tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post5458870891236224088..comments2023-08-02T10:45:41.531+01:00Comments on In the footsteps of the Fool: the first cut is the deepestDave Leekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-5473045190303873652011-02-06T22:09:45.373+00:002011-02-06T22:09:45.373+00:00Kent, I love the idea you're "still a hac...Kent, I love the idea you're "still a hack" - that's about all I do!<br /><br />I must admit, Mike, a glass of wine may go well with a loaf of bread (Omar Khayyam) but definitely not with a sharpener. In fact, the one I mention here allows you to use it with one hand drawing the handle towards you, so actually coming across as quite safe.<br /><br />I feel like Dixon of Dock Green - evening all.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-18825530191575703342011-02-06T11:18:27.290+00:002011-02-06T11:18:27.290+00:00For kitchen purposes, I've always used a Kitch...For kitchen purposes, I've always used a Kitchen Devil sharpener we bought about 30 years ago -- it's like two mini steels crossed over each other, held in a horseshoe-shaped grip, where you pull the knife through between the steels -- very effective and safe on the dangerous pull stroke (knife edge faces away from the hand holding the steels), though a glass of wine before sharpening can lead to stab wounds in the thumb when trying to put the knife back between the steels...<br /><br />I have however seen someone come close to removing their hand at the wrist under the illusion that the blade should be pulled through on top of the crossed steels, edge facing down! Argh.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-45822367723772721382011-02-05T23:18:53.799+00:002011-02-05T23:18:53.799+00:00As one who has "worked with wood" a fair...As one who has "worked with wood" a fair amount, I've had to learn some sharpening techniques over the years. I'm still a hack though, in comparison to many of the guys I've worked with who go to some extremes to get their chisels sharp. The <a href="http://www.tormek.com/en/" rel="nofollow">Tomek</a> is the generally approved ultimate machine that will work on pretty much any blade. I've used one, but not on a regular basis, since it's a shop tool and I don't have a shop any more.Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-47128226516825752692011-02-05T23:03:52.848+00:002011-02-05T23:03:52.848+00:00Yeah, I tried that but nearly ran out of fingers ....Yeah, I tried that but nearly ran out of fingers . . .<br /><br />Hey, Kent - wow, you sound like a bit of an expert on the knife sharpening front. In truth, I've found that all sharpeners seem to leave abrasions - but at least this one seems to actually sharpen the things!<br /><br />The suction cup works well - you clean it with a fridge magnet. It's great, it's so wacky it suits me down to the ground!<br /><br />I'm waiting for a comment from Andy who probably knows far more about these things.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-45832924635243574212011-02-05T21:09:05.596+00:002011-02-05T21:09:05.596+00:00Dave, careful with that chop saw. It's for cho...Dave, careful with that chop saw. It's for chopping wood - not digits.<br /><br />As for the knife sharpener, does the suction cup really hold the thing steady such that you don't have to hold it w/ one hand? Also, does it leave abrasion marks on the sides of the blade? We've got a sharpener around here somewhere that the father-out-law once used on my favorite knife and scratched the sides of badly. Which has forced me to use the painfully slow device that we call a "steel." It has a round handle attached to a rounded piece of steel much like a rat tail file, but the "cutting" edge is longitudinal, rather than the cross-wise cutting of a round file. Slow - very slow - on dull blades. But effective on an edge that needs a slight tune up. Does the AnySharp have some kind of diamond sharpening edge in it?<br /><br />Another tip about storing knives in a knife block: insert them w/ the sharp edge up, so that you're not dragging it across the wood every time you remove from the block. But everyone knows this, right?Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-3432490889828347182011-02-05T13:13:45.591+00:002011-02-05T13:13:45.591+00:00You are perfectly welcome to embarrass yourself he...You are perfectly welcome to embarrass yourself here anytime, Mike.<br /><br />The word verification is probably quite apt!<br /><br />I'm about to go and put some scotia in my son's room to finish the laminate floor we put down last weekend, which means I have plenty more opportunity to damage myself with a new mitre saw. <br /><br />Such is life. Well, mine, anyway.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-89285684851334199912011-02-05T10:20:43.542+00:002011-02-05T10:20:43.542+00:00I've been waiting for someone else to say that...I've been waiting for someone else to say that this is cutting-edge blogging, but I guess I'll just have to embarrass myself. Sorry.<br /><br />Mike<br /><br />(Word verification: tedia)Mike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-27710371849327325942011-02-03T22:43:31.668+00:002011-02-03T22:43:31.668+00:00Martyn,
Yes, I am, thanks for sending it.
Sainsb...Martyn,<br /><br />Yes, I am, thanks for sending it.<br /><br />Sainsbury's seem to have an SN beer called "Kentish Ale" which I'm assuming is basically "Spitfire" - similar bottle etc.<br /><br />Let me know when you are coming, maybe a meet - possibly the Jerusalem Tavern?Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-62116372016178101602011-02-03T00:28:15.068+00:002011-02-03T00:28:15.068+00:00Haven't tried that one - I'm back in Bligh...Haven't tried that one - I'm back in Blighty for three weeks in April, I'll give it a go. Sainsbury's used to do an excellent selection of "own label" beers in their "Taste the Difference" line-up, all from the Meantime brewery in Greenwich, which were uniformly very good, but, a;as, ate no more with us. (For a particularly authentic, porter, try Meantime's, in 75cl bottles.) M&S's current line-up of own-label beers come from a worthwhile range of brewers, too, including, IIRC, Adnams. Glad you seem to be enjoying the book …Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com