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    Knife findings

    Yes, I think so. (I do sharpening work for BF. And I’m fairly sure it’s A2 on those Nakiri, unless we’re buying different steels in specifically for the knives we make for Bernal. Which I’m 99.9% certain we’re not. But I can ask the guys tomorrow and confirm. We do make some knives from AS...
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    Knife findings

    I can double check for you tomorrow, but I’m pretty sure those XL Nakiri are A2 core, not AS. Whichever way, the short answer is - the steel itself performs pretty much exactly the same as any of the other [however many] fancy knives out there made from Takefu lam Aogami. The grinds are...
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    Effective "grit size" of natural stones

    Basically all novaculite displays some level of translucency; Arks, Washitas, Charnleys, Idwals, Turkish. The term 'Translucent Arkansas' is widely understood to mean a specific thing though. It's a proper noun, rather than an adjective followed by a noun. I think this is probably another...
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    Stone Findings

    Now there's a find! Don't see a labelled LCH every day.
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    Effective "grit size" of natural stones

    I like it, and I think it’s as good as can be given the space constraints. If you wanted to free up more space - note that La Lune stones are just types of fine slate, around 12k. And the modern ones are effectively indistinguishable from any other fine purple slate (Welsh, Vermont, &c.) I do...
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    WTS Red Flags on BST

    Mmm, yes - I think I could possibly have explained it better here! (When I originally posted that exchange on B&B it was in a thread that was warning about this specific scammer, so people already had the background).
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    Anyone else into watches?

    Here’s a proper geek watch on that theme… I got this SKX007 mod about 15 years ago. Back in the early days of modding, when you could only get one by trawling through a load of Harold / Yobokies’s photo albums, and sending him an email with exactly which parts you wanted fitting. I’ve had to...
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    Anyone else into watches?

    Mmm, fair point. I was mostly thinking about some of the more serious, classic Seiko divers, and obviously GS. But I realise it's broader church than that! I do think it's a brand that is particularly loved by watch geeks though.
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    Anyone else into watches?

    Lovely! I almost mentioned Nomos in my earlier reply about Tudor. Brands that if you see someone wearing one, you can tell they’re into watches; Seiko, Doxa, Tudor, Nomos…
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    Anyone else into watches?

    Well that does sound like a handy bit of added functionality, however... I've heard that the new Patek Phillippe can precisely display the current phase of the moon in French Polynesia, no matter where you are in the world. And moreover - it only needs the date wheel changing five times per...
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    Using thickened water on whetstones.

    Not saying your experience is wrong, but this shouldn’t happen with olive oil, unless it has impurities or other types of vegetable oil in it. Olive oil is considered a ‘non-drying’ oil, like mineral oil &c. Whereas stuff like sunflower oil will certainly dry to a slightly sticky, varnish-like...
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    Using thickened water on whetstones.

    I may be completely wrong about this… But my understanding was that stuff like honing oil, 3-in-1, &c., whilst being refined mineral oils, also then had thinning agents added to them. Whereas pharmaceutical or food-grade mineral oil is equally very highly refined, but doesn’t have thinning...
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    Anyone else into watches?

    Very noice! It feels like Tudor have somewhat stolen a march on Rolex in the last 5-10 years. In part because a lot of people are increasingly priced out of ever buying a Rolex. But also - stuff like this and obviously the BB58 and its siblings seem to display a better understanding of the...
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    Effective "grit size" of natural stones

    My own opinion would echo Mike's. I think a separate chart, presented consecutively, would be the ideal. As you say; as well as freeing up space and preventing information overload, slight differences in the format would allow you to convey more nuance. And I would do that chart in relation to...
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    A Question About Peanut Butter

    Haha, very good! That did genuinely make me laugh. I shall forgive you your opinions about peanut butter, we all have our faults after all. ;)
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