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I hear you my dad was the same way. He has 3 old case trappers that look like folding awls.
it hurts me to see some people's knives.
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it hurts me to see some people's knives.
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I use one of them frequently to pick the pocket lint out of the liners of my knives. It's not pretty.
Although, my grandpa always used a stone, and his case folder looks like that. He has had that knife for over over 30 yrs.
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a coworker has a mercator k55 that he used the $hit out of and sharpened it to near death, the lock doesn't even work anymore. last time i saw it i told him to "retire it and go buy a new one".
Those Mercators are really cool!
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+1 for Condor Bushlore. It's not stainless (neither is his old hickory) but it's 1075 steel is plenty tough. It's gotta be tough because they also make machetes out of the same stuff. The Bushlore is scandi ground, but since he's gonna take it to the wheel anyway, it doesn't matter.
If he's just going to grind on it again, then get him a brand new Old Hickory. Also, let him know that if he heats up the steel significantly, or sees sparks come off the grinder, the edge's durability is ruined.
Also, stropping does, in fact, remove metal. That is how stropping works. It only removes a little more than the bare minimum required to resharpen an edge. Informing him of this fact probably wouldn't help, though, if he doesn't understand that hot grinding and filing ruins edge durability.
Also, stropping does, in fact, remove metal. That is how stropping works. It only removes a little more than the bare minimum required to resharpen an edge. Informing him of this fact probably wouldn't help, though, if he doesn't understand that hot grinding and filing ruins edge durability.
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That's a good idea--get him what he's used to. The paring knives go for about $6.
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How about one of these? It's a Klein duct board knife and can also be had with a bright orange handle or wood handle. It's made for the rough stuff.
They're also made by Klenk. Since I don't know if cross forum posting is allowed here I'll just say you can find a link to a thread about the Klenk knives if you google "Klenk Murder Knife."
Id like to have one of those for my pegboard.