Haha 😃. I once read a review on line of a kayaking trip that I had been a member of and the author introduced me as 'Ricky yeah yeah' lol 😃. One of those things you dont notice yourself until its pointed out 🙂. Cheers enjoy the rest of the weekend .Rick
Thank you for the review. I have just bought one of these, and I'm very happy with it, it feels fantastic in the hand. All the best. Oh and I have subscribed ☺️
Thankyou 🙂👍. Yeh still using mine daily. I doubt I'll ever need to buy another knife 🙂. Good bits of kit arent they . Cheers for the Sub too Atb Rick n Billydog
Just got my lars knife in k720 and put a mirror polish on it and treated the sheath with DIY waterproofing and soon headed out ps hello from Canada my friend thanks for the video
Brilliant stuff, sounds like you're gonna really look after the knife and probably the rest of your kit 👍. Nice one, have a fantastic trip out Atb Rick n Billy
Cheers Mick, aye it's a good knife and a great little spot in the woods. Never see a soul there apart from Deer, hares and pheasants 🙂. Cheers Mick, all the best fella 👍
Brilliant stuff 👍. They are a very good bit of kit arent they . I love using mine. I was at that shelter today with a group but using my Mora 🙂. Cheers, have a top week 👍. Rick
A working knife not a show knife. A great little review there Rick and just as you was going about not using it for sparks i was thinking 'nah he uses a bloody laplander for that' 🤣🤣 then you said it. Great video mate. Atb Mike.
Good stuff 👍 I'm sure you will enjoy using it 👍. I've got a few projects lined up for mine today so just giving it a quick strop now . Atb fella Rick n Billy
Good job! I like to see you use a knife that shows stains and patina and signs of use. Much more authentic than lots of reviews of shiining brand new blades. The Lars Fält is a great knife, so versatile and reliable. And I love your dog!
Thankyou 👍 yeh it's a great knife. I definitely enjoy using it . I have a cheaper knife for daily use with work so always love using the Lars Felt on my own adventures. It's a good reliable work horse isnt it 🙂👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Funny, I do pretty much the same. Mora Classic or so for the usual tasks around the house and the LF for hiking and camping stuff.
Nice one Rick.... great review mate 🔪👍. I have looked at them in the past, and seen yours, I have always thought they look a decent knife. Love your camp there mate. I was out the other day making a couple of things. No Billy boy?..... he must of been missing you. Oh he was, I just spotted him asleep lol. Great to see you are keeping well mate. Take care, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
Haha yeh cheers Mark, he was catching up on some sleep. We were woken by the Deer at 0400hrs. They come really close to the camp as did a Hare which was doing laps of the camp sending Billy round the bend lol. Good job I had him tied up or hard have been off like a rocket. I bet your camp is looking good. I carried a lot of clay up and some rocks for the fire pit. Did a few trips from a dry stream. Was hard graft 😃. Definitely earned a few brews anyway 👍. Cheers Mark, all the best fella 🙂👍
Cracking review Rick looks like a great knife mate you make them tasks look easy I've shared this video on my community post on my channel cracking job rick got a 👍up from me atvb Jimmy 😎😎
A true workhorse then would you say. Also the colour is really nice, very much like bone. A good thick blade that looks in the right hands very safe and sturdy no matter what you seem to put in front of it. Thanks Rick for the breakdown of it 👍
I love Casstrom, I have the Swedish Forest Knife (which is the lower model of your one), Casstrom is a brand I reckon I will use for life, anyone who gets to look at their knife warantee will see what they are about and therefore trust the workmanship and quality. Mines also got the curly birch scales and the shape of the handle is great! I chose mine over the Lars Felt only becuase of the handle shape - it spoke to me! haha Keep well my man and great to see an upload - oh yes, check the ''community'' tab on my channel, one of the recent posts I put there is the knife! Cheers Chris
Cheees Chris, I'll have a butchers 👍. Yes I always think you should hold a knife and see if it feels right. The handle is very important and if you're gonna spend the money it needs to be one you're going to use. Yeh Chris, they are really great knives arent they. I'd definitely recommend Classtrom too 👍. Cheers fella, thanks for watching and the comment etc 🙂👍
Nice mate I love this review mate so much better to see wear and tear rather then cleaned polished shiny knives in video reviews all the time or they my make a feather stick split a small peace of wood lol I love the fact uv not cleaned it for a reall honest review of the knife which is fantastic mate all the best paul Say hi and make a fuss of billy for me yer
Cheers Paul, will do mate. Hes sat here next to me 🙂👍. Aye you've gotta use em ain't ya . Hope you get sorted with some more kit fella, I'd send a bit of mine over but I've only got what I use really 👍. Have a top week Paul mate Atb Rick n Billy
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 no worries mate that’s why I did the go fund me if people want to help and can help they can But this way I’ll only be purchasing wot I need myself rather then ending up with loads of this and that from all different people better that I just buy wot I need I think tbh. Just need the money lol all the best mate
Love the channel Rick, I was wondering if you do any kind of bushcraft days/weekends and so on? I think you are not too far from me and I am keen to learn and get out there.
