Thread: questions about equipment important

Originally Posted by daniel17319

I would not release a razor till its perfected its just a idea i have been kicking around. Most blade smiths have absolutly no forging skills. Ill see were i turns out and if i can make any money at it.

If you don't have the time to read and research how do you intend to make a good product. All of the questions you have asked about honing could have been answered by spending a few hours reading the library and browsing the honing forum.
we have quite a few guys here who forge their own blades for sale, if you take the time to participate they will answer questions and help you with your endevours.

I have one of those 400/1k stones on order from eBay to sharpen my pocket Knife. I also have a similar 1500/3k on order for the same purpose. I don't think I would put my razors near them though.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

If you don't have the time to read and research how do you intend to make a good product. All of the questions you have asked about honing could have been answered by spending a few hours reading the library and browsing the honing forum.
we have quite a few guys here who forge their own blades for sale, if you take the time to participate they will answer questions and help you with your endevours.

I have one of those 400/1k stones on order from eBay to sharpen my pocket Knife. I also have a similar 1500/3k on order for the same purpose. I don't think I would put my razors near them though.

Sounds like your really going to hold me to what i said in a earlier post. haha, What if i told you that people can change there mind, what if i told you that people like me don't have office jobs and work in a blacksmithing shop and don't have time to spend hours on here while at work.

Originally Posted by daniel17319

Sounds like your really going to hold me to what i said in a earlier post. haha, What if i told you that people can change there mind, what if i told you that people like me don't have office jobs and work in a blacksmithing shop and don't have time to spend hours on here while at work.

Well I can only go on what you said, which seemed to be that you werent prepared to put any time in, but yes of course people can change their minds and indeed I hope you do, the membership here are very helpful to those that want help and are generally more obliging to those who have at least made an attempt to research the questions being asked.
you may not have hours of work time to spend looking up things on the Internet but you do have time outside of work, and my thinking would be that if you are serious about learning a skill you would be inclined to at least invest a little time especially as you are considering making razors too.
Anyway with all of that being said I hope you become an active member of the community.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Well I can only go on what you said, which seemed to be that you werent prepared to put any time in, but yes of course people can change their minds and indeed I hope you do, the membership here are very helpful to those that want help and are generally more obliging to those who have at least made an attempt to research the questions being asked.
you may not have hours of work time to spend looking up things on the Internet but you do have time outside of work, and my thinking would be that if you are serious about learning a skill you would be inclined to at least invest a little time especially as you are considering making razors too.
Anyway with all of that being said I hope you become an active member of the community.

Well said, I wish I could be as tactful as you Ed.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Well said, I wish I could be as tactful as you Ed.

Bob

No need to be tactful let me have it lol

Im a good for nothing low down son of a gun for not researching more on here.hahaha


you guys are funny

Originally Posted by daniel17319

No need to be tactful let me have it lol

Im a good for nothing low down son of a gun for not researching more on here.hahaha


you guys are funny

Well In That case:
your join date is 2008 which was 7 years ago. 30 mins a year of reading would have got you at least through the very basics