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They look pretty cool but do those huge pores bother anyone else? I don’t soak my handles but they do get wet sometimes, and I’m getting some… spiky bits? You know, when wood gets wet it does that soak/expand/swell thing. Also raw meat juice etc kinda gives me pause. Maybe it’s time to...

This sh*t is absolute top tier. I’ve been splitting avocado pits and mistreating this guy daily for well over 3 months, and it refuses to dull. Far outlasts maz white 2 and is much easier to sharpen. Hell even a couple of my Takeda’s need more touch ups. Nobody really talks about it, and it’s...

As per NKB post, I got this hatchet for cutting up kindling. The kids are getting older and slightly less likely to topple into a campfire. It’s pretty cool, does the intended job well, but what’s the *real* reason I bought this? To polish, of course. Now that’s not to say I can do it, I’ve...

When you were an absolute noob and thought you knew what you were doing? Might have been a long time ago for some of you. .. so I came back to the mazaki gyuto I “thinned” at the beginning of the journey. Wasn’t that long ago, and I’m not that much further down the path but I can safely say...

Hunting knife guys. Do I file out a Bowie/Rambo style drop tip, or bag on the beautiful India stone and reprofile to a harsher curve, with a monster fat stabby tip? It’s from the early 1900’s so I want to try to remain somewhat period correct. As you can see, there’s plenty of work to do, with...

More specifically, how can I optimize performance? Can I get it wet with water? Do I keep adding oil when it gets dry? I used a bit of oil and then made a royal mess by adding water. I’m not sure exactly what it’s doing because there’s no slurry, and it appears there’s not much swarf either...

Talking about the sigma power select II (???) 240. I’m still kinda yearning for more speed and less pain flattening for coarse work. SG220 too slow, cerax 320 melts, and SP120 too finicky without max pressure. Outside of a manticore or something extreme, would the sigma scratch the itch...

Bet you guys came here to see something revolutionary. Joke’s on you! (Sorry). I bought a new drill and decided to put my budget holesaw through a life or death challenge. Blasted through a 2x4 while my old drill couldn’t get through a 3/4 inch board. Now water should drain into the sink...

Googling the rib finger recipe to see what gets trimmed. They could have at least put their shameless plug for a crap knife at the bottom of the equipment list..

Here’s one for you guys who know lots of things.. First the kanji. Didn’t notice this at first but there’s definitely words. Some post flattening pictures and some renge I think. Some sort of sealing still on there. Random stone chunks from a friend, apparently there was significant...

I got shiro suita on the left, marou stamp at the top, don’t got the bottom right or the one that’s not on an edge (beside white nest board). I’m assuming marouyama on the right in the box, but not sure of the last 2 characters. Yeah, they’re common, but I never figured it out and am curious...

The choice has been made. If I don’t own one I’ll never stop thinking about it. Looking for that classic grey/white with extra white. Likely going to be pretty small or thin at this price but the budget tops out at $450 USD. The softer the better. Thanks guys!

Wife told me to take 3-400 of the tax money and go buy a rock. The guilt of frivolous spending is immense, but the allure of a possible lower level endgame stone (stone, not brick) has me all twitchy and clammy. Keep in mind I don’t plan on attaining a 2 kilo okudu suita for decades. I’m at...

Another one - real special stone this time from @refcast, unknown origin super fine barber hone. The stone is heavily undercut and came with a great levelling base but I felt it deserved a nice special dai. Lots of holographic character from the wood, matches that little bit of pink splash in...

Been doing wood with it, can anyone think of a reason I shouldn’t use it on stones? It’s pretty nice to work with.. better than using a spray can for sure.

Can’t afford your own live edge dinner table? Make a little one for your kid! (Or stop buying knives and stones, you crazies) Next in the one nighter ghetto woodworking series.. Hope she doesn’t eat the bark. Full disclosure - both table top and legs were purchased, but not finished...

Next in this series of one nighters.. a little pocket for jnat nagura, safe from random grit contamination. I do really like getting wasted out in the garage messing with this stuff. Silly me, I wanted a fancy quartz counter, but I don’t want to put straight up abrasives on it. Edit...

What used to take me months, literally, now takes me one night. In messy form with some tear out, but wow things go way faster when you’ve partially done it before. Pine is also an absolute joke compared to hardwoods. A prototype base for a @refcast special that really, really deserves one...

Anyone have a good one? Found them at the store and anything that says rib sells me. Half the price of steak too 🙄. I’m mostly looking for the cook method, seems like it needs to be done to a higher internal temp than I’m used to, and I’m not sure why. Thanks in advance!

Whipped up a quick sink bride out of scraps, entirely inspired by @KnightKnightForever ‘s polishing setup yesterday. With beveled edges 😉. Been needing one of these for a while because the one I have had a massive design flaw - one side inherently sits higher than the other. It screws with my...