Knife board

[Sean Hellman]

I made a knife board, and they work well, cheap and easy to make they will keep you knives sharp and clean[video=youtube_share;6xt402z4N0U]http://youtu.be/6xt402z4N0U[/video]

 

[Androo]

Interesting, what do you think would've been the reasons they fell out of use? Ceramic sharpeners? The increased popularity of better stainless steels?

Just thinking off the top of my head, isn't quartz great for improv jungle grit? There is tons of that available throughout this land!

 

[Hoodoo]

Wonderful Sean! Nicely done video and I appreciate the information. Never heard of these before but it is a wonderful "slice" of history.

Something similar is done with hones from Flexcut, which are made simply of wood and shaped to gouges and V tools. You just smear on some sharpening compound like Flexcut Gold and strop. They work very very well for small gouges and V tools.

 

[Sean Hellman]

Hoodoo, those flex cut knives and gouges are fantastic. A bit of polishing compound on wood is all you need as a strop.

 

[shaggystu]

superb post, superb video. thanks for that

 

[Perrari]

Interesting video & well presented. Thanks.

 

[paul atkin]

nice post Sean but its about time you tidied up that workshop

 

[Sean Hellman]

nice post Sean but its about time you tidied up that workshop

Then it would not have the character that people love about workshops. Mind you I do have a lot of wood that needs selling off or burning.

 

[Tengu]

Thanks. I have seen these but not known what they are for