cinder block

[hardheart]

I'm running out of ideas :foot:
[youtube]KZuGEloEpT0[/youtube]

 

[Jason B.]

Testing or sharpening

 

[hardheart]

lol, I guess I should have chopped it up too

 

[Jason B.]

Don't forget the hammer

 

[orthogonal1]

Firebrick usually has a finer surface.

 

[hardheart]

Soft or hard? I have some hard firebrick in the shop I could mess around with.

 

[Jason B.]

One more reason to get a new phone, viewing it last night I didn't even know there was a vid there

What japanese waterstone is that? looks expensive


Joking aside, did you flatten it?

 

[moonwilson]

Pretty cool video! Sharpening isn't the arcane science it's sometimes made out to be. You don't really NEED a bunch of fancy, expensive equipment to turn a dull piece of steel into something sharp.

 

[hardheart]

Nah, I didn't flatten it. There was also some extraneous junk at the edge of the block, part of the reason I didn't spend any time on the edge nearest the handle.

Nope, you don't need fancy equipment. Heck, as shown in the video, you don't even need good technique.

I did one test run before starting to film. That was the edge that started the video, though it was obviously crappy.

I did the back and forth strokes and raised a small burr, then did the alternating strokes to remove it. It wasn't completely gone, so I did a few more. Those last couple strokes was just to make sure it would take hair at the end without being scratchy.

What surprised me is how well it shaved arm hair at the end, cut most of the hairs right at the skin and made it more smooth than I expected. I'm going to have a goofy(-er) looking bald patch for a few days.

I was going to take a 200x pic of the edge, but the QX5 isn't working. Called digital Blue, looks like they'll exchange it for me.

 

[Gotsouthern]

Brother we really need to find you a second hobby. Ever tried hunting? Fast cars maybe? Just two of my personal favorites, its a start

 

[hardheart]

this is so much cheaper and safer

 

[Gotsouthern]

this is so much cheaper and safer

*sigh* Maaaannn is it ever. This really is the cheapest, safest hobby I have lol.

 

[Jason B.]

Nope, you don't need fancy equipment. Heck, as shown in the video, you don't even need good technique.

True, but your technique was good :thumbup:

 

[dsmegst]

*sigh* Maaaannn is it ever. This really is the cheapest, safest hobby I have lol.

You got that right. I went from cars to guns to knives and knife sharpening. It's the only hobby I can afford anymore.

 

[sodak]

I want to see you flatten that stone too! Good video, you and Murray Carter - but he cheats by stropping on cardboard after the cinderblock...

 

[thombrogan]

I want to see you flatten that stone too! Good video, you and Murray Carter - but he cheats by stropping on cardboard after the cinderblock...

Bwahahahahaha! Priceless, amigo!

 

[thombrogan]

Hardheart,

May I please post a link to your vid at a cooking knife forum?

 

[hardheart]

sure thing :thumbup:

 

[thombrogan]

Thanks! Off to foodieforums goes me.

 

[orthogonal1]

Soft or hard? I have some hard firebrick in the shop I could mess around with.

If I am reading you right, it would be the "hard" firebrick - the stuff with a high chromium content and actually looks like a tanish brick.

The ones we used in the boilers at the company I worked for made pretty decent stones as long as they were smooth. Used bricks were nicer, I feel, though.