Does the Kephart have a different bevel and grind then say all the other “competition” grinds and bevels? One of my buddies just got a Kephart in 3V and he said it’s not very sharp at all. Not sure if it’s mahbe just a fluke, I’ve been talking up the CPKs to him forever and he finally got one, and now he’s unimpressed with the edge just my luck!
This was a battle with me for a long time. It's why i stuck with scandi grinds for almost a decade (lol)[SNIP]
"Our process is constantly evolving and I would love to consistently ship atom splitters. I hope to get to that point one day but until then I hope that my best effort is good enough."
yum!Much to my chagrin, I forgot to post this pic of the results of my Kephart's work in the garden from last Friday evening! Will probably be putting it to use again tonight or tomorrow for another round!
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Quite a journey. I think Perth is almost on the exact opposite side of the planet from North Carolina.What better way to conquer the Monday blues than to receive a package from CPK
According to the UPS tracking, it left NC and travelled through WV, KY, Dubai, Shenzhen (China), Singapore, then finally into my grubby hands in Perth (Australia)
Amazing coincidence. I could've sworn I've had packages take almost the exact same route shipping from the US to USWhat better way to conquer the Monday blues than to receive a package from CPK
According to the UPS tracking, it left NC and travelled through WV, KY, Dubai, Shenzhen (China), Singapore, then finally into my grubby hands in Perth (Australia)
I sent a holster from western NC to an individual in north GA, (about three hours away by car), recently.Amazing coincidence. I could've sworn I've had packages take almost the exact same route shipping from the US to US
Enjoy the CPK (and the meal )
I recall a screenshot of someone's tracking info from the official website where the package shipping within the US, not only travelled international first, it must've been shot out of a cannon at some point (which would explain the condition of some boxes on arrival), because the departure time from one location to the arrival time at the next was quicker than any jets I know ofI sent a holster from western NC to an individual in north GA, (about three hours away by car), recently.
The holster went from here to Greenville, SC, (normal), and then to Portland or Seattle where it was sent back to the East and delivered only a day later than scheduled. It was a WTF moment for sure, but at least they got it delivered.
I "had" several slipjoints from top name custom makers who build impeccable knives...but not impeccable edges. Pretty much all of them reside with others now.I do expect any knife that I pay more than $20 for to be sharp. Scary sharp? That's pretty subjective. Should be able to slice paper, though. Sadly, I've seen and held many muy espensivo (multi thousand dollars in some cases) custom forged Master Smith knives at the Blade Show which seemingly were never sharpened at all. Butter-cutters, I call them, because that is about all they would cut. Sure I could sharpen it, but why didn't the maker do that? Include me out.
And FTR, both my Kepharts arrived plenty sharp. As have all the other knives I have purchased from CPK.
The time difference is 12 hours, so Perth is the other side of the planet!Quite a journey. I think Perth is almost on the exact opposite side of the planet from North Carolina.
Lamb?
That's two more than I put. And I went very light. They'll be fine. Wood's been around a long time.What are you guys putting on your walnut scales? I put on three light layers of renaissance wax.