Recent content by meekle

To be clear- you're asking 350, or you originally paid 350?

So I'm in a sort of weird place- there are a couple knife styles I'd really like to add to my kit/collection, but at the moment, living in Minneapolis, it seems... almost profligate... to be spending much money outside the local communities at the moment. Which brings me to my question- does...

The stone being recommended to me at the moment is a King 1000/6000 combo- How far will this take me, if I take up sharpening mainly as a pragmatic task- needs to be done to make sure my tool stays in good condition and performs well?

I used to use a old boy scout whetstone? Back when I was a scout?

Well, after all that discussion, I have a 270mm KS coming. *ducks* Soooooo, now- people mentioned stones?

Ok, just tried that and wow... that is so incredibly satisfying! Thank you!

No worries, I was talking about rock chopping quite a bit in this thread. This has become a truly confusing thread as well, I admit, in part because of how much I've gone back and forth. Non-sequitor (should I start a new thread with this question?) In some previous threads, Theory has posted...

Hmm? A curve? Naw, I mean, I think I've decided that I'm going to get a beater knife for rock chopping herbs, and otherwise I don't think any of the styles I use for cutting use much of a curve? Except when I'm using the tip for something, I'm pretty much always trying to keep the blade parallel...

This is great info! I basically only rock chop for herbs. The gengetsu is sounding better and better How does the shape compare to the kochi? Can anyone comment on that?

Honestly I'm not sure why they don't just use a robot coupe...

because my form goes to **** with herbs and I just sort of murder them dead because **** cilantro. and also **** parsley. I don't think it's very good on a knife blade, though? edit: this is when they want them chopped super tiny, not julienned. And I have a big box of them to do.

Let's say I bow to the wisdom of the people (and that is why I'm here) and get the Gengetsu- It only comes in 240, but I mean, that's probably plenty- I can pick up a beater mercer or vic for destroying boxes of herbs... As far as I can tell, no one has really ever regretted getting a Gengetsu...

I'm going to go later today and try using some knives that are ~270mm. We don't really have anywhere in town that specializes in decent Japanese knives, but a large 10 inch or 11 inch should be an approximation of the size, yes? And the lasers will be lighter and more agile I'm assuming. But I...

I mean, I'm in the habit of wiping my knife immediately upon finishing a cutting task, but sometimes I'm cutting things for about 45 minutes straight or more without a pause.

I mean, I feel like the theme of this thread is that I’m not sure of anything >.<