of the 20 knives i received today at the farmers fare, 16 were flat grind.
ran out of time and brought some home to return on sunday.
i need some suggesttions or substitutes for the tape i am using. i can only get 3 or 4 knives if i am lucky with this crap i am using now.
please advise on your thoughts and recommendations.
thanks
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Some use a small piece of chamois or a small piece of leather from an old glove.
i do remember seeing both of those…kewl.
i will give the leather a spin shortly.
thanks
Clay reported good results with moleskin also.
I like the chamois. A small square is all it takes. Just enough to wrap around the spine of the knife and extend up to the edge of the jaws. I have cut several from a chamois sold for drying cars.
At the rate I sharpen FFG knives, that should last for years.
I keep several squares around that are clean. Swap them out when I change knives, then wash and stretch them for drying. You can use them for quite a long time by doing that. No reason to throw anything away. No need to be buying rolls of double stick tape.
Phil I just started using the chamois and my square is about 1 inch. How do you stretch them back out? My first thought is to use four pins on piece of wood? Care to share a trade secret? :huh:
I just rinse them well … getting as much of the grit out as I can and stretch them while wet . I lay them on a paper towel to dry, when dry you can re-stretch them. This helps to make them soft and pliable again as well.
I don’t do anything that mechanically stretches the material while drying. Working the chamois when it is dry is the part that makes the biggest difference for me.
One thing that I have tried that is working well is the rubber band type tourniquet used on arms when taking blood. They are the perfect width and thickness and one will last a very long time.
Mark
[quote quote=“MarkMassie” post=11690]One thing that I have tried that is working well is the rubber band type tourniquet used on arms when taking blood. They are the perfect width and thickness and one will last a very long time.
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tomorrow i will go out and buy some chamoiss and the rubber arm deal - i like the sound of it.
i have another lot of knives to do for a vistor from the fare on monday.
thanks everyone for the tips
Mark..
Where would one get some of that material..
A medical supply house??
[quote quote=“MarkMassie” post=11690]One thing that I have tried that is working well is the rubber band type tourniquet used on arms when taking blood. They are the perfect width and thickness and one will last a very long time.
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Mark,
Where would one get some of that material??
A medical supply house/distributor… steal some from your local phlebotomist
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[quote quote=“MarkMassie” post=11690]One thing that I have tried that is working well is the rubber band type tourniquet used on arms when taking blood. They are the perfect width and thickness and one will last a very long time.
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Philip,
That should be a good place to try. Me, I got lucky and got one from my doctor.
Next time I get blood drawn, I will have to ask if they have any spares that they might give to me…
I tried the rubber from grip holders to open jars. Didn’t feel it worked well at all. Things moved a lot.
I used 3M command tape. It is great. It is Thin, the glue comes off easy so you don’t have to constantly replace them. And they are not super expensive either.
The first photo is the glue peeling off.
Best thing I have found easy to get and cheap. The foam drawer liners at Walmart come on a roll hold every knife I have used really tight. Just cut a small part fold it over spine of knife and you are good to go.
Jason
I’ve been using the cabinet drawer liner and working pretty well for me.
Marc
I’ve always used protective tape for painters. It has a thick texture that prevents the blade from slipping in the clamp.
The best thing I have found is the Eye Glass Cloth that I get with my glasses. It is super fine micro cloth.
It want scratch, it locks down tight with no knife give. I cut a small square from the cloth and used it over and over. Easy to find any eye glass shop has it. Let me know if you try it, what you think.
James