Hiya Robert, sorry fella, only just spotted your message 👍. I'd be happy to get out with ya some time and pass on a few skills. Show you some stuff if there's anything in particular you want to try 🙂
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 how do i go about contacting you to arrange something, also can you let me know how much it is. I am a beginner pretty much, im keen on as little as possible, i have some good kit and like idea of tarp camping etc
I don't seem to be able to get turned on by knives as much as some do albeit, I seem to have accumulated more than what I actually need, but I'm probably more interested in folk's sharpening kits, what they use at home and in the field and their technique as I have realised that I am no expert when it comes to sharpening steel, I just don't get that razor edge, but I don't even have a strop bought or homemade (something to work on). Nice camp setup there Rick and I thought I heard rain drops at one stage. Looks like the Woollen Hats have been retired for a few months and it is Rags on Head summer season now. 👌😉👍😁
Haha Robert yes lol. Wasnt cold at all but a slight nip in the air. The Deer had had us awake from 0400hrs with their feeding moving about the forest. I'm the same. Never been interested in collecting knives. Only own a few and have a connection with them 🙂. I never get my knives razor sharp either but I dontvthink they need to be for 99.9 % of bush tasks unless you're literally having a shave with it 😃. Thanks for watching again Robert and hope you're well fella 🙂👍
I prefer Diamond stones simply because no matter the steel your knives and other tools are made of, it will sharpen them easily and quickly. No flattening required either. There are so many little things to know in order to be a pro at it, but it all boils down to time spent. I can tell you that consistency is one of the most important things to end up with a razor edge. That’s simply holding the proper angle throughout the entire process. Or as close to it as possible when sharpening by hand only. But how do you know the proper angle? Experience. You can easily look for the shadow under the apex to disappear, and hold that angle in order to keep the edge the same as it was from the maker. Or you can adjust it to the task at hand in order to perform better. Then adjust it for the next task. That is what a knife is meant to be after all. Ever wonder why old knives you see are nearly sharpened away? When ones that most modern people have had all their life seem to have never been sharpened at all? It’s because they only had one knife. It was far thinner than what we have today also. Thin knives sharpen faster and slice much better. So the secondary bevels were steep for heavy tasks. Then thinned down for finer task and back and forth. It was a common routine. Where in our abundance we simply have six kitchen knives and several thin knives for carving and a few for woods work, an axe for felling and one for splitting, and a smaller one for carrying around ect ext. so sharpening happens a lot less, and it’s simply not taught to the masses anymore, as we live in a throw away society. A strop is for removing the smallest of burrs and polishing of the edge. It makes it less toothy. Cause on the microscopic level, all edges look like a saw. It’s simply less of a saw when highly polished. Stropping with a softer steel can perform basic maintenance and to an extent sharpen the knife. You would have to strop for an hour to get the same effect with a modern super steel. If at all. So that brings us to the next point. Knowing what grit to start out on? Again experience is the best helper here. Generally speaking though, if your knife is not too dull and it simply needs touched up to get back that nail biting sharpness, start with a fine stone. 600 grit is a great starting point. Raise a burr in both directions. A burr needs to be feelable along the entire edge. Where there is no burr, the left and right side of the blade has not yet come together to form as close to a zero degre apex as possible. Resulting in a dull spot. Then move to 800-1,000 grit then 2,000 if you have it. If you have done everything properly it will be very sharp after a good stropping of 20 swipes per side. If you have a very dull or chipped knife, start on the coarsest stone you have. Then move up as many of the grits you have before stropping . I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions or want to know the exact tools I use. I am a professional. I receive boxes of tools at a time. Carving tools of all profiles, as well as kitchen and hunting knives ect. Shovels axes and machetes. It’s what I do. As well as make them.
