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mirror polishing the bevel leading to the actual edge will drastically reduce cutting drag. my tests on cardboard show a fantastic reduction in pressure needed to cut & slice. cranky72

anyone have a good simple formula for this dish. also can stripers be used in this dish? txs cranky72

tripleg good point to mention diamond sprays. perhaps the most importance with diamond sprays is the mechanics involved with carbides in a ferrous matrix. lots of the super new alloys have very hard carbides embedded in much softer foundation matrix. using compounds on your strop that do'nt...

great post martell, amazing variety of alloys used by this co. i really love this old history. cranky72

thanks steely for this great pictorial review. crank72

a big thank you don for a great review. i'm impressed by carters set up which allows for movement conservation. cranky72

a folding corkscrew can be used as a wicked weapon; does this mean all wine has to have screw tops? cranky72

dale howe is the one mentioned by seward. makes parers, chopping,fillets & b.b.q. slicers.

1/8 in. stock, probaly make a decent boner. what better kitchen knife than the same profile as your field hunter.

t notice the distal taper & the highly functional composition horsemat scales. i checked the non-slip handles for color transfer & found it very stable. although i like this stuff i advised maker he would probably not find a market for this combo. however function is always first with...

gator ; good to see you again.cranky72--[dennis strickland]

looks like a very high quality chinese chopper used in food prep. actually a very great find.--cranky72

i moved to a location 3/4 mile from lake texhoma on the okie side. after 50 years of big city hazzle i really dig the quite rural atomosphere but would'nt recommend it for a younger person. i,ve certainly had my share of the noise & partying & welcome the absense of sirens & 18 wheeler...

bill you have came a long long way since wyoming. cranky72

carter is real good about corrections however with his volume increase since he moved to the states some not nominal blades slip out. one of my buddies got three & one wssould'nt cut up to par. however murray said to send it back to check the rockwell. my 3 kitchen knives were purchased about 10...