Thread: Knife Vs Straight

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Look at the knife sharpening picture in the OP. You can see the blood being pushed out of the fingertips putting pressure on the knife. Just sayin.

It looks relative to the blade being honed. But I'd say its more from the pressure being applied by the thumb behind the blade, trying to hold the correct angle and application of pressure. But just as razors, pressure is always lightened as things progress.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Look at the knife sharpening picture in the OP. You can see the blood being pushed out of the fingertips putting pressure on the knife. Just sayin.

Just because half the world doesn't understand how to do something correctly, isn't proof that the two aren't the same. Believe me, you can push down on a straight with all the force of the world too, and I've seen guys do it.

Originally Posted by criswilson10

I think David is just trying to start a fight. But I'll join in.

Now David would NEVER do THAT!


Would He?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Now David would NEVER do THAT!


Would He?

I'm more testing the water's Sharp. I'm sure you understand more than most. For years we've said, a man with skills honing, would be at a disadvantage at honing. Now that Lynn is gone, I'm interested to see what comes of this as I've always pushed back on that thought process being that I don't see how they are different at all. Moreover, many PMs back in the day verified that others were confused by the notion.

It'll go where it goes, now that we can talk about it freely, but it can't be a fight - how can it be?. Who cares enough about what I think to make it a fight Sharp lol!?

Now that the myth maker is gone it is clear that sharpening steel requires only 2 things. An angle and an abrasive substance against which the steel is drawn. It is not complicated IMHO. Just takes some common sense and reasonable effort.

Well, I feel that those who are proficient in sharpening knives freehand on a progression of stones should have quite an advantage as learning to hone razors.
Not the same thing, but the mechanical skills would be there.

Take me. A DMT edge on a knife is the best I can do. Never practiced it much.
But I CAN hone a razor pretty well. Practiced that a bunch!

There are similarities between knife sharpening and razor honing and there are differences as well. I think the main difference is that with a razor, you are trying to get the edge both keen and smooth. With a knife, keenness is usually more important than smoothness. If fact, for some tasks like cutting nylon rope, a slightly jagged knife edge might work more efficiently than a razor. After all, we do have serrated knives, but not serrated straight razors.

And yet looking across this forum and the other SR forums and FB pages on the internet one of the busiest sections is always

HONING

Funny why that would be it is it simply rubbing steel on stone


Just pointing out the facts, please carry on

Originally Posted by gssixgun

And yet looking across this forum and the other SR forums and FB pages on the internet one of the busiest sections is always

HONING

Funny why that would be it is it simply rubbing steel on stone


Just pointing out the facts, please carry on

I think it is because honing involves magic and gssixgun must be a powerful wizard.

Indeed, I would venture to guess that honing is also a popular subject on the knife forums as well?