I have five of his international class knives and they are some of the best of my kitchen knife collection. He is an amazing knife maker and his sharpening knowledge is fundamental to understanding how to maintain an edge with minimal effort and time. You can learn a lot from watching and practice. Thin a well made properly heat treated blade and learn what an edge can do.
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I base my water stone sharpening on his technique. I try out different tips I find here on the forum on top of that.
I think it would have taken me much longer to get into it if it weren't for his videos. Not only because of the technique, but also because of how encouraging he is and the philosophy of "making it better, but not perfect" and letting the knife and stone rest for a day if you lose focus. I only thin out my own knives though, and then mostly my carbon steel knives, that will look like crap anyway.
I don't have any of his knives (yet), though.
I think it would have taken me much longer to get into it if it weren't for his videos. Not only because of the technique, but also because of how encouraging he is and the philosophy of "making it better, but not perfect" and letting the knife and stone rest for a day if you lose focus. I only thin out my own knives though, and then mostly my carbon steel knives, that will look like crap anyway.
I don't have any of his knives (yet), though.
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In his videos he sharpens a Buck 110 which is 420hc then shaves his beard. For the high alloy stuff he would probably use his glass stones
To the OP,
It was MC's waterstone technique that led me to a better usage of my own waterstones. In his videos he also explains that he does not get technical, he keeps it simple and simple usually works.
What video did he shave with a buck? He always uses his neck knives. I own all his videos
He does make nice knives but I don't agree with much of his logic when he ventures into the world of metallurgy.
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I gained a lot just from his sharpening videos available on YouTube. I find stropping on a 6000 grit waterstone a great way to finish and maintain an edge. I have been able to greatly improve the cutting ability of many knives by thinning the primary grind, something that I also picked up from one of his videos.