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I recently received another 15 inch Chainpure from my photojournalist friends. This one differs from my original with a handle much in configuration of a GH Mini, including size and diameter. It also weighs only 14 ounces (or at least 2 ounces less than my first, measured on my postal scale).
And what a difference those 2 ounces make, though not necessarily to the good. It really chops much like a Mini (meaning not well at all), and I have a lot of difficulty positioning and registering it. In a word, it doesn't seem to work well for me. I think, though, that a martial artist might like this blade--it is very fast.
While playing with this knife, I decided to do a little sharpening. As you know, I have just contracted the "Khukuri Virus", so I'm not really experienced with the curved blade. But, like most beginners with 20 years experience hand sharpening most conventional knives,.."what could possibly be so hard..."? So, after a number of hours getting the blades to passing sharpness (large stones, sharpening steels, ceramic sticks, etc.), I find myself almost admitting that they weren't gonna get shaving sharp.
Then, Shiva strike me impotent! An idea! When I wanted to get that last bit of wire off my more conventional knives, I used that old timers trick of shirt collar board. Taking a rather large piece, I used a couch cushion as backing, gently stropping the curved edge away towards the back. Voila! I was almost afraid to test it on my arm--yep, hair raising sharp.
So how do you guys pass a quiet evening?
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DeathDancer
And what a difference those 2 ounces make, though not necessarily to the good. It really chops much like a Mini (meaning not well at all), and I have a lot of difficulty positioning and registering it. In a word, it doesn't seem to work well for me. I think, though, that a martial artist might like this blade--it is very fast.
While playing with this knife, I decided to do a little sharpening. As you know, I have just contracted the "Khukuri Virus", so I'm not really experienced with the curved blade. But, like most beginners with 20 years experience hand sharpening most conventional knives,.."what could possibly be so hard..."? So, after a number of hours getting the blades to passing sharpness (large stones, sharpening steels, ceramic sticks, etc.), I find myself almost admitting that they weren't gonna get shaving sharp.
Then, Shiva strike me impotent! An idea! When I wanted to get that last bit of wire off my more conventional knives, I used that old timers trick of shirt collar board. Taking a rather large piece, I used a couch cushion as backing, gently stropping the curved edge away towards the back. Voila! I was almost afraid to test it on my arm--yep, hair raising sharp.
So how do you guys pass a quiet evening?
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DeathDancer
