Thread: We Have Skills Too !!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

O.K.,, its not a Swaty, It's actually made by the American Hone Company of Olean, New York; but I call it my Beat Up Swaty.
I have Swaty hones but they are just display. This barber hone has never seen a razor, but is used as much as any other hone in the Sharpening Den(cramped kitchen). I use it to smooth out the edge on my EDC knife & other edged tools. It does a great job!

Some scrap leather & a piece of MoleSkin on the inside to keep the snap off the stone.

It has always just sat in the drying rack until the next use, so I gave it a home of its own out of respect for the fine service it gives me.

Thanks for looking,,,,

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I would make sure it is dry before putting it in the pouch. Maybe the drying rack would be a better place for it?

Oh yeah,, I' let my stones dry at least 3 days before putting them away. This stone is used maybe once a week.

Just saying don't kill it with kindness!

I won't,, its my abuse hone....

I'm going to pick a nice real Swaty tonight & make a better case.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Bill , very precise and engineered angles with very little wind drag and ergonomically crafted, should be able to write 400 words per minute or able to stab someone in the eye at Mach speed

Better than Jason Bourne's pen

Originally Posted by tintin

WW243 i must say that is a fine job. perfectly uniform with a nice smooth finish. looks very sharp too. i bet it writes like a dream. do you do custom work?

PM me for a quote, making sure you mention how many twists you require.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

How many laps on cloth and leather do you do to keep the point up to snuff?

Lately I have a stepped process: I point the pencil, dump the shavings, break the lead, stuff the shavings back into the twistulator, and repoint it. This insures a more durable point.

I bow to you, Pencilmaster

There is a thread here that mentions a you tube video of an artisan pencil sherpener (sharpener as in person who sharpens as opposed to a tool for sharpening with.

Originally Posted by WW243

Lately I have a stepped process: I point the pencil, dump the shavings, break the lead, stuff the shavings back into the twistulator, and repoint it. This insures a more durable point.

Tape, or no tape?