If Jeff Foxworthy sharpened

thombrogan said:
-If you can't decide between rolling your own cigarettes or smoking a clay pipe because you want rolling papers to test your edges and a clay pipe to sharpen your edges, you may be a rustneck.
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Thanks Thom! Knew I could count on ya to put it into words better than I could. And yes, I roll my own with papers (and usually a Rizzla rolling box) as well. But papers have gotten so danged expensive I try not to waste too many! :)

(by the way, there is huge variation in cigarette papers amongst the brands, both in cutting tests and of course when smoking 'em.)
 
-If you cut back on your smoking to preserve your rolling papers for sharpness tests, you may be a rustneck.

-If you can tell the difference between a Joker or EZ-Wider paper by the sound your stockman makes when you cut it, you may be a rustneck.

-If you ever replicated Joe's and Sal's feat of placing a cigarette paper on top of an edge and using your breath to cut the paper, you may be a rustneck.

-If you ever rubbed your face with cat-hair and ragweed pollen to repeat that same test while in the throws of a severe asthma attack, you may be a rustneck.

-If you ever notice a grown man who doesn't have sharpener mange and feel a pang of sorrow for him and his family, you may be a rustneck.

Thanks for the kind words, the possum (is it "Justin" or are there two folks making L6 falchions for their pop running around?).
 
Yeah, it's me. I also post at Swordforum. I've learned it's better to not discuss certain topics over there though. ;)

Spent a few hours in the shop this week, but didn't do anything on the falchion. Been trying to catch up on little odd jobs I got myself into for other folks; mostly minor knife repairs & some sharpening. Finally made some progress on that tanto that's been sitting on my bench for the past two years as well. The big choppers keep calling to me though...
 
Not even bainite?

I think we both agree that overbuilt choppers and emaciated folders are the schizzel, though with a different take on overbuilt than "adding/leaving more steel on blade."
 
-The clanging sound most chefs make when using a honing steel makes you ill.

-The "shirp-shirp-shirp" sound of you favorite F.Dick steel is your favorite sound

-You have been known to wear said steel on your belt for 8 hours at a time.
 
- You test your EDC on the single ply at work while in the can.

- You have 19 knives in the kitchen and the problem is they're all already sharp.
 
If you got a ZDP Caly3, look at its edge and thought "at least it'll be quicker to thin out," you might be a Rustneck.

If you wish Tom Krein could hollow grind your production knives with an as-yet nonexistant 25" diameter wheel and equally non-existstant boron nitride (as opposed to cubic boron nitride) belts, you may be a Rustneck.
 
If you can't sleep cuz you remember your wife used one of the kitchen knives for supper earlier, and now it might be dull! :eek:

(I went downstairs at midnight...made a few passes on the ceramic steel...went back upstairs and slept like a baby.) :)
 
if you decided to shave your face with your freshly sharpened knife just for the fun of it...you might be a rustneck (a very close shave as well)

if you keep your beater knife that you hande to people that don't know about knives razor sharp...you might be a rustneck

if you have to stop sharpening for a couple of days (and go mad because of it) in order to let your arm and leg hair grow back in...you might be a rustneck

if you have to force yourself to stop reprofiling that new knife over and over again with different edge angles because you are worried that you are going to run out of steel soon...you might be a rustneck

if you are able to shave with your shovels...you might be a rustneck
 
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