Its not the stone, its the technique. I have sharpened knives on the rim on back of dinner plates. WC will agree, dont get people started on how to sharpen a knife.
I remember seeing a video a few years ago where I guy got a great edge on his knife using the edge of his truck window. The real secret isn't the stone, it's maintaining a consistent angle at all times.
That knife has probably been sharpened to a 10 degree bevel or less and will have to be sharpened very soon. I use a Gatco sharpening kit to keep a consistent angle on the blade.
I spent 24 years working as a meat cutter. I'm pretty good at sharpening knives. Someone asked me to sharpen a knife for them one day. I said sure, for a buck. They protested " a dollar, it's not gonna take you five minutes!" I said I'm not charging you for the five minutes. I'm charging you for the 24 years.
Wirecutter. You are absolutely correct about keeping the angle correct. It changes according to the use of the knife. 15° for cutting meat. For plastic straps and carboard 20 works and holds up. For veggies 10° holds up fine. Jeffersonian
Where's #10 from . Impressive but holy cow.
ReplyDelete#7 - so that’s how Subway slices their meat and veggies!
ReplyDelete#4 stupid is as stupid does #7 have been searching for a whetstone to get my kitchen knives that sharp.
ReplyDeleteIts not the stone, its the technique. I have sharpened knives on the rim on back of dinner plates.
DeleteWC will agree, dont get people started on how to sharpen a knife.
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I remember seeing a video a few years ago where I guy got a great edge on his knife using the edge of his truck window.
DeleteThe real secret isn't the stone, it's maintaining a consistent angle at all times.
That knife has probably been sharpened to a 10 degree bevel or less and will have to be sharpened very soon. I use a Gatco sharpening kit to keep a consistent angle on the blade.
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I spent 24 years working as a meat cutter. I'm pretty good at sharpening knives. Someone asked me to sharpen a knife for them one day. I said sure, for a buck. They protested " a dollar, it's not gonna take you five minutes!" I said I'm not charging you for the five minutes. I'm charging you for the 24 years.
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Wirecutter. You are absolutely correct about keeping the angle correct. It changes according to the use of the knife. 15° for cutting meat. For plastic straps and carboard 20 works and holds up. For veggies 10° holds up fine.
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The gooses' name is 'Mary'.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I call fighting above your weight!
DeleteI'd buy that goose a beer!
#3 I've done that many times
ReplyDelete#3, a high lift jack at work
ReplyDelete#5, what is it?
#3. Have done that. Do not need a high lift. Ladder jacks work as well
ReplyDelete# 9 Dog Sledding ?
ReplyDelete#5 looks like it might be a "dirt bag". Something you pump sediment-laden water into to filter it. Pumping out a storm-water pond for instance.
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#8 When a cat lays its ears back like that he's saying "Don't fuck with me".
ReplyDelete#2. Mild-mannered reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper?
ReplyDelete# 1 Racist Goose
ReplyDeleteBlack Sheep Matter
1 looked for #5, and found a tweet from Turkey (based on the language Google translate had to translate from) calling it a lawn bubble.
ReplyDeleteHere: https://mobile.twitter.com/KutadguBilim/status/1335102099965829121
#9 is adorable, and #10 looks like something out of a videogame. Damn.