Knife Sharpening Blog

Wood carving is a special craft that’s been around since the days of cavemen. With time, it has become quite an impressive art to behold. It’s also very relaxing, often exhilarating and extremely satisfying. If you decide to become a wood carver, there’ll be several styles to choose from. So how can you know which style is best for you?

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If you’re going to be a wood carver and not just a whittler, you’ll need to select a number of tools. You could use just a handful and work with small projects. Or you could use a variety, including power tools, to work on really large projects. There’s just no way around it. So what are the right tools for wood carving?

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After sharpening your knives, you might want to make their edges slippery sharp by stropping them. This can be done manually or electrically. Strop your edges and make them shine.

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Ceramic knives are quite amazing. They can hold their edges for months at a time without needing any sharpening. They’re much harder that steel and so are the strongest knives around. Even knowing that, isn’t it curious how cutting bone in meat can chip the edges? Find out why.

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When it comes to surviving a jungle, to breaking out of a tangled hell, there isn’t anything, anywhere that can compare to the magnificent machete. So, how do you know what to look for when it’s time to get one?

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You’ve decided to become a rock climber. Yet all you know is what you’ve seen on television or in movies. Not a problem. Here are some basic tips and suggestions to help in your understanding of what it takes to engage in this extreme sport.

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Rock climbing is an extreme sport that leaves no room for guess work. There are several styles to choose from, with the level of safety ranging from very safe to life-threatening. You need to know just how far you’re willing to go.

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If you’ve ever gone on a jungle trek, or been in dense undergrowth for many acres, you’ve probably learned about a machete. If there is another tool out there that can take you through tangled, never-ending underbrush better than a machete, I’d have a hard time believing it. There isn’t anything, anywhere that can compare to [...]

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The safest knife thrower is fully aware that the knife is a highly dangerous weapon when being thrown at high speed over a distance. Safety rules and nothing should compromise that. The knife, the throw, your surroundings and even how you feel all contribute to how safe a knife thrower you become.

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We all agree. If a knife isn’t sharp, what’s the use, right? The sharpness of the blade will make all the difference in the world. And sharpness is largely dependant upon the quality of the blade material from which the knife is made. You’ll need to determine whether or not to get stamped knives or [...]

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