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Knives don't stay sharp by themselves. A proper whetstone is worth way more than a fancy knife long term

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 12:21 pm Knives don't stay sharp by themselves. A proper whetstone is worth way more than a fancy knife long term

Tis true, however, the owner must remember to make contact between whetstone and blade at regular intervals, and this is where I fail spectacularly.

I have the opposite problem, I make too much contact and polish the edges of my thumbs off without realising I'm doing it.

I periodically gather up all the bunny boiler blades and spend some time in the garage rubbing them on my Lansky.

It's good to share.

Skub wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:49 pm I periodically gather up all the bunny boilers and spend some time in the garage rubbing them on my Lansky.

Pervert .

Yorick wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:57 pm

Skub wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 1:49 pm I periodically gather up all the bunny boilers and spend some time in the garage rubbing them on my Lansky.

Pervert .

And your point is?

Taipan wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 11:40 am All you need is a couple of Sabatiers from TK Maxx and Kitchen devil sharpner!

Cutco for the win:

https://www.cutco.com/p/ultimate-set-wi ... ew=product

You can send them in for sharpening when they get blunt:
https://www.cutco.com/customer/sharpening

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 11:15 am Should have popped into Santoku on Great Portland Street and bought some proper knives.

Maybe, but the knives I have I use to cook with, not wank over.

gremlin wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 4:16 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 11:15 am Should have popped into Santoku on Great Portland Street and bought some proper knives.

Maybe, but the knives I have I use to cook with, not wank over.

+ anyways, 'santoku' is just a type of multipurpose (literally, 3 uses) knife. I bought a Lakeland one. It's

Most of my kitchen knives are quite old Kitchen Devil 'Professional' range and they're fine. Lakeland do have a decent selection of knives though.

I've got a whetstone but I bought a (bit spendy) Japanese sharpener and am v pleased with it.

Oddly enuff I was shopping for a bread knife today (can't bear to see the S-i-L pummeling bread into submission with the thing ('knife' doesn't really bear any relation to the results) she uses any longer - she'd make a better job of it with a wooden 12" ruler tbh.

Scored a Mermite can

Dated 1979, so not Vietnam vintage, but identical.

A few weeks ago the ZX11 developed a fuel leak from the tap.

Ordered a rebuild kit (4 weeks ago)

Leak mysteriously cured itself

Rebuild kit went missing in the mail

Company sent a replacement (last week)

Replacement kit arrived Monday

Original kit arrived today.

I don't know if it's pleasing yet, but at that price I thought I'd give it a try...

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/450924

The Gold Star has a metal tank and i can't be arsed to fit a handlebar mount for the phone for when I want to use Google maps.

I had a magnetic tank bag once upon a time - it scratched the paintwork every time it went near the tank - make sure it is surgically clean before every use

Ditchfinder wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:19 pm I had a magnetic tank bag once upon a time - it scratched the paintwork every time it went near the tank - make sure it is surgically clean before every use

I use my Oxford tank bag a lot and no problems so far.

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:37 pm I don't know if it's pleasing yet, but at that price I thought I'd give it a try...

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/450924

The Gold Star has a metal tank and i can't be arsed to fit a handlebar mount for the phone for when I want to use Google maps.

That’s sweet , a little phone crib

Ditchfinder wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:19 pm I had a magnetic tank bag once upon a time - it scratched the paintwork every time it went near the tank - make sure it is surgically clean before every use

I have a rubbery mesh that goes between the bag and the tank. No scratches so far.

Went to a charidee shop on the Isle de mouton and found this nice oil drain pan for a fiver, my missus has other ideas

Ditchfinder wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:19 pm I had a magnetic tank bag once upon a time - it scratched the paintwork every time it went near the tank - make sure it is surgically clean before every use

I bought one for the ZX11. It levitates off the tank at anything over 130mph, so now it gets put on the back of the seat & held in place by a cargo net doodad instead.

Used my Makita cordless tyre inflator today. Bonzer.

No faffing with plugging into the accessory socket, no wangling wires around. Seems reasonably powerful/fast.

Happy me.

Gregor wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 4:31 pm Went to a charidee shop on the Isle de mouton and found this nice oil drain pan for a fiver, my missus has other ideas

I spent far too long trying to work out what was sitting in the pan on the right in the second pic