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Re: [OM] Staying Sharp - Cutting it close to being OT

Subject: Re: [OM] Staying Sharp - Cutting it close to being OT
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:34:07 -0500
Case is great, but when I went on Warfarin 25 years ago, I concluded that, if 
the blade doesn’t lock, don’t use it.

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> On Jul 29, 2019, at 7:43 PM, DONALD HOLBROOK <donholbrook@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Being from the South, I was always taught,,,,,if it aint a CASE, it aint a 
> knife.
> 
>> On July 29, 2019 at 8:37 AM Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Blades... My my, I have to confess that I have too many knives, but am not 
>> going to apologize. My favorite is an Al Mar, light weight, very sharp, but 
>> recently have acquired a CRKT, or rather two,  both flippers with liner 
>> lock. Actuallly one has a titanium handle that doubles as the liner lock. 
>> Very light weight and very sharp. More often than not, I need to be able to 
>> open/close one handed. And here in AZ, autos are legal... The CRKTs have 
>> very grippy handles.
>> 
>> But if I'm going to abuse a knife, I have cheaper alternatives. After years 
>> of practice, I can now put a decent edge on a knife. From my dad, father 
>> in-law, relatives, ... I have been given a number of stones. Today, these 
>> oil/wet stones would probably cost more than the knives I sharpen. My dad 
>> taught me how to sharpen, including hand sharpening jointer blades, and how 
>> to keep them flat.
>> 
>> And you cannot have too many good kitchen knives. What fun is cooking with a 
>> poor knife. I cringe when a guest is using one of my favorites. Or think a 
>> knife is for prying. Might as well hammer nails with your camera lens.
>> 
>> There is nothing more agonizing than realizing you left your knife in your 
>> carry on at the airport. I've also lost one in my attic with blown in 
>> insulation. There are some very powerful small magnets in old disk drives I 
>> have tried.... and I am working on a custom metal detector ... and may just 
>> vacuum out the crappy insulation in the whole upper space. knife obsession 
>> is right up there with lenses.
>> 
>> WayneS 
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