone.
I like these stones for starting with, they have two different grades, coarse and medium and they’re cheap (these cost A$3). Which is a good thing as they wear out, especially if you have to sharpen very blunt knives often (which I do as mine get touched up frequently but everyone else doesn’t want to bother me so I get very blunt knives to sharpen). Ideally you’ll want another stone that is very fine, this one will last (mine came from my great grandmother’s place) so it’s worth spending money on a good stone.
Next you need lubrication or that stone will wear out quickly, you can use water but I prefer dishwashing liquid. Place the stone on a secure surface and provide lubrication. Start with the knife tip at the stone’s edge closest to you and push the blade along and across the stone so that with a small knife the entire blade has crossed the stone at a constant angle (a larger knife can be done in sections). This angle is easiest worked out with a sharp blade until you’re familiar with what the angle should be. Basically if the angle is too high the blade will dig in to the stone so move just back from that angle and you’ve got it right.
After one stroke on one side repeat on the other side and continue swapping sides. Once you feel that grade of stone has done as much as it can you move onto the next grade of stone and repeat. The only reason to do one side more than the other is to even a blade out if some one has decided to sharpen one side first. Once sharpened it should cut a held piece of paper cleanly with no effort and no snags.
This how I sharpen blades some people prefer to work the blade in circles across the stone, each to their own.
I was having USB issues on the main computer (not surprising as I run a lot of stuff off USB), turns out it was the phone charging lead, the second cheap one to fail. The original, used pretty much every day is still going strong (fingers crossed), so I may have been better off with a genuine unit from the start. Well I’ve ordered another cheap one as the phone is due for replacement soon, but there’s still a nagging notion that I should have got genuine pricey lead. The genuine lead is used in the car everyday lots of movement, the failed lead sits on a desk in comfort. Time will tell.
I’ve finally got my hands on a ceramic knife set. Colour me impressed, not as versatile as a steel blade, but for cutting duties brilliant. Very hard, very sharp, and breakable. I need to talk to the idiot nephew as he broke the large knife of the set I gave to my sister (Yes I told her your use only, and the younger nephew told him … Ah I see the problem).
The advantages are stain resistant, very hard and sharp and will stay that way, disadvantages brittleness and not suitable for cutting around bones and hard cutting or levering.
I got this one to try for work.
I found this guy at the back door… I don’t mind but you may if have leg issues … mind you I wouldn’t pat him, Continue reading ‘A visitor’
Found this and decided to share.
First, yes this was up at JS, It’s a Hibben Axe. Originally a throwing axe and hence illegal to posses in Victoria without an exemption (Now if they hadn’t termed it a throwing axe but as a plain axe it’s legal status changes though nothing else does. Politician is not synonymous with idiot but this law certainly is damning evidence)
I’ve gone at it with a die grinder, opening up the original small hole to something you can put your finger in for fine control as well as deepening the hook (and allowing a better forward grip) and smoothing down some handle protrusions. I’d certainly not have done it with a file as it’s 440C stainless steel, it’s hard and takes a great edge.
A great little axe that’s due for some more attention when I can get a chance.