@@100BearPaw Well a whole year has passed since I made my post and I have come a long way. I adopted the method shown on TH-cam by Wiltshire Lad, but his other Knife Making channel whereby I use a series of differing grade Emery cloths with oil and also, made my own Leather Strops and have Mirror finishes on my knives nowadays. However, I wouldn't say that I could shave with my knives, but they're sharp enough for my needs and I don't need to wear away a lot of metal after each hard day's usage. I must've got something right as other folk are asking me to sharpen their knives now.
@@RobertsBulgaria well I’m super happy to hear this for you. Helping others will only speed up your learning and skills. Like anything else, the more you do it, the more you will figure out about it. The easier it will become, and the faster you will get. There’s definitely zero need to waste away the metal all the time. I hope that wasn’t what you got out of my previous reply. Once the knife is sharp, it barley takes any sharpening at all to maintain that edge. As stated above, the strop is generally used for maintenance. But over time the knife will still need to be touched up and brought back to the theoretical zero apex. This is due to everything from the cushion effect that a strop has when in use, to the abrasiveness of what is getting cut, to even the oxidation process on a level that we can’t even see. It all sounds absurd and over complicated in all truth. The problem is that it’s all true. That’s why we have to sharpen our tools all the time. That’s why most people love carbon steels, cause they are really quick to sharpen and hold an edge well. And generally speaking, people that do not like to sharpen and or do not know how to sharpen well, prefer the super steels like 3V and M390. Cause they hold an edge a very long time. Then they have a friend sharpen it, or send it back to the manufacturer to sharpen it. Ha ha ha. I personally find that hilarious, now that I know how to sharpen that is. Perfectly sane prior to that. …………… Anyhow the sandpaper is great, minus the fact that it takes no time to cost more than a proper stone, and I really hate not being able to go in both directions while sharpening. Seriously slows you down. But it definitely does the job, and it’s very light, even with something to keep it flat during use. DMT Diasharp stones are king though. It will eat anything you throw it’s way.
Should I get the no. 10 or the Lars Fält? I don't see much difference other than price. You sound like you're from my neck of the woods (East Lancashire).
Aye I'm In Lancashire, South of the Ribble 🙂👍 Bamber Bridge. I've not used the number 10 unfortunately. See if you can have a look at them side by side. I got the lars felt from Tammarack in Garstang. They might have the number 10 too 👍 Atb Rick
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Ahh nice one, good old Brig eh 😉 am further east myself, round Blackburn area. I'll try and get to Garstang when shops reopen, whenever that is. I'd definitely like to hold both in my hand before making a purchase. I've been looking at the TBS Boar mk. II as well, it's a bit cheaper and comes with a quality sheath. Have you used one of those? I've just subbed to your channel too, look forward to watching the content. Cheers
@@user-vi6wf4gh9x Hey Cheers for the sub 👍. I havnt used the TBS Boar but ive heard good things about it so I bet its reyt 👍. I think theres quite a few good knives out there and you dont need to go crazy on the price. My most used knife is a £13 Mora but something like the TVS or Classtrom should last a lifetime of hard respectful use. I just get a knife and use it all the time. I know a lot of people collect knives but I'd rather have that quality relationship with a good tool.that looks after you if you look after it. I've got the Mora, lars felt, a SAK and a Opinel number 8 and that's all I really use for everything from feather sticks carving spoons to skinning game and food prep 🙂. Cheers for the sub, look forward to speaking again fella Atb Rick n Billy
Superb Rick. I don't think there is one downside on this knife. It's [probably been there shelter building to not that you mentioned that. I;ve just been sent a similar one by a friend. It's new to me. What would you recommend practicing with? What tasks would test the knife. A few were mentioned here - feathersticking etc. Well good going. Mark
Cheers Mark. A good way to get used to the knife is to get a nice piece of straight wood something like Hazel about thumb thickness and carve lots of different types of notches and shapes etc. They call them a try stick. Good for getting used to how the knife behaves. There will be lots on youtube I bet. Other than that, little projects are good for knife skills 🙂. Cheers Mark, look forward to seeing it in future films 👍. Oh aye that knife has helped build many a shelter too 🙂. Was superb in the forest, never seen so many Deer n Hares 👍. All the best, Rick
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 A pleasure Rick. Cheers for that. I will do that and aim to embark upon some projects. Yeah I could see shelters in the blade. Ha ha! Nature? Nice!
