What did you hone today? -Knife and tool edition

[Legion]

Continuing the potential viking whetstone testing, a vintage carbon cub scout knife on a Thuri. A Thuringian would be closer to the slate/schist type stones the actual vikings carried, but it would be a bit of a shame to start drilling and grinding one, even if it is surplus to requirements since I have a few.

 

[jj_sharp]

The scout knife should serve well.

 

[2bit_collie]

I wasn’t terribly impressed by the job that a Soft Ark did recently on my Gyuto, so I pulled 2 Washitas downstairs to the kitchen to try them out on my petty and nakiri, to see if they might be faster than the Soft Ark.

I used the stone on the right, a Lily White Washita, on the Nakiri and it was quite aggressive when pressure was applied. The Calico on the left is a Herter’s Washita (Herter’s was a mail-order outfitter), almost certainly my prettiest whetstone. It worked almost as quickly on the petty.

Both knives then got a few strokes on a CrOx-pasted suede strop that my dad got me as a gift many years ago. It really does seem to make any edge you put to it seem quite a bit sharper with very minimal effort. Then a final stropping on plain leather and both knives were slicing paper towels. Considering what my paper towels are like, that is quite impressive - its a considerably more difficult test than cutting newspaper.

 

[Legion]

Touched up my work, toolbelt knife, which has a custom blade from a file.

Used the Washita side of a vintage Norton Washita/India combo. A very hard, fine stone.

 

[Steve56]

Touched up the Fujiwara Denka on a Nakayama suita, slurry followed by clear water strokes at a higher angle. It really didn’t need it, but hey, why not? I like a super sharp kitchen knife.

 

[Whisky]

Pic from a semi-local estate sale. I’m debating making the 3hr drive to pick it up. I don't have a lot of axes that need sharpening, but I suppose I could buy some. Maybe I can use it to hone a straight razor?

 

[Legion]

Got a new Mora to throw in the toolbox. Tuned it up a little on an old Washita.

 

[Lil Cooties]

Touched up some kitchen knives and slipjoint. Stone is a King KW-65 1000/6000 grit and the knives are a Victory (New Zealand made, not to be confused with Victorinox) chef's knife (model number 2/5003/22/20) and carbon steel outdoor knife (model number 1/302/15/115), the folder is a Taylors Eye Witness Bunny knife. I haven't sharpened the chef's knife since I got it, and it came with a few rolls/chips in the factory edge (Victory edges can be a bit "how's it going", which doesn't matter for commercial and butchery use where they get machine sharpened and steeled often), so I've been procrastinting this for a while. The outdoor knife came with a beautiful edge but no secondary bevel, but it sharpens up like a dream. The Bunny came with a pretty poor edge as well, with a smile/recurve and a poor sharpening choil, so I added one with a jewellers file while my executives where functioning. Gave it another round on the stone and the choil makes a big difference.

Bunny choil before:

Bunny choil after: