How to Make a Knife: I love to design and make things – it’s my passion! One day at work by boss showed me a picture of a kitchen knife he made completely from scratch and after that, I knew I had to make one. He said it was “one of the most rewarding
It’s simple but sometimes we need reminding: make sure to clean and sharpen your pruning tools. Before you start any kind of pruning job, it’s important to make sure your pruning tools are ready for the job. It’s the same advice professional chefs give: keep your knives sharp and cu...
Make sure to also put on some safety gloves to protect your hands. Depending on the pruning shears you have, your method of sharpening will differ. Bypass shears have one angled side on its sharp blade, while anvil shears are angled on both sides of its sharp blade. Bear in mind that ...
How To Make a Sharpening Stone Station Option #3: Slice Sandpaper The two sharpening methods described above are required for scissors that are very dull or damaged. However, if your scissors are still working, but cutting roughly, then try this trick: Take a sheet of 150-grit aluminum-oxide...
How To Make a Sharpening Stone Station Step 2: Lubricate Your Whetstone Starting with the lowest grit abrasive you’re using, douse your stone with water or mineral oil, per the manufacturer instructions. For whetstones that use water, you can soak them for a few minutes prior to use. Th...
Make sure that there is a gap less than a ¼ inch wide between the back of the blade and the sharpening stone. Place your free hand on the blade, but never directly on the cutting edge. Touching the cutting edge can lead to serious injury so be very careful. 3. MOVEMENT Now move ...
Using light, consistent pressure, glide the knife along the sharpening stone from heel to tip, then switch to the opposite sharpening stone and repeat this step for the opposite edge. Make several passes on each side of the knife then check for edge consistency and any remaining imperfections....
How to Make a Greek Kopis From Recycled Steel: The Greek Kopis was a large, one-handed weapon used by the Greeks as a tool for cutting meat, ritual slaughter, and performing animal sacrifices. I found out about this blade while watching season 6 episode
You can machine dry the bag, but make sure you use a low heat setting. A high heat setting can damage your sleeping bag. You can also add a couple of clean tennis balls into the dryer to break up the down clumps. Do not run it for long drying cycles. Instead, run it for several...
After determining that your knives are dull, the next step to making them as good as new is sharpening them, and these two methods make it easy. Enlist a whetstone “I personally usewhetstoneswhen sharpening my knives,” says Franqueza. “This tool is, in my opinion, the best way to ma...