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Scandi grind knives, suck if they are more than 3mm thick stock. If it was a Full flat grind or a Saber grind, or even Hollow grind, I wouldn't mind if it was 4mm 4.5mm for a medium size knife. Scandi grind though. 3mm is the thickest it should be no matter what. The most serious makers like Morakniv, stop at that thickness for a reason.
Yep! Yep Yeppers!!!! Please find a way to stop that. It really got on my nerves. Enough to comment, to ask you to stop. I could make it past 8 minutes. It kept coming after every word. Like you were self justifying your own thoughts, as if you needed your own reassurance. Aaahhhhhhhh.
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 yes it is definitely habitual. I can think of two different times in my life that I had that problem. First it was very similar to yours. I believe it was a “yeah”. The next time it happened to me it was the word “Like”. Now that one was not totally my fault ha ha. It seemed like the entire world was saying it at the time, cause of some actress that had that problem. Paris Hilton I believe. The problem with that one, was I was constantly hearing people say it. So it sorta rubbed off on me, and the second I realized I was doing it, it annoyed the heck out of me. So that really helped me to stop it. First step in making it stop, is simply realizing that your doing it. Then eventually you will yell at yourself enough to make yourself stop. Internally hopefully ha ha. “You can do it!” I have faith in you bud. I will check back after a month or so and see where your at on that. Hopefully you will have stomped it out, cause your channel looks like the stuff I enjoy seeing, when I’m able to sit still long enough to do so.
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Nice review :) A shot for everytime you say "yeah" :P
Haha 😃. I once read a review on line of a kayaking trip that I had been a member of and the author introduced me as 'Ricky yeah yeah' lol 😃. One of those things you dont notice yourself until its pointed out 🙂.
Cheers enjoy the rest of the weekend
.Rick
Very nice knife. I have a couple of Casstroms and they are always well made. Love the curly birch! Hugs for Billy. Stay well my friend.
Cheers Mitchell, aye definitely decent knives. Like you say they are well made 🙂🙂. Thanks Mitchell, always great to hear from ya 👍
Hai friend,,!!
Nice knife, thank you for making this video. very helpful to add references 👍👍
Greetings from indonesia 🤝
Hey cheers 👍. Thankyou , hope you're keeping safe and well over there in Indonesia and thanks for watching 🙂👍
Thank you for the review. I have just bought one of these, and I'm very happy with it, it feels fantastic in the hand. All the best. Oh and I have subscribed ☺️
Thankyou 🙂👍. Yeh still using mine daily. I doubt I'll ever need to buy another knife 🙂. Good bits of kit arent they .
Cheers for the Sub too
Atb Rick n Billydog
Good to see you Rick in my opinion it's one of the most underrated knifes out there can tell it's used thanks for sharing stay safe
Cheers John, thanks mate 👍. Aye definitely a good bit of kit. . Thanks for watching fella and hope you're well too 🙂👍
Just got my lars knife in k720 and put a mirror polish on it and treated the sheath with DIY waterproofing and soon headed out ps hello from Canada my friend thanks for the video
Brilliant stuff, sounds like you're gonna really look after the knife and probably the rest of your kit 👍.
Nice one, have a fantastic trip out
Atb Rick n Billy
Good review Rick looks a tank of a knife nice looking camp you’ve built too.All the best Mick
Cheers Mick, aye it's a good knife and a great little spot in the woods. Never see a soul there apart from Deer, hares and pheasants 🙂. Cheers Mick, all the best fella 👍
I like it! Great review of a strong, well designed tool. One can clearly see you’ve used it for so many tasks. Be well Rick🙏🏻
Cheers Brian you too mate 🙂. Aye it's a good knife for us lads out there in the woods 👍. Thanks fella all the best, Rick 🙂
Excellent thoughts. I have the No10 and I’m very pleased with it. ATB🏕
Brilliant stuff 👍. They are a very good bit of kit arent they . I love using mine. I was at that shelter today with a group but using my Mora 🙂. Cheers, have a top week 👍.
