Carter Cutlery on Western and Eastern blades lecture

Some interesting points.

I was blown away (I'm a newb) by his thoughts on Japanese theory of edge thickness. That the edge should be as thin as possible, to where the person with the best knife technique can barely use it without damaging the edge. While everyone else will damage the blade. The Idea being any damage done to the knife that is fixed by stoning brings the knife to the perfect thickness for the user that damaged the blade.
 
Just wanted to say thanks and here's the new video link:
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Thanks for posting this! I just watched his video on Japanese pronunciation and it was awesome. I'm going to check this one later this evening.

The one where he throws paper airplanes through his kitchen knives is awesome! I also like his shaving with a spoon and sword videos. His sharpening videos are also awesome. Lol yes I am a fan. :D
 
I'm famous!!!! :D
When the big guy in red moves just so, you can see the edge of my shirt!!! :o

I enjoyed the lecture he gave and I liked the mix of knives he had at OKCA. Watching him sharpen the knives he sold right at the table was cool.

He seems to be the only person in America that can get Hitatchi White....
 
Carl_First_Timer said:
I was blown away (I'm a newb) by his thoughts on Japanese theory of edge thickness. That the edge should be as thin as possible, to where the person with the best knife technique can barely use it without damaging the edge. While everyone else will damage the blade. The Idea being any damage done to the knife that is fixed by stoning brings the knife to the perfect thickness for the user that damaged the blade.
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It makes sense to me. It's much easier for a client to simply reharpen the microbevel and get back to slightly thicker steel on a thin edge, or use a slightly-less acute microbevel, than it is to regrind a blade that's just too thick.

My conviction that "thin is in and light is right" gets stronger every day, even when talking about camp knives and choppers. It's pleasantly surprising how durable and thin-edged many different alloys can be.
 
Thanks for the link. I really enjoy Murray Carter's videos and I have one of his neck knives. I've used it as a means to explore a small edc design of my own and the more I try, the more I appreciate how good his neck knife is.
Being from Halifax myself, I like his story all the more.
 
Don Nguyen said:
... but I feel like he promotes himself too much. Wicked skills and whatnot though.
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The difference with an operation like Carter Cutlery is they don't hype. That is to say, Murray may have strong opinions about knives and the cutlery industry but he never steps out of the realm of reality with his information. In fact, he is downright conservative at times and never speaks above his listener's heads. Wally Hayes put me onto Murray. I have never met him but look forward to it. I have a lot of respect for what he has brought to knifemaking....... the whole crew is very professional.... you too, Somber... Ha!. Where's my water!:p
 
Rick Marchand said:
The difference with an operation like Carter Cutlery is they don't hype. That is to say, Murray may have strong opinions about knives and the cutlery industry but he never steps out of the realm of reality with his information. In fact, he is downright conservative at times and never speaks above his listener's heads. Wally Hayes put me onto Murray. I have never met him but look forward to it. I have a lot of respect for what he has brought to knifemaking....... the whole crew is very professional.... you too, Somber... Ha!. Where's my water!:p
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Well put
 
Don Nguyen said:
Lmao!

I feel like he promotes himself too much.
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Thats OK though. It is a business for him and how he feeds his family, he has a lot of product to sell and promote. He also gives away a lot of free information that is very useful.


I wish more knifemakers promoted themselves aggressively. It would be good for the hobby
 
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