Nightmare Grind

richard j said:
revdevil, when you have sharpened knives for as long as i have you learn a lot of tricks. even without the paper wheels that knife would be easy. all i need is a piece of wetordry, a piece of glass and a can of pringles
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So Richard, I have to know: How many Pringles do you eat while hand-sharpening a single nightmare grind blade? A man with your skills surely does not need the entire can to do one knife;-)
 
you would be suprised what the pringles have to do with sharpening.
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Sour cream and onion flavor is best for recurves. The tanto point would be best done using the original flavor. But out in the field, any flavor will do in a pinch.
 
pwet said:
sharpening medium? glue some sandpaper to it the box and do the recurve ?
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Yes, Richard has mentioned this trick before. I just had to rib him a little over his wording.

Unless you are doing an H1 recurve, the salt-free chips are a safer choice.
 
Bill1170 said:
Yes, Richard has mentioned this trick before.
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pretty clever. i still hate deep recurves ...i don't carry a box of pringles with me usually. so anything that can't be sharpened on a pocket stone is no use for me.
 
one guy thought i was kidding him when i told him to use a pringles can to sharpen a recurve if you didnt have anything else. you have to bend the can on one side so it forms a corner which allows for you to sharpen the entire blade. cut the bottom off and put your arm through. switch arms for the other side of the blade.
 
richard j said:
that knife would be gravy for me to sharpen. maybe an extra minute to change wheels.
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I believe if I had that, I'd have to let you sharpen it for me. :) My head hurts just thinking about it. Then I don't have the equipment you do. It'd be pretty tough on a flat bench stone.

After reading about the Pringles, I guess I'd have to buy some if I had a knife like that.

Nah! Not my type.

EJ
 
richard j said:
one guy thought i was kidding him when i told him to use a pringles can to sharpen a recurve if you didnt have anything else. you have to bend the can on one side so it forms a corner which allows for you to sharpen the entire blade. cut the bottom off and put your arm through. switch arms for the other side of the blade.
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I believe it. I may take you up on the offer to sharpen a ZT 0350 soon. It's got just enough recurve for me to not want to even try it. Ready the Pringles can!
 
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