Recent content by SailorJ

Very true, I am going to invest in a guide, but I suppose it's because I like the challenge. If I just wanted a sharp knife I have no doubt I could purchase a good quality blade and bring it to the gent that sharpens knives at the local farmers market, or have one of the dozens of chefs at my...

Yep quite. I have a bit of experience with blades coming from the straight razor angle. While I have managed to be thrifty with a few of the deals I've gotten none have been so consistent as the ones that I knew were quality and in good shape from the start. So I guess it's patience over impulse...

Based on the uses I will have for my knives it looks to me like Will be purchasing at least three knives in the near future. I prefer the look of damascus steel so I will keep my eye out for such, if possible I will purchase something from an craftsman rather than a big name brand. It will...

As I love to cook at home but will not be doing so all to often I will probably opt for a non stainless alloy. Plus I do not mind the extra maintenance and sharpening to properly care for a high carbon blade. The possibility of a sharper edge it worth more to me as is ease of sharpening.

I am overwhelmed by all of the great advice. Thank you so much, I will take this forward with me when my budget permits and likely buy something in the $200 range once I am comfortable with my sharpening skills (and that I won't mess up the aesthetics on a good blade). As it turns out I have no...

perhaps this would be a good candidate as an old carbon forged blade. Ecko any good? http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAZOR-SHARP-Vintage-Ecko-Forge-Hammer-Forged-Carbon-Steel-Chef-Cooks-Knife-NICE-/361139790412?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item54159be24c

Is that good or bad? I'm assuming bad

Found this on the bay...

Thank you! I have every intention of shelling out more money for a quality knife once I am confident that I can care for it properly. Also xmas budget has already been met with my other hobbies, of which I have too many. Cheers, Julian

Thank you! That bit about bread was an artifact I accidentally left on in the copy paste. But point well taken.

I currently have a collection of stones used on razors and utility knives, Synthetic water stones DC8/1k/4k/8k/12k as well as a Coticule and Thuringian hones.

Oops! Just realized I hadn't blanked out all the information from the post that I copied. Thank you for all the information! I appreciate it, I realize the knife won't be that great, but I figure anything nice will be destroyed in the learning process.

Hello all! I'm looking to get buy the cheapest knife that will still perform well with reasonable aesthetics. I hardly know where to start. I'd like to keep this knife under $50 since I will primarily be using it to learn sharpening techniques (up till now I have only honed razors and my...

Hello all! I was turned onto this forum from SRP. I'm a razor/honing enthusiast looking to learn more and break into the world of knife making and other hobbies. If there's anyone in my area feel free to shoot me a message. Cheers :sailing: Julian