What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?
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Sounds like you figured it out!I felt intimidated by the convex grind.
I am happy to report that I ain't intimidated no more
Bought the strop and compounds, read up on sharpening convex grinds and went to work.
I felt the same way about convex edges, went down the same path as you with the strop and compounds. I even had some points at a big outdoor sporting goods store and picked up a Ken Onion edition Work Sharp. I think I’m getting better but still not satisfied with my results. Was there something that you did that clicked, or some kind of “Ah ha!” moment for you? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks,
Todd
That’s funny! Maybe that’s a new thing, coffee dye, you could call it “dye it and drink it!”Thanks my friend! Accidentally dropping it into a cup of black coffee a couple of times one morning trying to take a picture of it probably made the ebony even darker.
That is a great looking RR!
Thank you sir! I like them both, but the Weavers knife with the wharncliffe is cool, only Otter I own that has a half stop.Handsome pair of Otters!
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An old Imperial with some new toys ready to go camping.
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The webermesser looks cool indeed!Thank you sir! I like them both, but the Weavers knife with the wharncliffe is cool, only Otter I own that has a half stop.
Nice to know about the half stop. Is it in Plumwood or Sapeli?
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Nice line-up Gary
An old Imperial with some new toys ready to go camping.
Nice selection of tools there Dennis
It's great to see you here again, and I hope you have a great camping trip buddy Carrying my Hartshead Barlow today, and a wee Queen Trapper kindly gifted to me by
JohnDF
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Toting these two today
So, are the Old Bear knives any good? Seeing you with one, knowing what else you have, I want to assume a resounding YES, but figured I'd ask anyway.
I'd never seen them before I stumbled onto them on the auction site a couple nights ago... I'm intrigued. Kinda like an opinel but not.. Cool!
This one is out of my line too... looks more familiar but I'm stumped again. (I work in all sorts of maintenance and fixit work, and auto/machinery/ hvac off and on too, plus I'm just a hardware junky that likes to learn... so this kinda stuff always interests me
) The knife is nice too!
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So, are the Old Bear knives any good? Seeing you with one, knowing what else you have, I want to assume a resounding YES, but figured I'd ask anyway.
I don't carry locking folders often these days here, and part of the reason for that is that, for the past few decades, UK law has put them in the same class as fixed-blades, with restrictions on EDC. I tend to carry slipjoints and fixed-blades. I saw the Old Bear knives on a UK site a few years back, and thought they looked interesting. I was already familiar with Antonini knives, and thought the ones I'd had were good value cheapies. Soon after, a friend bought me one, I suspect because of the 'Old Bear' etch
They were only available in stainless then, and he gave me the 3 1/4" model. While I was grateful for the knife, it was somewhat superfluous to my requirements, and I probably only slipped it in my pocket a couple of times. Unlike most folks here, I've never been a huge fan of Opinels (I'm hiding behind the sofa at the moment), and I definitely prefer the locking mechanism on the Old Bear knives, as well as the blade profile, and the handle, which is very comfortable. The blades are slightly thicker stock than an Opinel, but well-ground. I bought the carbon model, out of interest, when they first appeared, and decided to get a different size, the 2 3/4" model. I prefer the steel, but definitely prefer the larger knife. Carrying these knives recently was, first of all, the result of my Random Tuesday thread, (just a blind pick), and secondly, inspired by Charlie's Maniago thread, but I've enjoyed carrying them, they're well-made budget knives, and very comfortable to use. I'm sure I'll carry them again 
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Today, some canoe
a great day to all.
a great day to all.
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Honestly, the only thing I can say for sure it that it isn’t Sapeli.The webermesser looks cool indeed!
I saw this knife in a video, thought it was pretty cool because I liked the wharncliffe blade and half stop. The site said the handle material was “wood, Sapeli”. By your question, I’m going to assume the “wood” option is plumwood, although it is much darker than my others in plumwood. To me the grain looks like cocobolo or maybe rosewood, but I’m not familiar enough with this knife to know all the cover options. Sorry for the long uninformative response, maybe a picture will help!
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Honestly, the only thing I can say for sure it that it isn’t Sapeli.
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Thank you for the reply! I appreciate it very much! It looks good whatever wood it is. Another Otter on my list.
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Good to see you posting again, Dennis. Wish I was going camping too.
Nice pairing, Jack.
Glad to see the Queen getting around.
That's quite the trio, Joshua.
That is one gorgeous Canoe.
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An old Imperial with some new toys ready to go camping.
Nice set up Dennis, so wish I could tag along with you
Spring is in the air
Not yet here ... but soon .
Hi Todd.
A tiny micro bevel did it for me, I was able to truly fully apex the edge with it
Despite practicing and concentrating on technique a lot I could only bring the convex grind to "sharp enough" level on the strops. Probably fine for cutting rope/general use but I wanted the next level
A few feather light passes on the sharpmaker on the fine white stones ( 20 degrees) was like BANG ... super sharp. I was literally blown away by the almost instant improvement.
The second time I stropped/repeated the experiment it only took 10 light passes on each side at the end of stropping.
It makes sense to me that a convex edge, stropped on a soft medium can be quite a challenge to get a crisp sharp point of contact between the steel and the material being cut.
I think the light passes on the sharpmaker created a crisp V at the point of contact which made all the difference between "sharp enough" and "super sharp"
Carrying my little laser today
