the SS has remained very active in the house, kitchen actually, while the temps have been low...low...low...brrrrr.
initially i did run it on kitchen steels and kitchen diamond "steel" but heard here that most of the time the edge only needs a little help "straightening up". So now I just run it against some metal - could be a spoon, could be an old steel cup, on the blunt side of another knife...HOT DAMN!! it works great!!! on the "cut the hair test" - the hair are popping off almost before the steel even makes contact!!!
on old dog can indeed learn new tricks.
I continue to like this size/shape...been a few weeks of continuous use...still waiting to get bored of using it...not anywhere near it.
soup_monger did a "wharnie" on his but i remain convinced that there are strengths to the "hook". I do end up using some wrist action on the cutting board - with the cutting board close to the edge of the table to get the final say on push-cutting - but that has not been a problem.
The hook needs an additional stroke or two on the "sharpening" or "straightening the edge" but if kept sharp does the bizness.
If the hook loses the edge it does tend to pull material rather than cut.
Again the "straightening the edge" cannot be over-emphasized especially to one not wanting to wear-off expensive metal...or is this old news to ya?
initially i did run it on kitchen steels and kitchen diamond "steel" but heard here that most of the time the edge only needs a little help "straightening up". So now I just run it against some metal - could be a spoon, could be an old steel cup, on the blunt side of another knife...HOT DAMN!! it works great!!! on the "cut the hair test" - the hair are popping off almost before the steel even makes contact!!!
on old dog can indeed learn new tricks.
I continue to like this size/shape...been a few weeks of continuous use...still waiting to get bored of using it...not anywhere near it.
soup_monger did a "wharnie" on his but i remain convinced that there are strengths to the "hook". I do end up using some wrist action on the cutting board - with the cutting board close to the edge of the table to get the final say on push-cutting - but that has not been a problem.
The hook needs an additional stroke or two on the "sharpening" or "straightening the edge" but if kept sharp does the bizness.
If the hook loses the edge it does tend to pull material rather than cut.
Again the "straightening the edge" cannot be over-emphasized especially to one not wanting to wear-off expensive metal...or is this old news to ya?
