Recent content by 77kath

Good information

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That’s useful. Thanks. Neat little case!

It‘s a good feeling, using something Grandad used.

It would take a braver woman than I am, hung over or not, to use the razor. Think I will stick with the stone, thanks!

Progress report: Everyone seems to be leaning towards using it as an oil stone, so I tried mineral oil on the discolored side to work on the Opinel. I can testify that it cuts much better, though I didn’t quite get cutting-paper sharpness.

Thanks, captaincaed. I want to use it for that reason

I think I will try it with water again, on an old Opinel. That should give me a better idea how it works. Thank you both.

I used it with water. It was dirty before I lapped it, but didn’t seem oily. I liked the feel.

I inherited this stone, which was in the same box as my grandfather’s straight razor. I soaked it in water and lapped both sides. One side has a ridge; the other is smooth. I’m not an experienced sharpener, but it put a good edge on a Sabatier stainless paring knife. It seems discolored on...

Me, too. But a couple are not much used.

So sorry.

Good advice. Thanks

That is the knife I’ve been looking for! The site shows it out of stock, with only 5 available in a month. I guess there’s a waiting list; I don’t have time to track it down just now. But thanks, MatisManu, for bringing it up. (And everyone else for supporting the idea!)

I agree, too. After my out of warranty Breville caught fire blending a banana smoothie, I bought a Vitamix. As I was making my first smoothie in the Vitamix I got a call from Breville promising to replace the burned up one. So kudos to them for great service, but in less than a week with...