Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

I've been experimenting with convex edges on a couple of knives lately and wanted to try one out on my trusty standard buffalo horn A. Wright. I had a spare hour during the week and thought I'd see what I could do with my KME sharpener with the convexing rod. Well, before I got started, I realized that the edge had developed a noticeable recurve:

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This is very likely because of a previous inexpert job of sharpening I did on my Tormek when I wanted to reprofile it after damaging the tip. This is a risk when sharpening a straight edge on a grinding wheel, because the middle tends to get more time against the abrasive. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before, but it was extremely evident. I measured it with a feeler gauge and the space in the middle is about 0.01 inches.

Well, that just won't do for—as my friend @Cambertree would put it—Mah Knife. I had to put the project on hold, but had some time today to break out first the files and then an extra coarse diamond plate to grind out the recurve. Midway through, I used small diamond files to cut a new choil. Here it is part way through:

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The blue tape, incidentally, was a tip I picked up from @r8shell, if I recall correctly. It prevents metal filings from getting into the joint and also gives a bit of protection to the bolster.

After a bit more work with the extra coarse stone to get the edge nice and straight (and oh so blunt!) and the diamond files to finish cutting the choil, it was off to the KME for sharpening. It took quite a while to establish a new convex edge, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's the most even grind this knife has ever seen and it's easily shaving hair from the back of my arm.

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Tomorrow evening I'll need to break down some cardboard boxes to take out with the recycling. I can hardly wait. :D

Have a great week folks. I hope everyone's managing to stay safe.
Great post Greg! :) It looks wicked sharp now! :thumbsup: ;)

Sounds like we had similar weekends Ron, I can feel my back complaining today, hope it stays just a grumble! :eek: Hope Big Eb has been helping out buddy :) :thumbsup:

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone had a great weekend, and that your week starts well :thumbsup:

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I hope you are okay Jack! I don’t think I did any damage except maybe some sore muscles! ;) Big Eb helped cut up some boxes and a few minor cutting chores. I haven’t done anything to the edge yet, but it did okay anyway. Nice and tasty looking olives with your Hartshead my friend! :) :thumbsup:
 
I've been experimenting with convex edges on a couple of knives lately and wanted to try one out on my trusty standard buffalo horn A. Wright. I had a spare hour during the week and thought I'd see what I could do with my KME sharpener with the convexing rod. Well, before I got started, I realized that the edge had developed a noticeable recurve:

j8ZvwO0h.jpg


This is very likely because of a previous inexpert job of sharpening I did on my Tormek when I wanted to reprofile it after damaging the tip. This is a risk when sharpening a straight edge on a grinding wheel, because the middle tends to get more time against the abrasive. I was surprised that I hadn't noticed it before, but it was extremely evident. I measured it with a feeler gauge and the space in the middle is about 0.01 inches.

Well, that just won't do for—as my friend @Cambertree would put it—Mah Knife. I had to put the project on hold, but had some time today to break out first the files and then an extra coarse diamond plate to grind out the recurve. Midway through, I used small diamond files to cut a new choil. Here it is part way through:

rRit07mh.jpg


The blue tape, incidentally, was a tip I picked up from @r8shell, if I recall correctly. It prevents metal filings from getting into the joint and also gives a bit of protection to the bolster.

After a bit more work with the extra coarse stone to get the edge nice and straight (and oh so blunt!) and the diamond files to finish cutting the choil, it was off to the KME for sharpening. It took quite a while to establish a new convex edge, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. It's the most even grind this knife has ever seen and it's easily shaving hair from the back of my arm.

IWqLwKyh.jpg


Tomorrow evening I'll need to break down some cardboard boxes to take out with the recycling. I can hardly wait. :D

Have a great week folks. I hope everyone's managing to stay safe.
It's the simple pleasures in life....
 
Thanks mate :thumbsup:



Sounds like we had similar weekends Ron, I can feel my back complaining today, hope it stays just a grumble! :eek: Hope Big Eb has been helping out buddy :) :thumbsup:



Great to see you here Greg, fascinating post :cool: I like convex edges, though I have more FBs with them than pocket knives. You did a great job straightening that Lambsfoot blade out again, and the final convexed blade looks amazing. Well done, and thanks for sharing it with us :) :thumbsup:

Good Morning Guardians, hope everyone had a great weekend, and that your week starts well :thumbsup:

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Tell me more about those olives Jack. The composition of your photo is very interesting and the colors are great:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
I hope you are okay Jack! I don’t think I did any damage except maybe some sore muscles! ;) Big Eb helped cut up some boxes and a few minor cutting chores. I haven’t done anything to the edge yet, but it did okay anyway. Nice and tasty looking olives with your Hartshead my friend! :) :thumbsup:

Thanks Ron :) It's odd, because sometimes my back is OK, other times I only have to look at a spade to put it out! :rolleyes: It's warm and sunny here today, and I have been out in the garden most of the day again. I finished off the fire-pit I was building, for the time-being at least, picked some more blackberries, and scrubbed clean a ram's horn I found on one of my recent hikes (I'll be sure to get a pic when it's dried). I usually eat olives all the time, but since I've barely been inside a supermarket lately, it must be a couple of months since I last had some :) :thumbsup:

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Good morning Guardians! Hope you’re all doing well today! I’m packing my Ironwood big ‘un this morning! Y’all stay safe out there! :) :thumbsup:

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That's a beautiful knife my friend :) :thumbsup:

