Knife Sharpening Blog

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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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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The greatest kind of tree climber is the one who climbs with the barest disturbance to living trees and their inhabitants. This climber knows how important trees are to the environment everywhere and to all air-breathing creatures on this earth. The greatest kind of tree climber is all too aware that he is the visitor, [...]

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There’s a powerful storm coming your way. You’ve got some major securing to do. The inside of your home has already been secured, including supplies, food and water. Now you’ve got to secure the outside of your home. We’ll go from most important to least important.
 
 
Consider the largest items outside. These are the ones [...]

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So you want to be a knife thrower? Well, as quick and to the point as can be, here are the fundamentals of becoming a knife thrower. You’ll need to know how to choose a knife, how to grip it and how to throw it.

 
Choosing a knife. The type of knife you choose will [...]

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There are so many kinds of knife sharpeners out there. It could be exciting just to select one. You could use an electric grinder but that’s pretty major. Only professional sharpeners should go there. Maybe you’d like an electric sharpener, the ones where all you’ve got to do is just swipe the blade through. Perhaps [...]

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