Rockstead Knowledge Thread

[bladeninja]

unbelievable - that makes me want to sell all my knives and get this. wow!

If you're going to have an addiction, why not Rockstead? Think of all the other terrible alternatives.

 

[KBA]

For your viewing pleasure...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRvWik0u2uI

I regret opening this link. I'm not allowed to read this thread anymore.

Beautiful knives :thumbup:

 

[The Aflac Duck]

If only the Shun was in YXR7...

I would have gotten that instead of my recent Chi

 

[matilda]

I'm sure impressed with my Chou. I lent it to my neighbor for a torture test. He is into wood and rock carving. Within a couple days he had totally destroyed the edge. I would cringe watching him scrape the back of the blade against a rock to smooth it out. After he finished with it, I brought it home to clean up and sharpen. I couldn't believe how easy it was to sharpen, much like 1095. What impressed me the most, the DLC çoating had no scratches or marks. Absolutely amazing knife!

 

[thales2015]

Egads! Now I think I want one!

 

[Claus0BF]

Hi! I thought I could share a picture of my newly accuired Chou here... [emoji4]

 

[Rob S.]

Hi! I thought I could share a picture of my newly accuired Chou here... [emoji4]

Very nice!

 

[bladeninja]

I like this version a lot. Stunning little thing isn't it?

 

[bladeninja]

I'm sure impressed with my Chou. I lent it to my neighbor for a torture test. He is into wood and rock carving. Within a couple days he had totally destroyed the edge. I would cringe watching him scrape the back of the blade against a rock to smooth it out. After he finished with it, I brought it home to clean up and sharpen. I couldn't believe how easy it was to sharpen, much like 1095. What impressed me the most, the DLC çoating had no scratches or marks. Absolutely amazing knife!

That's sick. I would love nothing more than to see pics of this rock smoothed out and pics of the Rocky throughout this entire process.

 

[bladeninja]

What was your method of sharpening after this torture test? Curious...

 

[Claus0BF]

Very nice!

Thank you!

I like this version a lot. Stunning little thing isn't it?

It certainly is! [emoji4]

 

[The Aflac Duck]

Egads! Now I think I want one!

Do it!!!

Don't worry, we'll be here to support your spendings of copious amounts of cash

 

[bladeninja]

Do it!!!

Don't worry, we'll be here to support your spendings of copious amounts of cash

HS. You're killing us with this fine display of goodness. But you're right....the title of this thread might get changed to the, "Rockstead Support Group".

 

[bladeninja]

Chime in Matilda. Want to know more about the torture test.

 

[matilda]

My main interest in knives is sharpening. I like to build rod guided sharpeners, similar to an edge pro, to suit a particular knife and cutting style. I use 3m lapping film as an abrasive starting with 40 micron and finishing with .3 micron. I ground the edge at 12 degrees per side. Cutting ability is greatly increased compared to the stock grind of 26 to 30 degrees inc. Durability will decrease but it's way more fun to use.

 

[bladeninja]

Nice. What about in the case of the Chou you let your buddy thrash? What was your method for getting that edge back?

 

[matilda]

Above post, or am I missing something??

 

[bladeninja]

Above post, or am I missing something??

Got it. Wasn't sure if you were speaking specifically about the Chou or not. Thanks.

 

[bladeninja]

This is how to curb a knife addiction and free up many hours of your life. It's called Rockstead therapy and the results are immediate.

 

[The Aflac Duck]

Congrats Brother! First impressions?