Tell me more about those olives Jack. The composition of your photo is very interesting and the colors are great:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

They were marinaded in lemon and coriander Bill, pretty tasty. I didn't start liking olives until I was 40, but absolutely love them now. Thank you very much for the kind words :) :thumbsup:
 
Thanks Ron :) It's odd, because sometimes my back is OK, other times I only have to look at a spade to put it out! :rolleyes: It's warm and sunny here today, and I have been out in the garden most of the day again. I finished off the fire-pit I was building, for the time-being at least, picked some more blackberries, and scrubbed clean a ram's horn I found on one of my recent hikes (I'll be sure to get a pic when it's dried). I usually eat olives all the time, but since I've barely been inside a supermarket lately, it must be a couple of months since I last had some :) :thumbsup:

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That's a beautiful knife my friend :) :thumbsup:



They were marinaded in lemon and coriander Bill, pretty tasty. I didn't start liking olives until I was 40, but absolutely love them now. Thank you very much for the kind words :) :thumbsup:
I too love olives Jack.:thumbsup: On our trips to Greece and Italy I sampled olives everywhere I could. Unfortunately my wife hates them but that means more for me!:D
 
Thanks Ron :) It's odd, because sometimes my back is OK, other times I only have to look at a spade to put it out! :rolleyes: It's warm and sunny here today, and I have been out in the garden most of the day again. I finished off the fire-pit I was building, for the time-being at least, picked some more blackberries, and scrubbed clean a ram's horn I found on one of my recent hikes (I'll be sure to get a pic when it's dried). I usually eat olives all the time, but since I've barely been inside a supermarket lately, it must be a couple of months since I last had some :) :thumbsup:

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That's a beautiful knife my friend :) :thumbsup:
Thanks Jack! Glenn did a great job on it. :) So you built a fire pit! That sounds great. I bet there will be a lot of fun evenings around that Jack! :) :thumbsup:
 
I too love olives Jack.:thumbsup: On our trips to Greece and Italy I sampled olives everywhere I could. Unfortunately my wife hates them but that means more for me!:D

I also ask for them everywhere I travel Bill, and find them delicious :) Sadly, when I lived among olive groves as a teenager, I didn't like them. Apparently they are one of those foods that you might like as you get older, as your taste-buds change, and I kept trying them every few years, but always found them horrible. Then one day, when I was 41, they suddenly tasted very different, and I have probably eaten my weight in olives several times over in the past (nearly) 20 years! :D Perhaps, if your wife hasn't tried them for a long time, they might taste different to her now? I'll leave it up to you if you want to suggest it though! :D ;) :thumbsup:

Thanks Jack! Glenn did a great job on it. :) So you built a fire pit! That sounds great. I bet there will be a lot of fun evenings around that Jack! :) :thumbsup:

He sure did my friend :) This one is very basic Ron, I've used Victorian house-bricks to surround it, but I hope to eventually surround it in Yorkshire stone. I'll just have to bring a piece home with me every time I go for a hike! :D ;) :thumbsup:
 
Olives are a staple of my diet. First off, I like a Martini. If a bartender is inclined to stuff a couple of big ones with Gorgonzola, I will probably let her go ahead and do that. I use them in cooking, too, as important as potatoes, onions, peppers and artichoke hearts. Sometimes I will crisp up a can of olives in a frying pan with a roughly equivalent amount of garlic cloves, to make a pretty compelling finger food.

As a matter of course, I will dump a can into a pasta sauce, a salad or a pan of sauteed vegetables.
I know a woman who makes an incredible lamb and olive stew. She also keeps a bottle of Citadelle in her freezer. I should probably see if I can’t wangle a dinner invitation.

I don’t know how anybody can complain about the taste, when they all taste so different depending on how they are brined, and on what they are served with.

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Olives are a staple of my diet. First off, I like a Martini. If a bartender is inclined to stuff a couple of big ones with Gorgonzola, I will probably let her go ahead and do that. I use them in cooking, too, as important as potatoes, onions, peppers and artichoke hearts. Sometimes I will crisp up a can of olives in a frying pan with a roughly equivalent amount of garlic cloves, to make a pretty compelling finger food.

As a matter of course, I will dump a can into a pasta sauce, a salad or a pan of sauteed vegetables.
I know a woman who makes an incredible lamb and olive stew. She also keeps a bottle of Citadelle in her freezer. I should probably see if I can’t wangle a dinner invitation.

I don’t know how anybody can complain about the taste, when they all taste so different depending on how they are brined, and on what they are served with.

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Good for you Henry :) I have had them in dishes, but never fried them I don't think, I'll have to give that a try :cool: Good luck on that dinner invitation my friend ;) :thumbsup:

No olives for me, yet. I'll try them again in a few years.;)

Your HHB looks good on the Schlumbergera, Onebigbill Onebigbill !

Grilled veggies and marinated chicken along with my 2019 Ironwood.
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Good luck Mark! :D Wow! That is a feast there buddy :) :thumbsup:
 
He sure did my friend :) This one is very basic Ron, I've used Victorian house-bricks to surround it, but I hope to eventually surround it in Yorkshire stone. I'll just have to bring a piece home with me every time I go for a hike! :D ;) :thumbsup:
That sounds like a plan Jack! ;) :thumbsup:

Grilled veggies and marinated chicken along with my 2019 Ironwood.
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Mark that looks absolutely delicious and the Ironwood is looking great too! :) :thumbsup:
 
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