Regarding Joe X: This particular video feels like something Spider Jerusalem might watch on TV while eating a monkey burger. Or that Rick and Morty might watch on interdimensional cable. I wish YT in general were more like this than it is. I generally find destructive testing videos hard to watch, and I have not watched most of Joe X's videos. I am nevertheless glad that people do thisby alkali - Video Reviews
Nice. I am glad there are people who can wear things around their necks without being bothered. Even so much as an access card on a lanyard makes me feel like a cat with a piece of Scotch tape on its back. Got to got to got to get away. --- The people at Ragweed Forge are nice and their shipping was still dirt cheap last I checked. Their jasper pendants have always looked interestingby alkali - General Sharpening
Machete Specialists ( ) is exhibiting general signs of being defunct as a business. I attempted unsuccessfully to place an order with them last week. Their website was still visible and it was possible to place catalog items in a shopping cart. But that was as far as I got: 1. When I attempted to place an order I was unable to provide payment information. The checkout page provided an erroby alkali - General
From YouTube user "Drwal Pingwin" (Polish language) Some chopping with a 22in Ontario machete. Strengths of the video: - Hits are generally intentional, not thoughtless - Hits are staggered - Effort is made to clear chips - Machete acts like it has been sharpenedby alkali - Video Reviews
From YouTube user "Knives and Axes TH" (Thai language) Measurements and discussion of three Martindale machetes: - Paratrooper (#432W) - Golok (#2) - a Latin pattern (#460) Strengths of the video: - Spine thickness measurements near tip and heel showing distal taper (this was the information I was actually looking for...hooray) - Basic hardness testing with files I wishby alkali - Video Reviews
Machete videos on the Web tend to be depressing and not particularly useful to the viewer. The following problems are typical: - there is enthusiasm but not a lot of thought - factory edge bevels are left unsharpened, even unapexed - no attempt has been made to remove overheated steel - there is no discussion of edge geometry or its effects - there is little or no discussion of sharpnessby alkali - Video Reviews
QuotecKc Yes it has the stone. Something I'm also interested in as this is a very traditional stone in that area. See how it behaves on this type. Of steel Any thoughts on the phyllite stone?by alkali - General
QuoteOlder Spice So I will be using the below. [...] As a starting point on how to design an experiment that will yield statistically useful data and then how to do the analysis for that data..Primarily, what needs to be changed and done to convert AVE's experiment into something that could be published under peer review. This will be a series of posts Did anything ever come of this?by alkali - Experiments
It is interesting to see cutting in which the tool and workpiece are of such similar material (advanced lignin-cellulose composite). The axe seemed to do better than a mallet anyway. It stuck readily enough in the wet-looking end grain of the log. - How did it behave cutting green softwood? - Did you do anything to harden the cutting edge? - What was the apex angle? - What variety of wooby alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
While wandering around in the middle of nowhere I found an interesting rock. Later I ground a flat face on it with loose silicon carbide (SiC) grit and a lot of effort. It has turned out to be a usable sharpening surface. Properties of the rock: - Roughly 120mm by 90mm by 25mm. Slablike. - Very hard. - Waxy luster. The more rounded and worn parts of the surface look a bit like coldby alkali - Experiments
Incidentally: On page 43 (PDF page 22) of the Victory Knives 2020 catalog there is an image of a commercial diver holding what looks like a hydraulically-powered underwater chainsaw. Which is, in fact, what it is. They exist: Manufacturer website The first application listed by the manufacturer is "bridge pilings".by alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
Mil-Spec Monkey did some interesting work on solid colors a while back: A Real Urban Grey, Part 1 A Real Urban Grey, Part 2by alkali - Prepping/Survival/Bushcraft
QuoteThe blade has an American Tanto blade edge of 3", and it is my preferred EDC edge, as the secondary tip is very handy. Can you elaborate? I am interested in what you use the secondary tip for. I've never tried using one of these.by alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
QuotecKc (Kyley Harris) It is very similar to. My nz made victory rabbit knife I use in fishing. Will find a link and share it A link to the Victory catalog was ultimately posted here. Thank you cKc.by alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
QuotecKc (Kyley Harris) a set of Marttini Cabin Chef knives (very much looking forward to this) The straight wooden handles look promising. I will be interested in hearing how the phyllite stone behaves (if the set you ordered includes one), on these knives or others.by alkali - General
