Sharpener

Just a quick reminder. Those of us who like to turn our khukuris into hair popping razors know that it is very possible to do just that with a bit of work.

But how many of us remember that as we get the edges of our khuks razor sharp and then continue to burnish so the edge is just as sharp from tip to cho WE ARE NOW SHARPENING A DEFACTO RAZOR INCHES FROM OUR FINGERS? I forgot this one day as I burnished my BAS, and got a cut to the thumb that bled like a stuck pig. ( OK, the stockyards classify anything under a hundred pounds as a PIG, anything over a hundred and under five hundred pounds as a HOG, and over five hundred pounds as a SWINE, so I guess I bled like a stuck HOG if you want to get picky. )
 
Uncle Bill,

I'd be happy to send you some. Do you think that the bottles would survive a flight? Should I specify ground delivery? I'll see if I can gather a sampling of their beers. Lager is good any time. Porter is a good winter beer and Chesterfield Ale is a good summer brew. Black and tan is also quite excellant any time. (actually they are all quite excellant any time!!) They also make a premium and a Premium Light but those are pretty much just your run of the mill domestic pilsners. Good but nothing noteworthy.

Seriously, let me know if you think it would be ok to ship via air.

Mike
 
I am from Pennsylvania originally. At present I am exiled to Ohio, which apparently means 'not a damn mountain in the whole state' in some native american tongue.

I recall many nights at the Gingerbread Man in Shippensburg, PA spent with Yuengling and Rolling Rock. As far as beers go, I do not consider either _great_ (I'm an English ale fan, myself. Beer snob.), but Yuengling is quite drinkable and has that lovely college nostalgia.
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Dang. All this talk of Yuengling makes me want to buy a case...might have to make that a mission next time I'm home.
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Mike


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Hey! Uncle Sam!

(_!_) Nyah nyah nyah!

Refund! You lose! :)


 
Mike, a pal from TN sent me 24 bottles of his home brew and it made it to Reno okay. Not one cap popped off and no bottles broken. My problem is I can't remember if he used UPS or USPS. But, I think if you mark the package fragile and put on a couple of "top" or "this side up" we might be okay. I'd tell the service it was beer samples and maybe even mark the package that way.

If it gets here I'll ship you a goodie from Nepal in return and many thanks for the offer!

Uncle Bill
 
Thanks for the warning Rusty, burnishing is an unnerving feeling as the edge gets better and better. This is one of the reasons why I like the bigger burnishers on khukuri's such as the WWII models and 20" Ang Khola. It gets my hands that much further from the blade.

Will
 
I have cut myself more sharpening a knife than doing anything else with them -- khukuris especially.

Uncle Bill
 
Coronach ( Mike ): enjoyed your comments in the General Discussion forum thread "Ugliest knife".
 
Several people have mentioned getting cut steeling when the hand moves towards the sharp edge of the knife.

Please experiment with steeling in the other direction, with the steel moving away from the edge of the knife. You can realign the edge in this way also, without the unnerving feeling of moving your hand towards the edge, or the even more uncomfortable feeling of steel slicing flesh. You may find that this alternative method works for you.

I do it both ways, depending on how brave I feel, or how much of my attention I wish to devote to the task.
 
*GRIN*

Thanks Rusty. The funny thing is this...in writing that post about how I would never own a REKAT knife based upon its utilitarian image, I pretty much convinced myself that I WOULD own a REKAT knife, based upon its utilitarian image.

Huuh.

The race is on to see who mates a quality blade steel with a 'high end' lock. Benchmade Axis or REKAT Carnivour. After that contest is decided I can buy my Ang Khola and a Sirupati.
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Mike


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Hey! Uncle Sam!

(_!_) Nyah nyah nyah!

Refund! You lose! :)


 
Howard, I think you hit on an important point. Attention! When I nick myself it's because I am not paying attention to what I'm doing. I look up to see who's coming, what's going on, and that's when it happens. Alone, no distractions, no cuts.

Uncle Bill
 
I always cut myself when someone is watching. Never fails, its always right after I say "its really easy to do this" .

-Cliff
 
It's amazing what you can learn from this forum. The next time somebody calls me a pig or a swine I'm going to speak right up and say, "I am not!"
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-Cougar Allen :{)
 
Hi Howard,

I use my burisher by moving away from the edge. This makes more sense to me. Moving the burisher away from the edge pulls the knife steel towards the edge. I don't know if its the best way but it works.

Will

[This message has been edited by Will Kwan (edited 22 April 1999).]
 
Will, you and Howard are smarter than me. I try to run the chakma (when I am not too impatient) parallel to the edge and on a curved blade this is asking for trouble.

Uncle Bill
 
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