Finally I finished that article. Even though both, steeling and stropping are pretty simple procedures, probably 9 out of 10 non knife people think the steel or butcher's steel really sharpens your knife. Well, it's not, while it does make the edge straight er when done correctly, it's still not sharpening, but the resulting edge is in fact sharper :) Details and microscope photos of the edges in the article.
Saturday, September 19, 2009 23:52:30
Well, that's the news. Dave Martell hosted another video chat, or broadcast. Even more people showed up compared to the first one. Wealth of very interesting info, nice people, tons of wisdom. If you missed it, well next time don't ;)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 22:05:46
Chris sent an update couple days ago. TnC N cell is getting 220 lumen pill as planned. Plus the new barrel for N cells, mine was eaten by leaked battery acid :( 5 watter will probably get an upgrade too.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:44:01
Well, there was a few things I forgot to say about the new handle, plus I have added technical info, to say that in plain English, I've added the new weight :) Plus fwe words about the new handle dimensions and ergonomics. Donno how did I miss all that at first place.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 14:30:57
New photos of the rehandled Aritsugu Kamagata Usuba posted in the kitchen knfie gallery, Aritsugu knives section. Handle by Stefan Keller, rehandled by Dave Martell.
Monday, September 14, 2009 16:47:58
New photos of the rehandled Watanabe miroshi deba posted in the kitchen knife gallery, link in the entry header. Handle by Stefan Keller, rehandled by Dave Martell.
Monday, September 14, 2009 16:46:36
Updated the review with the info and details about the new handle. As usual, Stefan Keller made the handle, Dave Martell installed it and cleaned up scratched back of the knife. Looks like a completely new knife :) Much better looking at that. The most gorgeous looking Aritsugu A-Type gyuto of them all for sure.
Monday, September 14, 2009 00:13:33
After rehandling procedure, the promised review update with the details regarding the new handle. As usual, the handle was made by Stefan Keller, rehandling was done by Dave Martell. Madagascar Rosewood handle with reconstituted coral! Sounds very complicated, never ever heard of those materials either, but looks nice and works well, so it's all good ;)
Saturday, September 12, 2009 15:42:32
Updated the review with the data for the new handle from Sfetan, which was rehandled by Dave Martell as usual. Besides looking so much better, I really like octagonal handles for using, plus I get better handle materials and denser wood, which always is a plus, at least to me.
Saturday, September 12, 2009 14:10:00
Not so sure about the time yet. Will post later. Or you can dig that info up on Dave's site. This time it'll be different streaming server and hopefully things go smoother.
Friday, September 11, 2009 10:29:52