Sharpening Strategies

View attachment 961037 The good thing about the folding loupe is its portability. It fits in your pocket and attaches to your glasses. If you don’t wear glasses, you’re out of luck. The reason the scalpel has a flared cap on one end is that one blade is curved. I put T lights on my OptiVisors for better visibility. If you put the thing on upside down, you can change a tire or pitch a tent in the dark. No magnification needed.
 
gsea, we have been thinking of every thing from a toxic range plant to disease or a cat. After a detailed skinning effort. I only found 2 small marks in his right flank, the size of a finish nail and 1" apart. NO other marks on his entire body which had a blood clot around it. When I opened his cavity it was full of blood. Which I poured out. It just ran out. So, my dog found him decently fresh. His liver, spleen, heart and lungs all looked of good color and normal. His stomach had the normal substances of range grass in it. Nothing that I would be concerned about. He had about a dozen ticks on him. Still, normal for this time of year. So, I suspect a large rattler struck him and during his struggle
to free himself. (twisting and jumping) A fang could have cut or punctured the artery that runs the length of the spine (one hole was near this area). Thus, causing the cavity to fill. Which was a lucky happening for this Blacktailed Jack rabbit. This caused him to bleed out quickly
and not have to suffer a lingering death brought on from the venom of the rattler. This rabbit being # 16 that we have found in this condition is alarming to us.
And points to the possibility that we have a rattler problem. They are good hunters and killers then the prey is too large for them to eat.
No telling what other animals they will strike. We have expensive registered livestock here and humans. So, we are more so now on the look
out for this danger. DM
 
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I have lots of miscellaneous sharpening stuff, but I pretty much stick to these now. I prefer a rod, a ridged posture and a robot arm... a good angle... repeat. And when I mess that up, a V shaped sharpener to reset and try again. Easy to sharpen steel makes me feel like a pro. Anything else, I try to not let get dull.

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David Martin said:
Thanks for the good photo. Is the rod and triangle, ceramic from Spyderco? DM
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Thanks. The rod and triangle are both ceramic. I don't recall the brand of the rod, it is part of a set with wood block that I can't find right now. The other is a Spyderco Triangle Sharpmaker Ultrafine Ceramic Sharpening Stone. I purchased just the one to reach a free shipping price on an order. The Eze-lap is a little more course, maybe medium. I use that one if the blade is really dull.
 
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