The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

Hawg2wild said:
I've been reading Dr. Larrin Thomas. I have a headache. Toughness versus hardness , carbide types and size , etc etc etc . I'm beginning to think steel development is as much an art as a very complex science. Yep , headache. Still fascinating. I wonder if microchipping is the same as macrochipping. Just on a smaller scale . I guess the straight razor guys were right about light strokes on sharpening steel, too bad it doesn't work on , never mind .
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There's a simple solution.

If it says "Carothers" on the blade...you're good to go. No muss, no fuss, no headache.
 
Blues said:
There's a simple solution.

If it says "Carothers" on the blade...you're good to go. No muss, no fuss, no headache.
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If it says " Carothers " , the headache is .
1. Demand greater than supply
2. By the time I post , I'm in , the sale is already over
3. And when , due to Jo's kind help , actually get to buy a knife , hiding it from wife
4. And when that fails ( it has ) coming up with an explanation of why I " Need" ANOTHER KNIFE .
 
Hawg2wild said:
If it says " Carothers " , the headache is .
1. Demand greater than supply
2. By the time I post , I'm in , the sale is already over
3. And when , due to Jo's kind help , actually get to buy a knife , hiding it from wife
4. And when that fails ( it has ) coming up with an explanation of why I " Need" ANOTHER KNIFE .
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Hawg2wild said:
If it says " Carothers " , the headache is .
1. Demand greater than supply
2. By the time I post , I'm in , the sale is already over
3. And when , due to Jo's kind help , actually get to buy a knife , hiding it from wife
4. And when that fails ( it has ) coming up with an explanation of why I " Need" ANOTHER KNIFE .
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What's that saying again? "Happy wife = 'nuther knife?"

Do something to make/keep her happy, man. 😁
 
Feel bad for asking....

Any pics of the proto folder?

Is it thinner geometry than the fk2 ?

Is the lock face carbidized (might have misspelled) or an interface

Any plans on different blade shapes?

Will you guys adopt me?

That is all
 
Hawg2wild said:
I've been reading Dr. Larrin Thomas. I have a headache. Toughness versus hardness , carbide types and size , etc etc etc . I'm beginning to think steel development is as much an art as a very complex science. Yep , headache. Still fascinating. I wonder if microchipping is the same as macrochipping. Just on a smaller scale . I guess the straight razor guys were right about light strokes on sharpening steel, too bad it doesn't work on , never mind .
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If only stones and steels were equipped with a measurement device that knife maker’s could specify at what weight to press while sharpening (like torque wrench specs)!🤣
 
beeinak said:
If only stones and steels were equipped with a measurement device that knife maker’s could specify at what weight to press while sharpening (like torque wrench specs)!🤣
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Yeah , and if unicorns could fart gold bars . I did read a interesting article about carbide " tear out " . Basically said that isn't true but carbides can fracture at the apex . And that leads to microchipping. Or , it's one of several reasons for chipping . Showed micro slides pictures taken under extreme magnification, that showed examples of this . My understanding, perhaps wrong , is that vanadium carbides are extremely hard but brittle . I'm at the point of just living with the edges I can consistently get , knowing any knife edge has limits ( why we test them ) and I have limits on my skill sharpening any knife . Still , I'm opening to learning more . But a man has got to know his limitations. Now , if only I could find a unicorn 🦄 to fart me out a BurrKing , with a sharpening jig . Btw , straight razor guys would probably buy that device , I've known some to use optical glass to check the flatness of their stones . There's a joke in there somewhere 🤔
 
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