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Section 14: Other Accessories Subject: BlackJack Woodsman Msg# 1170560
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Dale wrote: A knife made with good steel and well cared for will last an incredibly long time. That is especially true if the owner will utilize a steel to straighten the edge on a frequent basis. If one does not use a steel, but rather sharpens every time the edge doesn't seem sharp enough a lot of metal will eventually be worn away.
Dale knows what he is talking about. When I hunted in Alaska, I always carried a steel burnisher in my kit. A burnisher is smaller than a steel but does the same job. As you use your knife the edge roles over and appears to be getting dull. The steel resets the edge and you are good to go. As Dale stated, it doesn't remove any steel from the knife edge. When I was making stocks, I used the burnisher to set a hook on the edge of all my scrapers. This made my scrapers very sharp with just a few wipes from the burnisher. This was the opposite as with the knife blade. With the knife blade I was removing the roll. With the scrapers I was putting a roll/hook on the edge. Frank |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Nothing has happened to the handle that has any affect on utility. For that matter, I don't think that anything has significantly affected its appearance. A knife made with good steel and well cared for will last an incredibly long time. That is especially true if the owner will utilize a steel to straighten the edge on a frequent basis. If one does not use a steel, but rather sharpens every time the edge doesn't seem sharp enough a lot of metal will eventually be worn away. |
