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Dont lift his ego, it will make him want to leave more. Keep an open line of communication, being firm direct...all the time. Establish respect, and be the boss. Cooking is a counter intuitive process, cooks need to please someone other than themselves to be happy.

Ca glue (super glue) . It's a nontoxic acrylic resin that uses the moisture in the air as a catalyst. Just apply very quickly with a latex gloved hand. Zap a gap has the best consistency , takes a good shine too.

Don't use sand paper it tends to scratch, foam sanding pads blend way bette. Just search Norton 3x. And fishish with 0000 steel wool.

Bocote is a dream to sand and doesn't require stabilizing due to its oil content , just seal it with 2 coats of ca glue. Preferable zap.

Try a generic recipe, like from cooks illustrated. Except substitute the yeast. Make a Italian red grape biga (starter). Grapes are a magnet for wild yeast, thats why they ferment into wine when you keave them out. Take some organic red grapes, mash them with flour and water. Feed for four days...

I mean to say oxidizes fairly quick.

His analyzes won't test for carbon. But based on the chemistry or the steel it wirelessly accesses a database and tells you the name of the steel and you cam see the carbon content that way. I guess it wouldn't do much good for testing proprietary steel samples. Although I bought a knife with a...

let me know if you have tested them or not. My neighbor happens to work for thermo-scientific and he sells the $65,000 analyzers from home. He tests my steel for free. I'd be happy to test your samples for you.

this is so awesome! somebody finally electrostatic plates titanum nitride on a chef knife