[TheForge] Knife sharpening

[Charles]

The internet has not changed the behavior of real blacksmiths.  What you get now is one opinion based on experience dressed up by ten other keyboard commandos as their own.

Charles

> On Jul 6, 2017, at 9:12 AM, J. Petrila <jlpservicesinc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> If you ask 10 blacksmiths how to do something.. Not one will agree..
> 
> The internet has changed this behavior somewhat as no one wants to be the
> odd man out, and one person grasps something and it's better than sliced
> bread and the person is off and running..  Network, network, network..
> Right or wrong...
> 
> While I agree there are basic ways of doing something, the skill set of
> many is lacking as these tools are out dated now..  Or at least in some or
> most parts of the world..
> 
> Where to look is where these tools are still in use daily while the grains
> or hay are in season..
> 
> I remember seeing a short film a few years ago that was current I believe
> in Greece where they were still cutting hay by hand.. And they had a
> competition for who could cut the most properly (properly is key. root
> stock cut close to the ground, even front to back.. Piled during the cut.
> etc, etc)..
> 
> Most people really don't know how to work today..  The guys doing the
> cutting were machines.. and yes they would have to stop and sharpen and
> retension the blades..
> 
> some of the anvils were held between the knees..
> 
> anyhow,  Which side of the blade you hit on or where is hit it is how you
> change tension in a blade..
> 
> Do research on blade tensioning and this may help some..
> 
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> 
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> 
>> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Walter <wmullett22 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I did a little research yesterday and saw some write-ups on the process
>> but as usual, they didn't agree.  Some showed that you hammered from the
>> back where others noted that you didn't want the good face against the
>> anvil.  I did see one that talked about the LG tooling but no details.
>> 
>> I found an interesting ad in a 1911 publication.  They would sharpen
>> 10-14" shares for 35 cents each...... Putting this in perspective, they had
>> an ad for a 25x40, 2 story, powered shop with all tooling, 2 forges,
>> hydraulic tire setter, line shafts, 8hp engine and a good connecting house
>> for $2,000.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7/5/2017 4:26 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:
>>> 
>>> Walter <wmullett22 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone seen a plowshare sharpened on a little giant power hammer?
>>>> 
>>> At the 1976 ABANA conference in Carbondate, an elderly [1] black man
>>> from somewhere in the southern US demonstrated doing that.  It looked
>>> awkward but he got it done in short order.  When the applause was over,
>>> he whipped out a Bible and began to preach us an evangelical sermon.
>>> 
>>> I understand there was some sort of tooling used for this but I have
>>>> never seen anything on it.
>>>> 
>>> He didn't have any special tooling that I remember.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> [1] Elderly: Probably about the same age as I am now. But he *looked*
>>>     older than I do. ;-)
>>> 
>>> 
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