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  1. 10-20-2012, 08:21 PM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by tbert33 View Post
    Not quite a knife but a really really good knife sharpener!
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    Im not going to lie... Ive found this little thing to be great at sharpening my kitchen knives. Im not a knife collector (yet) but for what i need it hasnt let me down. It may not be everyones first choice but it would be mine for ease of use and quick results.
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    As i've said before, 'knife collecting' is a strange term here unless you you talk about those special expensive knives made by famous brands or knife artesans. But as someone said, tactical is no practical. Knife is a tool, not a weapon. Stabbing is a worst mistake you can ever do, whatever you are doing so that's why Scandinavian work knives have no finger guards.

    Typical work knives are available almost everywhere, gas stations, grocery stores, whatever, cheaply, and from the second hand stores or flea markets you can get a box full of knives and other vintage hand tools for € 10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tbert33 View Post
    Im not going to lie... Ive found this little thing to be great at sharpening my kitchen knives. Im not a knife collector (yet) but for what i need it hasnt let me down. It may not be everyones first choice but it would be mine for ease of use and quick results.
    I will suggest that as you learn more about knives and become a collector (if that is your goal), you may discover much better and more sustainable results from other means for sharpening.

    No offense, but not only would that not be my first choice, it would not even be my last choice. Carbide pull through sharpeners are to knife sharpening as aerosol shaving cream in a can is to wet shaving.
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    Carbide pull through sharpeners are to knife sharpening as aerosol shaving cream in a can is to wet shaving.




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    I used one of the carbide pull throughs once, as I didn't have my normal gear with me for sharpening at the time. When I went back another week, I remembered my sharpening kit. I took it to that knife that I did the 'touch up' on, only to find I had to go back and reset the bevel. The carbide cutter had turned it into about a 45' angle. This was a knife that had a known angle of 25' previously.
    The carbide cutter served a purpose, but I would never use one again if I could help it.


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    Rather than gently honing away metal to form an edge, pull through carbide sharpeners rip and tear at the edge as you attempt to "extrude" a usable edge by "machining" with two blades instead of large numbers of grit particles. Additionally the cutting action occurs on an axis that is orthogonal to traditional honing direction.

    Lord help you edge if the steel contains carbides. These "sharpeners" will strip and pluck them out of the edge.

    They work very quickly...much like an orbital grinder would work quickly for removing facial hair. Incidentally, they both would leave behind significant carnage.
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  • 10-22-2012, 06:43 AM #68
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    Quote Originally Posted by unit View Post
    I will suggest that as you learn more about knives and become a collector (if that is your goal), you may discover much better and more sustainable results from other means for sharpening.

    No offense, but not only would that not be my first choice, it would not even be my last choice. Carbide pull through sharpeners are to knife sharpening as aerosol shaving cream in a can is to wet shaving.
    No offense taken Unit. It ls the first te ive had amythimg to do with sharpening a knife and as my kitchen knives are cheap and not that great i thought it has done alright.

    Thanks for everyones advice on the subject though. Now i know if i was to get into knife collecting not to use this.
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    No matter how bad these things are for your knife,they ARE great for cheap filett knives on a boat,and any cheap utilitarion(sic) knives.They may ruin the knife,But I have used one that put a razor edge on the boat knives.JMHO
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    Now Griz are you sayin' you only own cheap knives?!


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