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NirreBosse

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This winter and spring my work and a new therapist method Im learning has taken all my time. For sure I have carried EDC as usuall but I haven even given myself the time to sharpen them properly. Today one of my sons has a bad flu and im home together with him and I have eventually had a shance to let them meet my fallkniven DC3 stone and a lether strop. They are onse again poping hair, good feeling.

Bosse

 
Bosse,by the looks of it,you know your stuff when it comes to putting an edge on a pocketknife :thumbup:
 
Bosse kind Sir, do you freehand sharpen your blades?

I try, and yet still have much to learn to freehand, as I like the idea of Traditional methods, I am hugely better than when I started, but I know my stropping technique, as well as my sharpening technique needs work, as well as the equipment being used also.
Your threads/post are always extremely intriguing, thank you!
 
Yes I sharpen by freehand. These knifes gets a little convexed at around 25 degrees together. I much prefer a sharp than strong edge on a pocketknife in any size but particularly this small ones. My grandfather thought me early at around 8-10 years how to do it and at least the last 25 year it has not been a problem with angles or scratching the blades while honing them. Nex stones of diamond and cheramic has made it extreamly easy nowadays.

The dark patina makes it show in a good way when they are newly honed. The patina on thesse knifes are all earned by usage but I often use them in the kitchen for potatoes and onions and for fruit like orange and apples. So in a way its a forsed patina too because I use my knifes in situations where another knife could have been used instead or just even fingers and theeth. I like them black so I use them in situations that support the patina to deepen.

Bosse
 
NirreBosse said:
...I use my knifes in situations where another knife could have been used instead or just even fingers and teeth.
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:D

I like how you think!

Thanks for the update and the pictures. I always enjoy seeing a well used (well-sharpened!) Swayback Jack. :)

I'm glad you got a short breather (and chose to spend some of it here with us), although I'm sorry it was due to your son's ill health.

~ P.
 
Ah yes, there's nothing quite like the sight of a nice shiny ribbon of razor sharp edge on a gray blade!:thumbup::thumbup:

Good for you, Bosse.

Carl.
 
That's one of the benefits of being a knife nut. When one dulls you have others to use.

Good to see you around Bo.

- Christian
 
I too love the gleam of a sharp edge against the gray patina of a blade ;)

Very nice Bosse!!!

Paul
 


A few more shiny edges on black blades.
Behind the knifes is my house to the left and my garage and workshop to the right.
Sadly Im not been spending time in that workshop this winter, partly because Its been much work and more so because I hurt my thumb bad this januari when falling in high speed downhill on my cross country skiis. Even though the thumb was bad I managed to go the 90 km ski-event Vasapoppet but its been hard to grip tools.

BosseIve done the two knifes at the left and used them much and the one at the rigth Is mase of my coussin. I sometimes use it but mostly its in my knifedrawer sadly enough.

Bosse
 
Thanks Bosse. I wish I could have someone locally teach me the art of freehand sharpening (in person).

I very much like the look of the edges you achieved. I'm diggin' the house yard....and yes those nice fixed blades!

Peter
 
NirreBosse said:
Yes I sharpen by freehand. These knifes gets a little convexed at around 25 degrees together. I much prefer a sharp than strong edge on a pocketknife in any size but particularly this small ones. My grandfather thought me early at around 8-10 years how to do it and at least the last 25 year it has not been a problem with angles or scratching the blades while honing them. Nex stones of diamond and cheramic has made it extreamly easy nowadays.

The dark patina makes it show in a good way when they are newly honed. The patina on thesse knifes are all earned by usage but I often use them in the kitchen for potatoes and onions and for fruit like orange and apples. So in a way its a forsed patina too because I use my knifes in situations where another knife could have been used instead or just even fingers and theeth. I like them black so I use them in situations that support the patina to deepen.

Bosse
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Thank you Bosse,
I too Freehand, but I can Guarantee you I wont be able to put an edge on like you my friend!
 
Thanks for the story and the knives - very nice :)

I really like the look of a shiny edge on a well used (means patinaed) edge!

I use to sharpen my knives freehand, too (when I have time). I prefer a 20° angle on each side of the blade to get a nicely edge ... three different stones and two leatherstrops one with and one without compound. In 95 % of the cases it works well (means a razorsharp edge), and on some days I don´t get any edge on it... depends on the day, I think. :D :
 
As my son still is ill I also having a brake from work. I show You another shiny edge. This is a black but woren coating of my Gerber LST from the early 90-ties. I carryed this knife EDC for mabye 3 years. I worked on a rehabilitation centre for drugadicts at the time and this knife actually got stolen for a few days. I was not cotios one day so my old car, a volvo 242 got stolen of one of the inhabitants suffering a bad thirst. The LST lied in a shirtpocket inside the car. A few days the car was found unharmed but empty of gasolin in the forest way from the startingpoint. The shirt was stolen but the knife still in the car. My thoughts is that it was used and forgoten about during the drive. Never saw the man anymore witch was sad in a way because it was in many ways a nice man who had deserved to get his life straight again. Got a letter eventually from a prison where he appologied for the theft of my car. No real harme though, The car was fine and I used it many years to follow and I also got to ceep my knife.



Bosse
 
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