The Tourist
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- Dec 23, 2001
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I had long been looking for a kitchen knife for myself. Oh, I sharpen my wife's knives on the Edgepro, but if they are spooky sharp, it scares her. She likes them a bit dull. When I grab one out of the block, I'm disappointed, so I figure, buy my own. The prices for hocho's are from 40 to 65 bucks, a little steep for a baloney sandwich.
We went to Cost Plus this weekend, which is a local 'World Bazaar.' I happened to see a hocho in the kitchen section, and the price was very right. I scooped it.
Back at home I got out the Edgepro just to "polish the edge." I brushed a magic marker on the edge, and began to lower the arm with the water-stone. Lower, lower, finally I was at the bottom of the adjustment! Ben Dale had given me a small bronze bar for such an adjustment, and I taped it on the bed about 1 1/2" down and found the right angle. I re-sharpened the knife, but did not polish it, leaving a toothy edge.
I asked my wife to try it out on some vegetables. She had a pineapple, but had put it off because it's a pain to slice. She made short work of the pineapple.
She told me, "We're going back, I want my own."
We went to Cost Plus this weekend, which is a local 'World Bazaar.' I happened to see a hocho in the kitchen section, and the price was very right. I scooped it.
Back at home I got out the Edgepro just to "polish the edge." I brushed a magic marker on the edge, and began to lower the arm with the water-stone. Lower, lower, finally I was at the bottom of the adjustment! Ben Dale had given me a small bronze bar for such an adjustment, and I taped it on the bed about 1 1/2" down and found the right angle. I re-sharpened the knife, but did not polish it, leaving a toothy edge.
I asked my wife to try it out on some vegetables. She had a pineapple, but had put it off because it's a pain to slice. She made short work of the pineapple.
She told me, "We're going back, I want my own."