Rick
Looks like a keeper buddy, nice one!
Aye cheers Wade, it's a good bit of kit 👍. Thanks fella n Cheers for watching 🙂👍
A working knife not a show knife. A great little review there Rick and just as you was going about not using it for sparks i was thinking 'nah he uses a bloody laplander for that' 🤣🤣 then you said it. Great video mate. Atb Mike.
Hsha cheers Mike lol 😃😃. Thanks for watching fella. Always a joy to be in the woods with our dogs eh 👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 absolutely. Both us and the dog's are in their element.
Good review ! I like a lanyard on a knife, well everything really, I’m always dropping and losing stuff.
Haha, cheers Mick , yeah I reckon the lanyard are a good addition 🙂👍
Cheers fella
Atb Rick n Billy
Great review! I've got one of these in K720 coming in the mail. It's going to replace an Esee 4. I think this will be a nice upgrade.
Good stuff 👍 I'm sure you will enjoy using it 👍. I've got a few projects lined up for mine today so just giving it a quick strop now .
Atb fella
Rick n Billy
Good job! I like to see you use a knife that shows stains and patina and signs of use. Much more authentic than lots of reviews of shiining brand new blades. The Lars Fält is a great knife, so versatile and reliable. And I love your dog!
Thankyou 👍 yeh it's a great knife. I definitely enjoy using it . I have a cheaper knife for daily use with work so always love using the Lars Felt on my own adventures. It's a good reliable work horse isnt it 🙂👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Funny, I do pretty much the same. Mora Classic or so for the usual tasks around the house and the LF for hiking and camping stuff.
Exactly, a knife is a knife, not an axe or a shovel, well said. TBS knives are well worth a look.
Cheers Gibbo, I've got a few bit of TBS gear. I use their firesteels for work. Good gear 👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 It is good gear, great staff in the shop too. Cheers Rick. Keep up the good work on the videos 👍
Nice one Rick.... great review mate 🔪👍. I have looked at them in the past, and seen yours, I have always thought they look a decent knife. Love your camp there mate. I was out the other day making a couple of things. No Billy boy?..... he must of been missing you. Oh he was, I just spotted him asleep lol. Great to see you are keeping well mate. Take care, all the best, Mark 😀🌲🔥.
Haha yeh cheers Mark, he was catching up on some sleep. We were woken by the Deer at 0400hrs. They come really close to the camp as did a Hare which was doing laps of the camp sending Billy round the bend lol. Good job I had him tied up or hard have been off like a rocket. I bet your camp is looking good. I carried a lot of clay up and some rocks for the fire pit. Did a few trips from a dry stream. Was hard graft 😃. Definitely earned a few brews anyway 👍. Cheers Mark, all the best fella 🙂👍
Cracking review Rick looks like a great knife mate you make them tasks look easy I've shared this video on my community post on my channel cracking job rick got a 👍up from me atvb Jimmy 😎😎
Hey cheers Jimmy thanks mate 👍. Was great to chat this morning. Hope you had a quality day in the woods 🙂👍. Thanks for sharing it,that's Brill mate👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 ne worries rick it was great to be back out doing what I love enjoyed the live chat your camp looked cool 👍👍👍
A true workhorse then would you say.
Also the colour is really nice, very much like bone.
A good thick blade that looks in the right hands very safe and sturdy no matter what you seem to put in front of it.
Thanks Rick for the breakdown of it 👍
Cheers Ant mate 👍. Has your Mora turned up yet ? Another Great knife 🙂. Cant beat a trusty workhorse can ya 🙂.
RickT Outdoor Adventure it as mate 👍 it came rather blunt some just in the process of sharpening it
@@AntSurviveTheNight that's a ball ache coming Blunt 😕.
I love Casstrom, I have the Swedish Forest Knife (which is the lower model of your one), Casstrom is a brand I reckon I will use for life, anyone who gets to look at their knife warantee will see what they are about and therefore trust the workmanship and quality.
