Horton Knives,, Club Platinum.............One-One

[OldPhysics]

Flaming Jack - Large Shot Glass, 3/4 Jack Daniels 1/4 Grain floated on top, Light on fire for a minute,

So, every had one?

Sadly ... yes.

My youth was mis-spent. Also, a significant portion of my middle years.

 

[trukreltrog]

THanks Richstag!

It carries well, feels like a back support when I sit down, just need to keep my shirt from bunching up around it. It has a sharp angle that helps a lot:

Nice, love the Ergo's. :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[richstag]

Sadly ... yes.

My youth was mis-spent. Also, a significant portion of my middle years.

mis-spent???

 

[peppercorn]

Tom,
Did you reprofile the ergo edge, and if so what did you use?

 

[tomthebaker]

Tom,
Did you reprofile the ergo edge, and if so what did you use?

Yes, I did it by hand w/ sandpaper & strop. Took a while. I discovered that some of these older Busse's were hardened to ~61RC!

 

[Mr. Night]

Geaux Saints!!!!!

 

[peppercorn]

OK, this is probably a stupid question , so bear with me. Is it convex? It almost looks like a V.

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I have been a ''V'' grinder for a long time and recently finished with a strop, still a ''V'' however. I initially made it dull by causing a micro bevel, lifting the spine too much,went back to my DMT diamond and then back to the strop but with a lower angle. This worked much better.

 

[tomthebaker]

It's convex. Since I learned to convex-sharpen, I haven't done anything else.

I used stones and v-grinds for 20+ years as a chef, but not any more!

 

[OldPhysics]

mis-spent???

It's possible I did not put all the time I could have into the serious pursuit of what became my career.

 

[peppercorn]

Tom,

Why the change? I ask because I am taking a mental survey.

 

[tomthebaker]

Convex

* takes less time, especially for a major reprofile

* requires little apparatus: sandpaper, strop, some compound ( I mostly use Mother's Mag Polish)

* Is more forgiving of differing angles. Keeping the same angle w' stones is critical.

* yields (for me) a sharper, longer-lasting, and easier maintained edge.

* chops wood better

* slices rope better

 

[peppercorn]

Cool Tom,

Thanks for the run down.

 

[richstag]

It's possible I did not put all the time I could have into the serious pursuit of what became my career.

I would attempt to say something smart at this point but I know that you are far more wise than I

 

[Mr. Night]

Saints slaughter the Giants.... 48-27



GO SAINTS!!!!!

 

[Jeremy Horton]

aaawwee mang,,,,, convex pops

 

[peppercorn]

aaawwee mang,,,,, convex pops

Whoa! ....you just come up for air?

It's been a ''sharp'' day around here.

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

Horton porn courtesy of Chuddy Bear.

 

[trukreltrog]

Nice mang! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[tomthebaker]

Very nice, BushcraftBT!

 

[BushcraftBrainTrust]

Very nice, BushcraftBT!

Thanks Tom, I really like that SOB sheath. It looks like it might be a good alternative to a scout style sheath.:thumbup: