The Knife Thread

Heres a very expensive Japanese stone
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111127826...84.m1423.l2649
Also this shop in Darwin is pretty good

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221299286...84.m1423.l2649

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Originally Posted by threedogs

Looking at how they work I'm a bit fuzzy on how it'll sharpen a curved knife.
Cause it swings like a pendulum

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It does swing like a pendulum, but as you move it along the blade you rotate the the stone to keep it flat to the blade.
Only limit to this style of sharpener is the length if the blade.
The bigger theblade the bigger the radius needed.
Pros of this style is it keeps the correct angle. Yes it flattens a little as you move to the outside of the machines limits, but if you have big blades get a bigger machine.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131015694...84.m1423.l2649
Maybe this will work better

Never tried one

Here's my scales for my SEKI city knife

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Originally Posted by threedogs

Must be a grey area, spent all morning putting a decent edge to it,
and didn't cut myself, finished it on some wet/dry 2000. Now I need to wait
until I go away next to try it. I purchased what I thought was an Arkansas whet stone
But ended up only being the box with a normal grey aluminium oxide stone,
but it did come in a very nice cypress pine box, those Japanese stones are way too pricey for me
Here's two more I found big one is a tramotina the other was to replace one my father had, great for splicing larger rope


@ Kallen heres an idea for your knife

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/UNITED-CU...item4176d0ee49

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Just saw this TD. Bloody awesome looking knife.
Any idea on how to black a knife?? Is it just paint?? Or is it a process like etching??

To black it and stop from rusting, get some dirty sump oil ,dirtier the better, get it a nice cherry red or hotter. then wipe with the sump oil on a rag.
there'll be heaps of smoke and it'll stink. I did some gate latches and they have been in the elements for over one year now, they just look black no rust whats so ever
just don't burn yourself

Cool. So during heat treatment then?
Is that blade in the link just matte paint?

Oh yeah, my twin bowies from Frost Cutlery just got delivered.

And the pictures will be...........