Mines also got the curly birch scales and the shape of the handle is great! I chose mine over the Lars Felt only becuase of the handle shape - it spoke to me! haha
Keep well my man and great to see an upload
- oh yes, check the ''community'' tab on my channel, one of the recent posts I put there is the knife!
Cheers
Chris
Cheees Chris, I'll have a butchers 👍. Yes I always think you should hold a knife and see if it feels right. The handle is very important and if you're gonna spend the money it needs to be one you're going to use. Yeh Chris, they are really great knives arent they. I'd definitely recommend Classtrom too 👍.
Cheers fella, thanks for watching and the comment etc 🙂👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 No worries dude, catch you soon brotherman
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Got 1 a week ago , however i hope to get it as pretty as yours , an honest review Mukka , your turn for the brew !😉👍🏼🏴☠️🏴
Haha cheers Tony, aye good bit of kit. I like mine, use it loads 👍.
I'll get the brew on 😃👍
Cheers, Rick n Billy
Sooo yeah!!
Cheers Storm 👍
Nice mate I love this review mate so much better to see wear and tear rather then cleaned polished shiny knives in video reviews all the time or they my make a feather stick split a small peace of wood lol I love the fact uv not cleaned it for a reall honest review of the knife which is fantastic mate all the best paul Say hi and make a fuss of billy for me yer
Cheers Paul, will do mate. Hes sat here next to me 🙂👍. Aye you've gotta use em ain't ya . Hope you get sorted with some more kit fella, I'd send a bit of mine over but I've only got what I use really 👍.
Have a top week Paul mate
Atb Rick n Billy
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 no worries mate that’s why I did the go fund me if people want to help and can help they can But this way I’ll only be purchasing wot I need myself rather then ending up with loads of this and that from all different people better that I just buy wot I need I think tbh. Just need the money lol all the best mate
Love the channel Rick, I was wondering if you do any kind of bushcraft days/weekends and so on? I think you are not too far from me and I am keen to learn and get out there.
Hiya Robert, sorry fella, only just spotted your message 👍. I'd be happy to get out with ya some time and pass on a few skills. Show you some stuff if there's anything in particular you want to try 🙂
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 how do i go about contacting you to arrange something, also can you let me know how much it is. I am a beginner pretty much, im keen on as little as possible, i have some good kit and like idea of tarp camping etc
@@robertreid6977 no money Robert. We'll just get out and do some skills stuff etc. Send me an email aretee.turner69@gmail.com 🙂👍
How do i contact you Rick? I cant work it out on here. btw good to see you looking well after your problems, good to see
I don't seem to be able to get turned on by knives as much as some do albeit, I seem to have accumulated more than what I actually need, but I'm probably more interested in folk's sharpening kits, what they use at home and in the field and their technique as I have realised that I am no expert when it comes to sharpening steel, I just don't get that razor edge, but I don't even have a strop bought or homemade (something to work on). Nice camp setup there Rick and I thought I heard rain drops at one stage. Looks like the Woollen Hats have been retired for a few months and it is Rags on Head summer season now. 👌😉👍😁
Haha Robert yes lol. Wasnt cold at all but a slight nip in the air. The Deer had had us awake from 0400hrs with their feeding moving about the forest. I'm the same. Never been interested in collecting knives. Only own a few and have a connection with them 🙂. I never get my knives razor sharp either but I dontvthink they need to be for 99.9 % of bush tasks unless you're literally having a shave with it 😃. Thanks for watching again Robert and hope you're well fella 🙂👍
I prefer Diamond stones simply because no matter the steel your knives and other tools are made of, it will sharpen them easily and quickly. No flattening required either. There are so many little things to know in order to be a pro at it, but it all boils down to time spent. I can tell you that consistency is one of the most important things to end up with a razor edge. That’s simply holding the proper angle throughout the entire process. Or as close to it as possible when sharpening by hand only. But how do you know the proper angle? Experience. You can easily look for the shadow under the apex to disappear, and hold that angle in order to keep the edge the same as it was from the maker. Or you can adjust it to the task at hand in order to perform better. Then adjust it for the next task. That is what a knife is meant to be after all. Ever wonder why