finally got bragging rights.

[JBroida]

everytime i see guys do that, i wonder what the back of my head would look like if i did the same (its already bad and i dont do that)

 

[franzb69]

i'd rather keep shaving off hairs off my arm lol

 

[Miles]

Regardless, I still think that's high praise indeed!

 

[Miles]

everytime i see guys do that, i wonder what the back of my head would look like if i did the same (its already bad and i dont do that)

If it's not asking too much, maybe you could include that in one of your next videos??? I'm sure a lot of the guys would like to be able to see how to employ the technique. ;-)

 

[apicius9]

Dave M. must have done this many times

Stefan

 

[sachem allison]

everytime i see guys do that, i wonder what the back of my head would look like if i did the same (its already bad and i dont do that)

So., I take it that is a fairly common practice?

 

[franzb69]

So., I take it that is a fairly common practice?

i've seen japanese sharpeners on youtube do it. =D

 

[JBroida]

yeah... pretty much everyone does it

 

[brainsausage]

After Kasahara San tested the back of his hair a few times, I asked him if that's what happened to all his hair in the front. Lol :lol2:

Heh!

 

[Zwiefel]

lus1:

Son, after reading Jon's note and your response, you went up even further in my esteem, if that was possible.

Immensely respect you for both posts in this thread Son. Again: good on ya.

 

[Crothcipt]

Very nice Son. It seems that you are still on the right track.

 

[DevinT]

Never ruin a good story by telling the truth.

Hoss

 

[Lucretia]

Never ruin a good story by telling the truth.

Hoss

+1.

Still pretty darn impressive. If I tried to test sharpness like that, I'd lose a handful of hair and half an ear.

 

[Chef Doom]

A little lost in translation... sorry about that. Still though, it was a nice edge on the forgecraft.

BWAHAHAHAH, this may be the secret to almost every martial arts and samurai myth I have ever heard.

Never ruin a good story by telling the truth.

+1, even after finding out the truth, I would have taken it to the grave. If Jon had posted the truth on the forum himself, I would have called him a liar, a cheat, and a thief. And put a curse on his knuckles to grow overly thick hair causing a hindrance to his sharpening skills.

 

[mr drinky]

Never ruin a good story by telling the truth.

Hoss

You just have to tell it in such a way that others will embellish the truth for you. Then you never tell the story again.

k.

 

[perneto]

Do you know of any videos that show how the burr testing on hair is done?

 

[tk59]

Do you know of any videos that show how the burr testing on hair is done?

It looks just like testing it on your arm hair only it's the back of the head. I think a lot of Japanese folk just don't have enough arm hair to make it work, lol. They take the knife to the back of the head and run the blade down lightly so that it catches some hair.

 

[boomchakabowwow]

awesome story..nice little mid-way twist. hahah.

thanks.

if any japanese knife master gets a hold of my knives..he will snatch them from me, slap me on the back of my head..and leave me with something from Target.

i am a work in progress..i have that 1000/6000 king stone.