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buddy of mine brought me one to sharpen and it was rough
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Were you able to straighten the tip? Great job on that. I get a little sinking feeling in my stomach when I see a knife in that condition.
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A knife should be used like a knife.
A pry bar is for prying, a screwdriver is for screwing.
Unless it's life or death use the right tool every time.
At least the tip wasn't broken off. Great save.

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Good job! ::tu:: A knife ain't a screwdriver or a pry bar. :mrgreen:
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Here's one that I just noticed this morning that has a bent blade:
Looking down the spine it is warped to the right
Looking down the spine it is warped to the right
Rapala, new about 1972
Rapala, new about 1972
I was sharpening this old filet knife this morning, preparing to peel some silver skin off some venison back straps and noticed the " kink" in the blade. I received this knife as Christmas gift prior to 1973. Back then I was a field technician for a water pollution control agency in central Florida, this was the bossman's gift to the crew one year. I would hate to be faced with all the fish it has cleaned and the deer it has worked on at one time! The bend in this one is from lots of hard work, cut down to the skin, lay it flat and push down and away, usually hard.
Be it a bass or a back strap, that old thing does the job. There is a Dexter filet knife that is also used along with this one, it has retained a straight spine.
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good save, it looked like he carved old bricks. I find old kitchen knives that look like they used a bench grinder on them.
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It only takes a second of stupidity. I was 90 feet up on a grain elevator leg repairing a belt tensioner in January(in Iowa RF Cold). Didn't have all the tools I needed but did not want to make the climb both ways. Used it to pry a iced up shield. Wasn't an expensive knife but held an edge really good and had kinda become a reliable companion for 5 or 6 years. Plan on taking it apart and fixing it just haven't had the time yet.
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thankgod4rkids, I did a stupid stunt with a Case Sharktooth several years while field dressing a deer. Now I have a chunk outta the edge also. You said you were going to take yours apart and fix it, do you know offhand if a Sharktooth can be fixed? I emailed Case a few weeks back, and no reply. I’m not concerned if it has the shark picture on the blade, just as long it’s the same type blade.
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A lot depends on how big the chunk is that’s broken out. One like thankgod4rkids shows could be sharpened out.

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thankgod4rkids wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 1:42 am It only takes a second of stupidity. I was 90 feet up on a grain elevator leg repairing a belt tensioner in January(in Iowa RF Cold). Didn't have all the tools I needed but did not want to make the climb both ways. Used it to pry a iced up shield. Wasn't an expensive knife but held an edge really good and had kinda become a reliable companion for 5 or 6 years. Plan on taking it apart and fixing it just haven't had the time yet.
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Looking at the Gerber that Bill chipped, what would be the best way to remove the chip?
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treefarmer wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:37 pm
thankgod4rkids wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 1:42 am It only takes a second of stupidity. I was 90 feet up on a grain elevator leg repairing a belt tensioner in January(in Iowa RF Cold). Didn't have all the tools I needed but did not want to make the climb both ways. Used it to pry a iced up shield. Wasn't an expensive knife but held an edge really good and had kinda become a reliable companion for 5 or 6 years. Plan on taking it apart and fixing it just haven't had the time yet.
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Looking at the Gerber that Bill chipped, what would be the best way to remove the chip?
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Pretty coarse diamond stone is usually what I start with when a blade is really badly chipped--like 150-200 grit. I have an old Lansky "lawnmower" stone that works great for this as well.
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If you have a belt sharpener this is one good use for it. Otherwise like Cody says a course stone will do the job, just takes a little longer to remove enough metal. Either way, finish it up with finer grit stones to get the edge back to sharp.

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:19 pm If you have a belt sharpener this in one good use for it. Otherwise like Cody says a course stone will do the job, just takes a little longer to remove enough metal. Either way, finish it up with finer grit stones to get the edge back to sharp.

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Really wish I had grandpa's big old peddle turned stone. Looked what those are bringing these days. Ouch. His even had the water can on it. I'll have to wait until the new shop is set up this spring. Something tells me its in my best interest to help the wife get settled in the new house before I worry about the shop :D
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thankgod4rkids wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:10 pm
Mumbleypeg wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:19 pm If you have a belt sharpener this in one good use for it. Otherwise like Cody says a course stone will do the job, just takes a little longer to remove enough metal. Either way, finish it up with finer grit stones to get the edge back to sharp.

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Really wish I had grandpa's big old peddle turned stone. Looked what those are bringing these days. Ouch. His even had the water can on it. I'll have to wait until the new shop is set up this spring. Something tells me its in my best interest to help the wife get settled in the new house before I worry about the shop :D
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Ya got to prioritize. :mrgreen:
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thankgod4rkids wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:10 pm
Mumbleypeg wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:19 pm If you have a belt sharpener this in one good use for it. Otherwise like Cody says a course stone will do the job, just takes a little longer to remove enough metal. Either way, finish it up with finer grit stones to get the edge back to sharp.

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Really wish I had grandpa's big old peddle turned stone. Looked what those are bringing these days. Ouch. His even had the water can on it. I'll have to wait until the new shop is set up this spring. Something tells me its in my best interest to help the wife get settled in the new house before I worry about the shop :D
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Sorta like this one, but probably with a bigger stone? :lol: This one would do the job! It lives in my shop but doesn’t get used much.

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Yep, bigger stone. I just remember grandpa not liking the electric bench grinder because of heat. I still have his "thistle spade" with a good edge.
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Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:39 am

Sorta like this one, but probably with a bigger stone? :lol: This one would do the job! It lives in my shop but doesn’t get used much.

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Ken,

That is a great rig. Wish I lived closer so I could talk you out of it!

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thankgod4rkids wrote: Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:10 pm

...Really wish I had grandpa's big old peddle turned stone. Looked what those are bringing these days. Ouch. His even had the water can on it....
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Those old farm stones can still do their job if they didn’t develop a soft spot from being left in water for decades.

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StrawHat wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:35 pm
Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:39 am

Sorta like this one, but probably with a bigger stone? :lol: This one would do the job! It lives in my shop but doesn’t get used much.

Ken
Ken,

That is a great rig. Wish I lived closer so I could talk you out of it!

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Thanks Kevin. Wish I could take credit for it but it was my dad’s, so I wouldn’t part with it anyway. It was among many things in his shop that I transferred to mine after he passed. I don’t know when, where, or how he acquired it. It looks “homemade “ but although he was certainly capable of doing so, I don’t think he made it. ::shrug::

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This was brought to me today to be sharpened. The owner was rather nonchalant when I quoted a price to repair the damage.
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