old knives you see are nearly sharpened away? When ones that most modern people have had all their life seem to have never been sharpened at all? It’s because they only had one knife. It was far thinner than what we have today also. Thin knives sharpen faster and slice much better. So the secondary bevels were steep for heavy tasks. Then thinned down for finer task and back and forth. It was a common routine. Where in our abundance we simply have six kitchen knives and several thin knives for carving and a few for woods work, an axe for felling and one for splitting, and a smaller one for carrying around ect ext. so sharpening happens a lot less, and it’s simply not taught to the masses anymore, as we live in a throw away society. A strop is for removing the smallest of burrs and polishing of the edge. It makes it less toothy. Cause on the microscopic level, all edges look like a saw. It’s simply less of a saw when highly polished. Stropping with a softer steel can perform basic maintenance and to an extent sharpen the knife. You would have to strop for an hour to get the same effect with a modern super steel. If at all. So that brings us to the next point. Knowing what grit to start out on? Again experience is the best helper here. Generally speaking though, if your knife is not too dull and it simply needs touched up to get back that nail biting sharpness, start with a fine stone. 600 grit is a great starting point. Raise a burr in both directions. A burr needs to be feelable along the entire edge. Where there is no burr, the left and right side of the blade has not yet come together to form as close to a zero degre apex as possible. Resulting in a dull spot. Then move to 800-1,000 grit then 2,000 if you have it. If you have done everything properly it will be very sharp after a good stropping of 20 swipes per side. If you have a very dull or chipped knife, start on the coarsest stone you have. Then move up as many of the grits you have before stropping . I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions or want to know the exact tools I use. I am a professional. I receive boxes of tools at a time. Carving tools of all profiles, as well as kitchen and hunting knives ect. Shovels axes and machetes. It’s what I do. As well as make them.
@@100BearPaw Well a whole year has passed since I made my post and I have come a long way. I adopted the method shown on TH-cam by Wiltshire Lad, but his other Knife Making channel whereby I use a series of differing grade Emery cloths with oil and also, made my own Leather Strops and have Mirror finishes on my knives nowadays. However, I wouldn't say that I could shave with my knives, but they're sharp enough for my needs and I don't need to wear away a lot of metal after each hard day's usage. I must've got something right as other folk are asking me to sharpen their knives now.
@@RobertsBulgaria well I’m super happy to hear this for you. Helping others will only speed up your learning and skills. Like anything else, the more you do it, the more you will figure out about it. The easier it will become, and the faster you will get.
There’s definitely zero need to waste away the metal all the time. I hope that wasn’t what you got out of my previous reply. Once the knife is sharp, it barley takes any sharpening at all to maintain that edge. As stated above, the strop is generally used for maintenance. But over time the knife will still need to be touched up and brought back to the theoretical zero apex. This is due to everything from the cushion effect that a strop has when in use, to the abrasiveness of what is getting cut, to even the oxidation process on a level that we can’t even see. It all sounds absurd and over complicated in all truth. The problem is that it’s all true. That’s why we have to sharpen our tools all the time. That’s why most people love carbon steels, cause they are really quick to sharpen and hold an edge well. And generally speaking, people that do not like to sharpen and or do not know how to sharpen well, prefer the super steels like 3V and M390. Cause they hold an edge a very long time. Then they have a friend sharpen it, or send it back to the manufacturer to sharpen it. Ha ha ha. I personally find that hilarious, now that I know how to sharpen that is. Perfectly sane prior to that. ……………
Anyhow the sandpaper is great, minus the fact that it takes no time to cost more than a proper stone, and I really hate not being able to go in both directions while sharpening. Seriously slows you down. But it definitely does the job, and it’s very light, even with something to keep it flat during use. DMT Diasharp stones are king though. It will eat anything you throw it’s way.
@@100BearPaw Thank you for the primer on sharpening!
Should I get the no. 10 or the Lars Fält? I don't see much difference other than price. You sound like you're from my neck of the woods (East Lancashire).
