So I came across the playlist on Murray Carter's YouTube channel: The Carter-Stanley Method of Sharpening.
I was intrigued, since obviously Murray is one of the top knifemakers and sharpeners in the west. Funny enough, it includes to psalms, don't ask me how that happened:
But anyways. I watched some of it and it left me somewhat puzzled. I mean, it seems like a good way to compile and present the established knowledge about sharpening. A sharpening noob can certainly benefit from watching how they do it. If the Nano Hone system is worth it, I can't judge. Seems well-made, but a tad expensive perhaps. It's certainly nice that you can attach your own stone to the plates and that the mounting system allows to use the stones up until the last milimeter. But both of that isn't new either. Probably the stones are really well-made, so why not.
Anyways - what I didn't find is anything particularly new or special about this method. I mean, if you put something out and say this is my method, hence I'm naming it after me (us), that usually entails an approach that brings some considerable innovations to the table.
Have I overlooked something or does the Cater-Stanley method effectively mean using the Nano Hone system for sharpening as it is well-established? Where exactly is the innovation part?
I was intrigued, since obviously Murray is one of the top knifemakers and sharpeners in the west. Funny enough, it includes to psalms, don't ask me how that happened:
But anyways. I watched some of it and it left me somewhat puzzled. I mean, it seems like a good way to compile and present the established knowledge about sharpening. A sharpening noob can certainly benefit from watching how they do it. If the Nano Hone system is worth it, I can't judge. Seems well-made, but a tad expensive perhaps. It's certainly nice that you can attach your own stone to the plates and that the mounting system allows to use the stones up until the last milimeter. But both of that isn't new either. Probably the stones are really well-made, so why not.
Anyways - what I didn't find is anything particularly new or special about this method. I mean, if you put something out and say this is my method, hence I'm naming it after me (us), that usually entails an approach that brings some considerable innovations to the table.
Have I overlooked something or does the Cater-Stanley method effectively mean using the Nano Hone system for sharpening as it is well-established? Where exactly is the innovation part?
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