Contacting me-UPDATE

Hi folks,
I have a new phone and it has an issue receiving text messages from iPhones but the fix is easy.

(I switched from an IPhone)

There is an easy fix.

Go to Contacts and under my name Peter Nowlan - EDIT the information by my phone number to ensure it reads "Mobile" even if it already does have "Mobile" go in and change it to "work" then hit Done and then go back and change it to "Mobile" NOT IPHONE.

This will allow your iPhone to text my LG G2.

Emails are no problem.

sharpknives@me.com

902 225 0579

Always the best way to reach me anyway but calling and texting work too of course.

Steeling - Does NOT sharpen a knife

I am still blown away every now and then by folks who I encounter and when we get to talk about sharpening they say things like "yes I sharpen my own knives too". I get a little excited thinking I have met someone who shares a common interest. Then when I ask what they use, the response is " a steel".
The conversation ends soon after that.

To confirm, a steel when used properly and assuming the steel is of good quality and not the one that comes with the knife block. (they are usually quite bad). When utilised properly a steel can keep a knife sharp for a period of time by pushing the fatigued metal back into place. It is not the best way to keep a knife sharp by any means but it will work for a while.

I just peeved off when people are closed to an education on what a steel is, these are people in the industry too. I am not suggesting everyone needs a whack of water stones, gees one water stone at the 1k level will be enough to keep that knife sharp for an eternity.

Remember the best way to maintain an edge is with a whetstone.

Thank  you for reading this.

Folder

I did my sons CRKT folder today, took about 30 minutes.

I used the Edge Pro at 17 Degrees.

Progression was:

Atoma 140 to reprofile
EP 220
Chosera 400
Shapton Glass 1,000
Shapton Glass 2, 000
Chosera 3,000
Shapton Pro 5,000
Chosera 10,000

Lots of water and some dish detergent on the stones.

thanks for looking

Peter

Buck Vanguard

Well this is one beautiful knife, the nicest and best hunting knife I have had the opportunity to sharpen. It is brand new, the owner just wanted the edge refined a little, I was only too happy to oblige.

I hope you like the picture.

Buck Vanguard