The Curse of the Sharpmaker

Velitrius

Velitrius

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Okay, so hunting and fishing season rolls in with the cold weather. Everybody's knives come out and get passed around. Somebody notices that my knives never fail to shave hair. Well thank you very much.

So the first guy sez "Gee, can you put an edge like that on mine?"
"Sure," I sez. "It'll be done in the morning."

You ever see that shampoo commercial a few years back that goes ".....and he'll tell two friends, then they'll tell two friends, and so on and so on...."? That is true to life.

It seems now that I am the Town Sharpener. I thought nothing of the buddy in the bar last week, but running into a guy in the Post Office who hands me a knife is too much. Filet knives, hunting knives, pocket knives. First guy to bring me his kitchen knives is gonna get it.

Has the Sharpmaker Curse befallen anyone but me?
 
LOL!!
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It seems as though the local witch doctors have been reciting their incantations down my way as well. I have a similar strain to the one your afflicted with, V. Mine is known as the curse of the Edge Pro, but I assure you, the symptoms are very similar.
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Semper Fi

-Bill

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When I was in the Army, I would get calls from the First Sergeant to go to his office ASAP. I'd think to myself that I was in trouble for something. Turned out the old man wanted me to sharpen his knives with my Sharpmaker.
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-Greg
 
In the end I bought myself a new sharpy and donated my old one to all the knife fools at work.
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Same with my Edge Pro. Anyways, I'm a semi-professional sharpener, and normally I charge two bucks.
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That prevents people from giving me cheap made in China crap to sharpen, because it probably costs just as much to get a new one! I also have a policy of refusing to sharpen made in China factory cutlery.

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Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus
 
I too have seen this happen to me. One turned out to be for the person and he used it for evil intent now I just do family.
 
Know the feeling, my x-wife uses me to baby-sit her dog and sharpen her knives. Folks in the office bring them in for me to take home.
I do not dare visit my parents without taking my DMT bench stones and sharpmaker.


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" The real art of living is too keep alive the longing in human beings to become greater versions of themselves." Laurens Van der Post.
In memory of James Mattis
 
Be grateful for the Sharpmaker, Velitrius. I used to do the same thing for friends freehand.
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Cheers,
Brian

He who finishes with the most toys wins.
 
Well, Vel, I don't use a sharp maker, but I'm afflicted with the same disease. Of course, I have an added affliction as well. Once you tag the name 'knifemaker' on, it's all over but the crying. I always carry a DMT flip-out style of pocket sharpener, so at least, I can sharpen their knife on the spot. Saves the hassle of having to get their knife back to them, and I've used one for the last 15 years or so and don't even need anything else for my sharpening. Unless the knife needs industrial strength sharpening. Then, I just regrind the blade and put on a brand new edge.

 
Velitrius,
I have been the sharpening guy for a while. I use stones and do it free hand. Here is something for all you guys to try if you have two coarse stones. I hand one of them to who ever wants there knives sharpend and then I give them a class on knife sharpening. I will sharpen all of there knives but one. I will help them get that one knife shaving sharp. The knives that I sharpend have a more even bevel and shave easier but any guesses on which edge they are the proudest of? I figure if I can get them to learn how to sharpen knives and teach them about knives (grinds, steels etc.) at the same time I must be doing some good.

Shawn
 
I bought my first sharpmaker last night and the first knife sharpened on it was my friend's 18 year old Buck. That knife was in bad shape but the sharpmaker did a good job on it.

I'll be busy with it this morning touching up my collection and then its on to the kitchen knives.

Phil
 
Thanx all, for chiming in. You know how Misery loves Company. (heh heh)

Mr. Caffrey, you are a glutton for punishment. Freehand for free? Not I.
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Max, I stand humbled. You are prolly like the guy who is a chef.... everywhere he goes, people expect him to do the cooking. I got no reason to whine no more.
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MrCas, I like your style. I am quite unprepared at this time to hand out 204s to make my life easier, but I got no qualms about someone watching the video and using my equipment. Give 'em even more reason to be proud of that edge.

I will never again send a Benchmade in for the LifeSharp service. I know that when that guy cracks open the box, he does so whilst his eyes are rolling wildly in their sockets, and his throat rumbles with "Gawldang lazy hummmummumum, bastid hummgrumm, loser grummmnuh...."
 
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