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Well, I've got mine partway worn out. Of course it had already more than paid for itself sharpening other knives before I even started on the sword.
The Nicholson mill bastard 12 & 1/2" file is pretty clogged up. And it wanted to slide over the sweet spot.
The 1x3" carborundum stone on a wood handle is dished out at least 1/8th inch, and there's only a quarter inch left that's flat.
But my Small Tibetan sword now has an even edge.
And the durn Revlon diamond nail file still has some use left in it. 4 & 3/4" overall, 3" of working length on both sides. Not stiff enough unless you use a fingertip to back it up when working a blade into shape, and get this, you can even modify your hold to put a convex edge on your khuk. I don't know about you, but it's thin enough to slip in between scabbard and frog, or somewheres. It'll never take the place of my 8" ( plus 6" handle ) Eze-Lap diamond rod but it sure ought to make do out in the boondocks if you need to touch up a khuk or a locking folder.
The consarned thing just might outlast an AK if you bought both new. I ain't gonna bet either way. But I am gonna get a couple more of them.
The Nicholson mill bastard 12 & 1/2" file is pretty clogged up. And it wanted to slide over the sweet spot.
The 1x3" carborundum stone on a wood handle is dished out at least 1/8th inch, and there's only a quarter inch left that's flat.
But my Small Tibetan sword now has an even edge.
And the durn Revlon diamond nail file still has some use left in it. 4 & 3/4" overall, 3" of working length on both sides. Not stiff enough unless you use a fingertip to back it up when working a blade into shape, and get this, you can even modify your hold to put a convex edge on your khuk. I don't know about you, but it's thin enough to slip in between scabbard and frog, or somewheres. It'll never take the place of my 8" ( plus 6" handle ) Eze-Lap diamond rod but it sure ought to make do out in the boondocks if you need to touch up a khuk or a locking folder.
The consarned thing just might outlast an AK if you bought both new. I ain't gonna bet either way. But I am gonna get a couple more of them.
