Thread: Quick hello

So about a month ago I decided to find out how to sharpen my tanto bladed CRKT knife that I've had for years. After several hours of research on how to sharpen knives I ended up on you tube watching guys shave with knives, then DE's, then Straights. Curiosity and a couple late night google sessions later and here I am on SRP.

I've started building a kit with a wade and butcher that I won on ebay, Luckily it was shave ready and from a member of this forum I already had my first shave with it sideburns and cheeks only and it was a total champ!

Anyway just thought I would say hi to everyone as I tend to be a lurker and not ask too many questions. Once I see a question that I feel I know the answer too or have an opinion on you'll likely see me pop up again.

This seems to be a very impressive site and forum and I'm glad to have the info to dig through and learn from.

-Chris



Still haven't figured out how to sharpen that stinking knife.

Get going on that Wade & Butcher...you chose wisely my friend.

As for the CRKT, most of their blades are made of poor(er) quality steel and may never take a very good edge. More than likely it's AUS8 or AUS4...I've got a blade made of that junk and it won't sharpen. Besides, after learning to hone a razor changes your whole perspective on what you consider 'sharp'. As a result, I only take my pocket knives to 1k grit instead of trying to get the greatest 5k edge.