Aye I'm In Lancashire, South of the Ribble 🙂👍 Bamber Bridge. I've not used the number 10 unfortunately. See if you can have a look at them side by side. I got the lars felt from Tammarack in Garstang. They might have the number 10 too 👍
Atb Rick
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Ahh nice one, good old Brig eh 😉 am further east myself, round Blackburn area. I'll try and get to Garstang when shops reopen, whenever that is. I'd definitely like to hold both in my hand before making a purchase. I've been looking at the TBS Boar mk. II as well, it's a bit cheaper and comes with a quality sheath. Have you used one of those? I've just subbed to your channel too, look forward to watching the content. Cheers
@@user-vi6wf4gh9x Hey Cheers for the sub 👍. I havnt used the TBS Boar but ive heard good things about it so I bet its reyt 👍. I think theres quite a few good knives out there and you dont need to go crazy on the price. My most used knife is a £13 Mora but something like the TVS or Classtrom should last a lifetime of hard respectful use. I just get a knife and use it all the time. I know a lot of people collect knives but I'd rather have that quality relationship with a good tool.that looks after you if you look after it. I've got the Mora, lars felt, a SAK and a Opinel number 8 and that's all I really use for everything from feather sticks carving spoons to skinning game and food prep 🙂. Cheers for the sub, look forward to speaking again fella
Atb Rick n Billy
Also available for lefthanded people !
Yeh definitely 🙂👍
Superb Rick. I don't think there is one downside on this knife. It's [probably been there shelter building to not that you mentioned that. I;ve just been sent a similar one by a friend. It's new to me. What would you recommend practicing with? What tasks would test the knife. A few were mentioned here - feathersticking etc. Well good going. Mark
Cheers Mark. A good way to get used to the knife is to get a nice piece of straight wood something like Hazel about thumb thickness and carve lots of different types of notches and shapes etc. They call them a try stick. Good for getting used to how the knife behaves. There will be lots on youtube I bet. Other than that, little projects are good for knife skills 🙂. Cheers Mark, look forward to seeing it in future films 👍. Oh aye that knife has helped build many a shelter too 🙂. Was superb in the forest, never seen so many Deer n Hares 👍. All the best, Rick
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 A pleasure Rick. Cheers for that. I will do that and aim to embark upon some projects. Yeah I could see shelters in the blade. Ha ha! Nature? Nice!
Gwon rick lad
Haha, cheers John, was a good little overnighter that one 🙂👍
Interesting review... yep. Not related to Jim Trott are you?... no,no,no,no...yes!
Haha 😀 😄 🤣 😂 😆. Brilliant stuff lol.
Cheers Howard 🙂👍
One viewer must have cut their thumb on a Lars Felt Classtrom.
Did they ever made this knife, with a 3mm blade stock, instead of the stupid 4mm they put on it now?
I'm not sure if they did. 3mm is a good happy medium thickness isn't it 👍
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 Scandi grind knives, suck if they are more than 3mm thick stock. If it was a Full flat grind or a Saber grind, or even Hollow grind, I wouldn't mind if it was 4mm 4.5mm for a medium size knife. Scandi grind though. 3mm is the thickest it should be no matter what. The most serious makers like Morakniv, stop at that thickness for a reason.
@@greekveteran2715 yes good point 👍
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Yep! Yep Yeppers!!!! Please find a way to stop that. It really got on my nerves. Enough to comment, to ask you to stop. I could make it past 8 minutes. It kept coming after every word. Like you were self justifying your own thoughts, as if you needed your own reassurance. Aaahhhhhhhh.
No worries fella, bit of a habit ain't it 🙂👍 some days I'm worse than others .
Cheers Rick n Billydog
@@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 yes it is definitely habitual. I can think of two different times in my life that I had that problem. First it was very similar to yours. I believe it was a “yeah”. The next time it happened to me it was the word “Like”. Now that one was not totally my fault ha ha. It seemed like the entire world was saying it at the time, cause of some actress that had that problem. Paris Hilton I believe. The problem with that one, was I was constantly hearing people say it. So it sorta rubbed off on me, and the second I realized I was doing it, it annoyed the heck out of me. So that really helped me to stop it.
First step in making it stop, is simply realizing that your doing it. Then eventually you will yell at yourself enough to make yourself stop. Internally hopefully ha ha. “You can do it!”
I have faith in you bud. I will check back after a month or so and see where your at on that. Hopefully you will have stomped it out, cause your channel looks like the stuff I enjoy seeing, when I’m able to sit still long enough to do so.