Bark River
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Hey Guest, Early bird pricing on the Summer Moot (29th July - 10th August) available until April 6th, we'd love you to come. PLEASE CLICK HERE to early bird price and get more information.
Oh yes...my new diamond DC4 came today, muchsmaller than expected. quite expensive for such a little thing. Very good though. I would recomend you get a DC4 rather than a DC3. The DC4 is a light compramise (sp?) between a benchstone and a fieldstone. I think heinnie have them in stock, or try www.outdoorsuppliesuk.com
(i had to see if the colour thing worked
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Jake
(i had to see if the colour thing worked
)Jake
i got a DC3 a while ago, good little piece of kit, still not sure about the ribbed ceramic bit though.
cheers, and.
cheers, and.
no. though i sometimes use it with a drop of spit, i use spit and a quick rub with a finger to clean it. but it does sort of depend on the company i'm keeping at the time. :-? :-D
cheers, and.
cheers, and.
assuming you haven't already tried it this way...
hold the knife in your weak hand, pop the stone on the knife with your strong hand, use your index finger to hold the stone down on the bevel. hold the knife still, with the edge away from you and move the stone. to do the other side, hold the knife almost as if you were going to pass it to someone, so the point is pointing over your wrist, and the edge is still pointing away from you.
you could just hold the edge towards yourself, but if you go too far or slip, you'll slice your stone holding fingers on the edge, try it as described and you can only hit the spine.
apologies if i'm teaching anyone to suck eggs with this idea.
cheers, and.
hold the knife in your weak hand, pop the stone on the knife with your strong hand, use your index finger to hold the stone down on the bevel. hold the knife still, with the edge away from you and move the stone. to do the other side, hold the knife almost as if you were going to pass it to someone, so the point is pointing over your wrist, and the edge is still pointing away from you.
you could just hold the edge towards yourself, but if you go too far or slip, you'll slice your stone holding fingers on the edge, try it as described and you can only hit the spine.
apologies if i'm teaching anyone to suck eggs with this idea.
cheers, and.
Agreed, with the small stones/sharpeners you are much better off taking the stone to the knife, rather than the other way round.
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Bex
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Jake,
Slow down. You will see lots of good knives out there. Thats the benefit of the time we live in. By your own admission you dont have a huge amount of money to spend on cutlery. If these purchases are going on your credit card, remember they have to be paid back-with intrest.
All those £25's add up...
Slow down. You will see lots of good knives out there. Thats the benefit of the time we live in. By your own admission you dont have a huge amount of money to spend on cutlery. If these purchases are going on your credit card, remember they have to be paid back-with intrest.
All those £25's add up...
Hi Bex,
I promise i dont spend that much. I just have'nt had a spree in a while. So 3 more knives in the post and that is it for another year. £110 every 6 months or so isnt too much...is it?Thanks for your concern
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Jake
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I promise i dont spend that much. I just have'nt had a spree in a while. So 3 more knives in the post and that is it for another year. £110 every 6 months or so isnt too much...is it?Thanks for your concern
!Jake
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Bex
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Jake, for optimum, when you're getting close, be sure to do only one stroke per side of blade at a time, otherwise you'll just keep nrolling the edge. The ceramics are superb, they really do work well to "polish" in the edge. But you have to have a pretty good edge to start with. Same thing, one stoke per side at a time and that blade with crop hairs off your arm by the bushell.
Cheers Martyn. I tried the circular motion job on the bevel but i fail to get a razor edge. I find th diaomond more effective than the waterstone. How long will a diamond stone last?
What Motion would be best for the DC$ ie cirular, fig of 8, straight scraping, horizontal scraping?
Cheers,
Jake
What Motion would be best for the DC$ ie cirular, fig of 8, straight scraping, horizontal scraping?
Cheers,
Jake
Cheers Brynglas,
Another student! I kow what you mean by money matters. But i find myself working (for Money) and studying and not spending that i eventually have enough money to go a bit mad.
When the Bark River arrives (which it feels like it never will) i'll tell you what it like, I'll check out rosselli.
Cheers,
Jake
Another student! I kow what you mean by money matters. But i find myself working (for Money) and studying and not spending that i eventually have enough money to go a bit mad.
When the Bark River arrives (which it feels like it never will) i'll tell you what it like, I'll check out rosselli.
Cheers,
Jake
Jake, just take the hone straight down the length of the blade from ricasso to tip, in smooth light sweeps, alternating one stroke per side (if the blade is very dull, start with 10 strokes per side and reduce the number as the edge gets finer - always finish with single strokes). Remember, consistency is the key. All it takes is one stroke at the wrong angle and you'll roll the edge and have to start over. This is why the woodlore is so easy to field sharpen, the flats of the bevels are your guide. Keep the hone flat gainst the bevel (you can feel through your fingers when the hone is "sweet" against the blade) and move in smooth, firm but light sweeps down the blade. Dont overdo it with the diamond. They're very aggressive, so as soon as you start getting a keen edge, move to the ceramic to polish it in. Same technique for ceramic. They should last a very long time. Wear on them is minimal.
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