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very cool!!!

that may be the answer.

eek hmmm this gonna take some thinkin lol.

yes and also homemade chokecherry grape Brandy among other goodies. lol

here, USA, in most every town there is a local VFW, veterans of foreign wars. If you have these in the UK go there and talk to real vets ( the boots on the ground) they will know someone I'm sure who would benefit. I will add you are an awesome and wonderful person to care that much about your family as well as those who may get the benefit of your tools. God bless you friend

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so I have three swivel knife blades i measured the total angle of each to see if they were close to Stohlmans instructions which say to sharpen the edge at about 30 degrees which is 60 total degrees. My three blades were all different angles 55, 65 and 75 degrees and i haven't changed any of the angles from factory. Two are tandy one is ? The 55 being my favorite to use. Also noticed the point angle on my two 1/4" filigree was different also.

Bout spit coffee out my nose LMAO great one!

Woot! I'm in But it wont be fer water lol.

i scanned two pages from the Leather work Manual by Stohlman, Patten & Wilson THey are over the limit so i'll post twice. swivelsharp1.pdf swivelsharp2.pdf

its a question puller..... and it works lol.

looks like a manufacturer, they can build anything you want from what i read.

great info friend i use that method a lot. you brought up another fuzzy part of the problem beginners have how about explaining that blade angle for those unaware why a swivel knife has such a flat angle but other knives don't? also I don't think a swivel knife has a secondary bevel so that info could be confusing to some.

i'm sure the story does and that is sad indeed. You should have asked the barber lol. I'm over 60 my dad taught me to sharpen knives my granddad taught me to sharpen everything from a hoe to an axe. I guess i was lucky i came from a poor family that were alive back when people learned from each other, that's how it was here back in the day just like learning to cook or sew it was part of growing up.

My lil rant I would bet there isn't a house on this planet that doesn't have a cutting tool in it. why so many don't know how to sharpen them even at the basic level is beyond my comprehension. i do my best to help those who ask and have spent a lot of my time and posted many times on sharpening questions. Please don't get me wrong i agree with you comment about the net being an awesome place to learn but then you still have to apply it by your self. Myself my family taught me back in the day from my dad to my grandmother all knew how to sharpen their tools. but in the end i still had to lay steel on stone. absolutely!

yup i agree my daughter has a tee shirt it says" "i can explain it to you but i cant understand it for you" my twist i can show you every step but i cant teach your muscles memory you have to do that part.

awesome tooling friend

Sharpening is a personal thing like leather work everyone finds their own best way. that's why so many opinions on how to do it. the end result is what is important not how you get there. The idea is a a straight, even on both sides, highly sharpened and polished edge. Of all the things i have cut in my life leather is right up there as hard to do, you need the polish or the knife drags and you need the sharpness or the knife doesn't cut its really that simple. Many overthink the process going from one way to the next but never really getting good at any one way they have tried. Pick a style that you and your hands and eyes can handle and perfect it. My self after the stones i use sandpaper spray glued to my pounding stone up to 2500. No need for the stones for a long time once the edge has been cut unless you nick or damage the blade.

re drill and tap with something you know.

I don't know about Covid I've had it and it didn't make me stupid. I'll bet it surprised the guy like jaws too. I use a few layers of painters tape over my blades when i send them and that is inside the sheaths. Bubble wrapped tight. Anyway i hope you can fix them up easily that tip will need some work for sure..

that's crazy !! what is wrong with people nowadays?

Seems your kind of ignorant about running a business, before you judge them or me start a business of your own with employees pay all the social security and insurances, overhead, etc. for them then have the gubmint tell you to shut the doors because your business isn't essential. you need to remember businesses didn't start this mess the gubmint did and they wouldn't have needed any handouts if left the hell alone either, same as the employees, and also spent the money they got how they needed to same as the employees. Don't know why you ranted on me friend but crawl back under ok I didn't make your life miserable either. And BTW millions of people still getting free money form this, food stamps for one. Good luck!

Its a great bike friend no matter what you have read on the net. Made by Huffy for coast to coast, BTW Sears didn't make bikes either they rebranded. ITs pretty much the Huffy Timberline bike. It didn't have a weeks worth of wear on the pedals, perfectly tuned. Out of pocket for tires tubes, a seat about 65 bucks, the rack is worth that alone. As i said i got it out of the dump. I have been riding, fixing and restoring bikes for years. I could sell this cruiser in a college town easily or any three speed enthusiast https://societyofthreespeeds.wordpress.com/ . But its mine i ride it daily along with my 77 azuki 10 speed. Have you ever ridden a vintage bike? Its not about what other folks have that matters in life its about the joy of riding. Believe me its much better than any modern Chinese built wally mart bike.

that is a nice set and would work well i'm sure. Yes i use a few different grits of sandpapers spray glued down to my pounding granite after the stones to get a good polished and fine edge. Usually double down meaning form say 400 to 800 then 1600 etc. down to my 2500.

if your cutting tools are not a super hard steel then the Arkansas will work fine. if they are of a super hard steel then you will need diamond stones. Arkansas are great with oil, water can be used also. There are also Japanese type water stones that are awesome as well. Its mainly a matter of preference on oil or water. You should get a set of three at the least course medium and fine actual grit size doesn't matter because you will go beyond that when finish polishing i use various sandpapers for the finish sharpening and polish down to 2500 grit. Some folks go farther with the polishing compounds. The course should get used very little as it for creating the primary bevel, and fixing a badly worn blade or chipped blade the medium can be used for cutting the secondary bevel and removing the larger scratches on the primary and then the fine for the finishing the edges. After the edge is created then up keep is with your sandpapers and strop if that is what you prefer. BTW the stone in the pic on the left is worn out! the one on the right can be fixed but sharpening with stones this bad will not be helpful in learning to sharpen anything. Keep your stones clean and flat by using the whole stone or as much as possible when sharpening and keep it clean with whichever lube you picked Water /oil