When I am home so is the Misses....let me tell you, watching an video on knife sharpening does not bode well with her! But alas, today she works and I am off till 3:00pm ...World of razor edges here I come.

Wait'll you see the 'three finger test' on the video. You can do it!

Definitely a vid to watch alone.

Just updating on my Scrapper 6, I had another go at him with a (mostly) worn out piece of P400 medium wet&dry and my white crock stick.. I have finally got him hair popping- he was nearly there before but now one light pass down my leg took all the hair off for about 3" by 3/4"... (My wife thinks I'm nuts but how else do you check for hair popping??) Now he's got that edge if he'll keep it I'll be in mutt heaven!

It's a lot easier to maintain an edge once you get it profiled like you want it. I was using my Battle Rat earlier in the week to split logs for the fireplace at my Aunt's house. I split like a dozen logs that night. Some of them I kept splitting until they were kindling size. I tested my BR when I got home, and after all that splitting it was still shaving sharp. I went ahead and touched it up last night though. Now it's dangerously sharp again. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

One day I will get that good! I'm kinda 'sharpening challenged',... but I'm pleased with how the Scrapper came up. I can't wait for that INFI mudder that'll be interesting!

So will the Bowie!!

Practice and having a variety of grits helps. I got my first knife when I was 4, and my first sheath knife when I was 7. I couldn't sharpen for $h!t until a few years ago. Used to, I tried all those gadget sharpeners, but then I found I got the best results with plain 'ole stones and ceramic.

I've got a Lansky kit (I'd recommend it too if you want flat V grinds) but that mouse mat and wet&dry paper 'trick' really works for me now. Also unlike free hand sharpening on an oilstone, you can't (EASILY) stuff up an hours work if you make a pass at too steep an angle when you 'paper' your knives! But I'd have to agree if you have 'the touch' big flat bench stones can work wonders..

GF - Thanks for reminding Paul of the Bowie ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I think the bowie will be out in a 'swamp' two weeks...

Don't say that!!!!! Think positive thoughts here...

Om.. the bowie will be out soon.. Om.. the bowie will be out soon.. Om.. the bowie will be out soon! Om.. if the bowie isn't out soon PK and GF will be camping outside the factory with the BCAA.. Om.. I'm glad I'm not Dan! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />