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Any knife that bends relatively easy (as it sounds like yours has .. both ways !) is probably too soft to take and keep a good edge properly, unless is has been very differentially hardened (hard edge and soft spine). This could be caused by a problem with the heat treat or even the steel the...

Silverback .... The strop should only be used (IMHO) to polish an already 'finished' edge, not to remove a burr. If there's still a burr on the edge then by my reckoning you've not finished honing it properly ;)

Elines ... To a degree you're right. I use thin, firm leather on the strops I make for sale, and use myself, for this very reason. Applying pressure to to thicker or softer leather with the knife edge will deform the leather beneath the edge to the extent that it can actually round off the edge...

Wanna bet ? ;) Tony .. You're on ! :)

Mended ;) Cheers Al :)

So .... Only a 2 night stay for you this time then :lol: 'Honest fishermen' my ar** !

I'd Suggest Starkie Blue .... but then I would ;) PM in-coming.

If you are sharpening an F1 by only working at the edge you are definitely doing the wrong thing. F1's are full convex and should be sharpened over the whole of the convex grind if they are to be done properly. Due to Fallknivens slightly less than perfect approach to grinding, the 'full convex'...

I think you may be confusing the issue by calling the problem area a choil ;) Far more likely that the knife has a large ricasso. (Blunt bit between the handle and the start of the cutting edge at the plunge) A large choil is a semi-circular cut-out for your finger to sit in if you 'choke up' on...

DMT Double Sided Diafolds for me every time. They weigh no more than a couple of ounces, are barely larger than a decent sized folder when closed, and they have a handle so you can keep your digits away from the cutty bit when working on it :) Outlay might be more than you'd spend on a small...

If you heat it to red hot you'll ruin the temper of the blade. Cold Blue is the way to go.

If you only want to make one or two knives then it's perhaps best to make them by hand with files and something like a typical bench grinder or angle grinder as this will keep expenditure to a minimum. Use the grinders for doing the heavy removal of metal to produce your profile, then the files...

Tech Spec for those who are interested ... Longstrider Loveless Style Drop Point Hunter 4mm thick 01 blade. Guard is Nickel Silver Spacers are of brass, nickel silver and black G10 Handle slabs are Premium Desert Ironwood Burl Nickel Silver mosaic pins 1/4" Brass lanyard tube 6mm Sheath is of...

How many logs to you envisage having to split whilst at camp ? The majority of gathered firwood is normally fine to burn 'as is', size-wise once the fire is going well, so you normally only need to split perhaps half a dozen logs at most. I tend to do any splitting that my axe (usually a SFA or...

Why do you need it to be a round stone specifically ? I use DMT Double-Sided Diafolds and I love the things :) They're available in just about any combination of grits between Extra Coarse and Extre Fine (Fine and Coarse in-between). With a couple of double-siders you can carry all 4 grits in a...

This is sharp ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDOTXr2U0cU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk3EB5VRUQQ

S-H-A-R-P . That's how sharp :)

Hi Robbi, I am not restricted the 'the other channel' :lol: Drop me a PM here anytime with questions or requests and I'll do what I can to oblige :)

Whoever you chose to do the work, be sure that they are familiar with the steel you ask them to work with ;) The correct heat treat is essential for the knife to be of any real use in the long term, no matter how pretty it looks when new. "I stick it in the forge until a magnet won't stick to...

Miyagi : Not exactly tamishigiri... more like a rather ad-hoc demonstration of the skills, blades and techiniques used in BladeSports cutting competitions. I was using my own (own made) competition knife. It's a full flat ground 10" blade of 01 steel. The guys who were there can vouch for the...