Hi Everyone. I've been lurking on this website reading/learning as much as possible. Last 1 Sept 2015, I retired from active duty Military after 20 yrs, 2 months, 3 days. I joined when I was 17 so yeah, still a young'in by many folks standards. Single, no kids, no ex'es. I worked, and moved way too much to settle down while I was in. I moved back home to eastern Iowa right along the Mississippi River last summer ( I can hit the main channel with a slingshot). Helped my brothers farm, put up by ourselves a new 60'x100' tin building this summer/fall. Now it's cold up here, and I'm awaiting spring to go bass/trout fishing this spring!
This Christmas I asked for, got a new Smith's Tri-hone, and a very Dark Lansky Arkansas Stone. I picked up a whitish Lansky Arkansas stone here 3 weeks ago, and it works perfect between those two setups. Since Christmas, I've sharpened around 70+ knives, and also 6+ block knife sets for family/friends by hand. It's only for my enjoyment/hobby. They've brought me "bent"
, "chipped" 
and generally butter knife dull sets, and I got them reworked back to pretty darn sharp by hand. I know it's not 4k-8k+ sharp.. but sharp enough that they were more than happy with them. It gives me things to work/learn on that I can't hurt. I've also done quit a few fillet knives, and some high carbon (pre-1968) run knives that were my grandpa's from when my mom was a kid. Current project is an old Rapala wooden handle knife with a brass piece on the end. I saddle soaped the leather sheath, and milk oiled it. I've hand sharpened it, block sanded handle by hand since the wood on it had 80% of the clear coat peeled off. I've used permanent super fine tip marker to bring out the "Rapala" name on the wood handle. It will get "Golden Oak" stained, Satin cleared before I'm done with it. If you guys want to see, I can post up another thread with some pics?! I've been spying the fiddlebacks; a blue handle one with green underlay is what i'm awaiting to be posted for sale (hint, hint) :dejection: I have to say: many, many of you folks have/make some amazing knives! Thanks for having such an information/picture website!
I recently found/ordered a Columbia River (CRKT) Hunt'N Fisch, and am waiting for it to arrive.
Other EDC's flippers: I run are a SOG Knives Trident Tanto Black, Sog wooden handle twitch II, orange handle Kershaw Ken Onion among a few others. If you'd like to see them, just ask and I'll post pics.
This Christmas I asked for, got a new Smith's Tri-hone, and a very Dark Lansky Arkansas Stone. I picked up a whitish Lansky Arkansas stone here 3 weeks ago, and it works perfect between those two setups. Since Christmas, I've sharpened around 70+ knives, and also 6+ block knife sets for family/friends by hand. It's only for my enjoyment/hobby. They've brought me "bent"
, "chipped" and generally butter knife dull sets, and I got them reworked back to pretty darn sharp by hand. I know it's not 4k-8k+ sharp.. but sharp enough that they were more than happy with them. It gives me things to work/learn on that I can't hurt. I've also done quit a few fillet knives, and some high carbon (pre-1968) run knives that were my grandpa's from when my mom was a kid. Current project is an old Rapala wooden handle knife with a brass piece on the end. I saddle soaped the leather sheath, and milk oiled it. I've hand sharpened it, block sanded handle by hand since the wood on it had 80% of the clear coat peeled off. I've used permanent super fine tip marker to bring out the "Rapala" name on the wood handle. It will get "Golden Oak" stained, Satin cleared before I'm done with it. If you guys want to see, I can post up another thread with some pics?! I've been spying the fiddlebacks; a blue handle one with green underlay is what i'm awaiting to be posted for sale (hint, hint) :dejection: I have to say: many, many of you folks have/make some amazing knives! Thanks for having such an information/picture website! I recently found/ordered a Columbia River (CRKT) Hunt'N Fisch, and am waiting for it to arrive.
Other EDC's flippers: I run are a SOG Knives Trident Tanto Black, Sog wooden handle twitch II, orange handle Kershaw Ken Onion among a few others. If you'd like to see them, just ask and I'll post pics.
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,but I'm learning fast 
