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Sharpening abuse?
- Thread starter mnblade
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Look's like someone needs to stop sharpening their whittlin' knife on a disc sander.
I´ve seen many knives like that, here in mexico some people ride around in bicycles with a jig that lifts up the rear wheel and somehow connects it to a grinder (a portable pedal operated grinder) they offer sharpenning services and have a typical whistle call.
When they come around, housewives walk out with their old kitchen knives to have them sharpened, what they get back is a narrower knife with a very toothy edge. Of course they will do pocket knives, they will wear them down in a single session and charge a small fee for doing it.
When they come around, housewives walk out with their old kitchen knives to have them sharpened, what they get back is a narrower knife with a very toothy edge. Of course they will do pocket knives, they will wear them down in a single session and charge a small fee for doing it.
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Wow, that is some massive blade wear, especially considering the one is supposedly from 1978. What a waste of a knife.
--Josh
--Josh
Im sure they're just trying to make a living, unfortunately those knives are getting ruined in the process!!! Maybe someone should teach them to sharpen the right way????rev_jch,
I don´t think those bicycling sharpeners are going away for a long time, most of their work is on cheap kitchen knives for people who never sharpen themselves and don´t mind replacing cheap knives often.
And they have this traditional/nostalgic thing with their characteristic multitone whistle...
It does feel bad though, that they will ruin good knives. My daughter and nephews are in a group similar to boy scouts and I have shown them and their friends how to sharpen properly and offer to sharpen their knives for them, some kids listen, some don´t, it´s surprising how many people in Mexico know so little about sharpening.
Perhaps I should start collecting their old knives and sell them at ebay
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I don´t think those bicycling sharpeners are going away for a long time, most of their work is on cheap kitchen knives for people who never sharpen themselves and don´t mind replacing cheap knives often.
And they have this traditional/nostalgic thing with their characteristic multitone whistle...
It does feel bad though, that they will ruin good knives. My daughter and nephews are in a group similar to boy scouts and I have shown them and their friends how to sharpen properly and offer to sharpen their knives for them, some kids listen, some don´t, it´s surprising how many people in Mexico know so little about sharpening.
Perhaps I should start collecting their old knives and sell them at ebay
.