Thread: The Mysterious Missing Slivers of Edge

Originally Posted by WW243

.....hey, don't tell Tarkus......I guess you could, he knows I am a hardhead.

Birds of a feather, flock together!

Originally Posted by WW243

OK, Tarkus suggested the sensible thing hey, don't tell Tarkus......I guess you could, he knows I am a hardhead.

I know all, I see all. I lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on the innocent for spending there money foolishly.
Don't you know that yet???

I lurk in the shadowy region between oblivion and eternal damnation.

Some call it Dagenham...

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Originally Posted by Neil Miller

I lurk in the shadowy region between oblivion and eternal damnation.

Some call it Dagenham...

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I just call it 'down in the basement'

Originally Posted by WW243

OK, Tarkus suggested the sensible thing to to, breadknife then take the Greaves to the DMT 325.....he almost talked me into it but then I ordered a Chosera 400 grit....I tried to work on the DMT about a month ago with a hopeless French frameback and I have been traumatized by razor on DMT so I have to go to a hone I trust .....I ordered the 400 after another 20 minutes with the 1K Chosera and almost getting there.....hey, don't tell Tarkus......I guess you could, he knows I am a hardhead.

"But, uh, back to the lecture at hand."

I much prefer low grit stones to DMT's & find the overal process can be faster especially if the stones are in a branded progesssion.
No need to BK just hone as normal but use tape with the 400

Finally a voice of reason, not some shadowy creepy guy that stuffs his mattress with money and cries poor.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

"But, uh, back to the lecture at hand."

I much prefer low grit stones to DMT's & find the overal process can be faster especially if the stones are in a branded progesssion.
No need to BK just hone as normal but use tape with the 400

Originally Posted by sharptonn

btw, How's that Greaves coming along, Bill?

Crikey, I'm going to be pushing up daisies before you get this one sorted out...

Regards
Neil

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Crikey, I'm going to be pushing up daisies before you get this one sorted out...

Regards
Neil

I saw a bloke oiling the wheels of a handcart just this morning, Neil!

I know what Tarkus was speaking of. Not breadboarding on a hone! We had a discussion about a Boker which was giving him fits . Would not get sharp on parts of the edge. At a point, I recommended that he start over. First dull the edge (breadboard) on a glass bottle and tape the spine. Then hone it lightly on the wet DMT 'til almost pocketknife sharp the length of the blade and move to the 1k on down. It worked for him as it has worked for me. Of course the same thing can be accomplished on coarse hones instead of the DMT. I just feel the DMT is much faster. YMMV

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I saw a bloke oiling the wheels of a handcart just this morning, Neil!

I know what Tarkus was speaking of. Not breadboarding on a hone! We had a discussion about a Boker which was giving him fits . Would not get sharp on parts of the edge. At a point, I recommended that he start over. First dull the edge (breadboard) on a glass bottle and tape the spine. Then hone it lightly on the wet DMT 'til almost pocketknife sharp the length of the blade and move to the 1k on down. It worked for him as it has worked for me. Of course the same thing can be accomplished on coarse hones instead of the DMT. I just feel the DMT is much faster. YMMV

Preach the gospel to this heathen Thomas please.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Preach the gospel to this heathen Thomas please.

I can only do so much, Darl. As I always say 'don't listen to me' is written across my forehead. Everyone can see it except for me!