"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Ironbut said:
I just got back from the surgical center where they did a fluoroscopy cystogram to check for any leakage after my right kidney/ureter removal two weeks a
go. Everything looked good & they removed the $%#^ catheter.:)
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Yay!...I think. (still does not sound like fun)
But glad everything is looking good.
 
Ironbut said:
The surgeon & pathologist have said that although the cancer was high grade, it was all contained in the right ureter, and kidney, with no metastasis to surrounding organs, tissue or lymph nodes. I'm not going to need chemo, which is a relief
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I'm sorry to hear this but it looks like you have come through it very well. Thoughts and prayers my friend. Keep walking!
 
Speaking of japaneserie, as I have been in "good old fixed blades", I'm glad I didn't order a suburi to, because I had this in the basement already.
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Now that it reminds me, I remember I got it cheap out of a walking-stick bin at an antique mall.
I'm hoping to improve my bad shoulder with this exercise.
 
Some of you may be aware that I like Okapi knives, and carry one pretty much daily :rolleyes:. I recently read that the 1055 carbon steel mine are made from can only be hardened to around 50 Rockwell or so.

Worried about the severe negative impacts carrying a knife made out of such execrable mush was having on my quality of life and public image, I decided to do a test of it’s adequacy.

Besides shaving arm-hair, my usual test of sharpness is to see if the knife will make clean straight and S-shaped cuts through newsprint without hanging up or tearing the paper. After choosing a knife and verifying that it was indeed sharp, I dug a piece of hard seasoned wood (maple maybe?) out of the shed, 1-1/2” in diameter and about 3ft long, and set to work on it. I stripped the bark off, hitting knots in the process, then made various cuts until I got bored and my hand hurt. Then after a little break I sharpened one end of the stick, which required some effort due to the hardness of the wood.

After cutting way more than I estimated I would during a couple of weeks’ worth of ordinary use, and more than I would during one of my 2-3 night camping trips, I tested it on the newsprint again. It cut clean straight lines still, and hung up just a little bit in one spot during the s-cuts. Less than a dozen swipes on the fine ceramic rod brought it back to where it had been before.

Granted I didn’t cut anything too abrasive like cardboard, but I almost never do that anyway, so I feel like I can rest assured that my knife is indeed perfectly adequate for my EDC needs, even if the internet says otherwise.

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Just Tom. said:
Some of you may be aware that I like Okapi knives, and carry one pretty much daily :rolleyes:. I recently read that the 1055 carbon steel mine are made from can only be hardened to around 50 Rockwell or so.

Worried about the severe negative impacts carrying a knife made out of such execrable mush was having on my quality of life and public image, I decided to do a test of it’s adequacy.

Besides shaving arm-hair, my usual test of sharpness is to see if the knife will make clean straight and S-shaped cuts through newsprint without hanging up or tearing the paper. After choosing a knife and verifying that it was indeed sharp, I dug a piece of hard seasoned wood (maple maybe?) out of the shed, 1-1/2” in diameter and about 3ft long, and set to work on it. I stripped the bark off, hitting knots in the process, then made various cuts until I got bored and my hand hurt. Then after a little break I sharpened one end of the stick, which required some effort due to the hardness of the wood.

After cutting way more than I estimated I would during a couple of weeks’ worth of ordinary use, and more than I would during one of my 2-3 night camping trips, I tested it on the newsprint again. It cut clean straight lines still, and hung up just a little bit in one spot during the s-cuts. Less than a dozen swipes on the fine ceramic rod brought it back to where it had been before.

Granted I didn’t cut anything too abrasive like cardboard, but I almost never do that anyway, so I feel like I can rest assured that my knife is indeed perfectly adequate for my EDC needs, even if the internet says otherwise.

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I’m glad that it worked out for you. I personally will use a simple box cutter for cardboard and my kitchen knives for food prep. Just seems to make sense for this city boy. 🤷
 
screened porch said:
This one's good, too.
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Thank you for sharing, I will check it out.

If you're a history nut like myself and are interested in learning about Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire I highly recommend Dan Carlin's Wrath of the Khan's. It is a history podcast and goes into extensive detail about Temujin and his empire. It's very enjoyable and fascinating. It's unfortunately behind a paywall now but it's worth every cent ($13)

 
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