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by kwackster
Wed Jan 18, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears
Replies: 5
Views: 7090

Re: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears

Last week the owner of the scissors (17-years old) dropped by my house with my nephew for a cup of tea, and informed me that she is still using them every working day. According to her they're still very sharp and perfectly usable. This seems to imply that my sharpening/polishing method is working, ...
by kwackster
Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Ka-Bar Marine Corps Commemorative reject
Replies: 0
Views: 8388

Ka-Bar Marine Corps Commemorative reject

A week ago a friend of mine brought me this gold etched commemorative Ka-Bar with gold plated guard & pommel The knife had a loose guard, which by the way was easily solved by treating the leather handle to a few coats of warm beeswax. This made the leather swell just enough to tighten the guard aga...
by kwackster
Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:28 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Merry Christmas!
Replies: 11
Views: 3713

Re: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas guys :-)

David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth / Little drummer boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBVrwKXZHQc
by kwackster
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:37 am
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Solinger Fahrtenmesser
Replies: 3
Views: 5857

Solinger Fahrtenmesser

The link below points to the website of a German knife collector & knife friend who collects various old school Solinger Fahrtenmesser (or Scout knives as they are called in the rest of the world), which i also happen to like quite a bit. The website is meant only for showcasing his beautiful and st...
by kwackster
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Jerzeedevil
Replies: 3
Views: 3145

Re: Jerzeedevil

Yep, no connection possible, at the moment anyway.
by kwackster
Mon Nov 28, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Anna's Archive
Replies: 1
Views: 609

Anna's Archive

Recently i stumbled upon a very useful website, and i've already dug up several very hard to find old books & manuscripts with it.
If you like reading books, magazines, comics, etc too, this website might come in handy.
Thought i'd share :)

https://annas-archive.org/
by kwackster
Wed Nov 23, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: How bad is my batch ?
Replies: 19
Views: 15301

Re: How bad is my batch ?

Documentary "Died Suddenly" on Rumble:

https://rumble.com/v1wac7i-world-premie ... denly.html
by kwackster
Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Anyone out there?
Replies: 41
Views: 3920

Re: Anyone out there?

Take a peek here almost every day,
by kwackster
Tue Sep 20, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears
Replies: 5
Views: 7090

Re: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears

Got word from the owner, and she said that the shears are very sharp and they perform very well.
So far so good, now we wait and see how long these new edges will last in her use.
by kwackster
Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:01 am
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: 2 Swedish Air Force survival knives
Replies: 16
Views: 14294

Re: 2 Swedish Air Force survival knives

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by kwackster
Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:26 am
Forum: Professional kitchen knives
Topic: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
Replies: 6
Views: 7518

Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife

Tidbit of info: It seems that the knife was made before 1888, as in that year the trademark was changed by removing the line under the barrel.
by kwackster
Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: Professional kitchen knives
Topic: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
Replies: 6
Views: 7518

Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife

After hand regrinding up to 400 grit wet & dry. (burr is still attached) To optimize cutting performance the blade now has a full convex shape with long swedge & an edge angle at ~20 degrees inclusive. https://i.ibb.co/qs2psDN/GEDC4261.jpg https://i.ibb.co/W50PWq3/GEDC4262.jpg https://i.ibb.co/4dwVC...
by kwackster
Thu Sep 08, 2022 9:02 am
Forum: Professional kitchen knives
Topic: Regrinding/sharpening worn Victorinox carving knives
Replies: 0
Views: 5559

Regrinding/sharpening worn Victorinox carving knives

A set of worn Victorinox carving knives from a local butcher. Edge angles on the really narrow ones were in the 50 to 60 degrees inclusive range, and the request was to see if i could at least make them useful again. https://i.ibb.co/bvK16GL/GEDC4201.jpg Weapon of choice was my cheap variable speed ...
by kwackster
Mon Sep 05, 2022 2:46 pm
Forum: Professional kitchen knives
Topic: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife
Replies: 6
Views: 7518

Re: Petty's Celebrated - shear steel butcher's knife

Same here, most of it seems to be made in China stainless steel junk. Now there are 3 of these thrift shops within walking distance of my house (and a few more each at a 10 minute drive by car), so when i go looking for certain classical CD's with quality recordings i also take a peek at the buckets...
by kwackster
Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:53 pm
Forum: General discussion on blades
Topic: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears
Replies: 5
Views: 7090

Re: Olivia Garden convex hair dresser shears

Sharpening standard household scissors and even dressmaker shears isn't that difficult, i've been doing that for almost 20 years now. If you're planning to do a lot of them a Tormek wet sharpener & scissors jig SVX-150 plus a little bit of practice are all you need to get very good results. For home...