A friend recently asked me to sharpen some kitchen knives. Two of them, which I believe to be 1970s-vintage at the latest: - Case ~12cm trailing-point boning pattern - Lifetime Cutlery (Sheffield) large carving pattern have unsharpened swedges that are ground on the left side only. Can anyone who was paying attention to knives back then tell me anything about these asymmetrical swedges?by alkali - General
Quotealkali I may post some measurements of it in New Knives at some point, as the manufacturer's site does not say much about the blade itself. Posted.by alkali - General
Manufacturer page A while back I picked one of these up. I was not quite sure what I was going to get, though, as I was not able to find detailed blade dimensions (either manufacturer specs or vendor/user measurements) online. So - I am posting some measurements and observations below. --- The blade does in fact have a full-height flat grind (FFG). It is not merely an edge bevel on thby alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
Emphasis below is mine: Quotejasonstone20 I have a set of the Silverpoint Whustof paring knives: hawkbill, Wharncliffe, and spear point. Nice handles, heard the steel is junk. Rumors about knife performance - whether positive or negative - do nothing to create or spread actual knowledge about knives, and can easily be misleading. One of the things that drew me to T0.1M was Cliff Stampby alkali - New Knives, and New to You Knives
Quotejasonstone20 Well they do have the one Fishermans/Fillet Knife: I have one of these (Morakniv "Fishing Comfort Fillet 090", or "Companion Fishing Fillet 090", as the manufacturer's site calls it currently...looks like the same knife). I haven't used it significantly yet, so I can't review it, but I may post some measurements of it in New Knives at some pby alkali - General
Quoteme2 Putting the 22 degree bevel on and evening things out near the factory bevel was very helpful. Now I’m not dropping the edge and trying to straighten the edge out at the same time. I will probably do it this way now instead of going from the factory bevel. There are all sorts of wobbles and dips in many factory edges. If I understand correctly, your procedure was: 1. keep the factoryby alkali - General
Quoteme2 Over the years I’ve amassed quite the list of knife projects and most have never been finished. In an effort to empty this list, I plan to post them one at a time until I get them done or decide they’re not worth it and wrote them off. I encourage this and will enjoy reading along.by alkali - General
Quotemawecowa I don't trust third party hosting sites since the photobucket fiasco You and me both. QuotecKc (Kyley Harris) we supposedly have unlimited storage on the current plan this is hosted under, so adding directly is fine. This is great news - thank you.by alkali - General
QuoteFuture Samurai I've yet to experience any issues Good to hear. QuoteFuture Samurai Additionally because the knife is partial tang there is a 3rd little inserted piece of wood (not sure if you can it in the first picture) which conforms to the shape of the end of the tang which glued together to both handle slabs. Yep. The built-up handle-end is nice. --- I like a number oby alkali - General
I like the wood. I wonder about the longevity of the thin wooden projections at the blade heel, especially given the way the grain appears to run. Dan Keffeler got away with something similar in Cliff Stamp's blade (images here: T0.1M), but the material was different and the projections had some protection from the metal below them. (In either blade) I certainly see the ergonomic advanby alkali - General
Welcome to the forum! Looks good. I look forward to seeing how the handle turns out.by alkali - General
QuoteOlder Spice The implications of time travel Have you seen Primer? If so, what did you think of it?by alkali - Music & Movies
QuoteRyan Nafe I think your points are correct, but it’s also possible that Jason was using the term coarse in the sense that an angle grinder is okay for rough/gross stock removal but it’s not really suited to actually shaping and sharpening an edge. Could be. If so, I retract my objection.by alkali - General
Quotejasonstone20 I sharpened it for him, as the angle grinder was too coarse to put an edge on it. This is an interesting statement. Shaping and sharpening a machete with an angle grinder seems like it would have some hazards that would cause me to avoid it too: - likelihood of overheated steel - increased possibility of unevenness and gouging (compared to manual work) due to the angle grinby alkali - General
QuoteOlder Spice So I will be using the below. [...] As a starting point on how to design an experiment that will yield statistically useful data and then how to do the analysis for that data..Primarily, what needs to be changed and done to convert AVE's experiment into something that could be published under peer review. This will be a series of posts, and the next one will come later inby alkali - Experiments