Comments on: on knife sharpening

By: jke

jke — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:30:04 +0000

Hi Vish, the only water wheel I can think of is Peter Morgan’s version from back in the days: http://lurkertech.com/water/pump/morgan/blair/

By: zenrainman

zenrainman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:49:58 +0000

Glad to hear about the knife sharpening bicycle device being the same …and yup its a Flip and Flipping is a nice hobby..
Is there the Persian Wheel then in Africa ? which parts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29wG7-8gOI4

regards

By: jke

jke — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:04:41 +0000

Eh, it is a similar machine to the one featured on AfriGadget http://www.afrigadget.com/2007/06/21/the-knife-sharpening-bicycle/.

Mamkes me wonder where this design & setup coms from? But anyways, these stones are very rough and only good for machetes. Any (flat) hone (also from China) will deliver better results. These rotating wheels are just quicker but also much more abrasive.

@Zenrainman: you’re using a flip cam? I’ve been wondering about the video quality which is superb I think!

By: Irena

Irena — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:23:49 +0000

@Zenrainman- that is exactly the tool of trade the old man used in my neighborhood

By: zenrainman

zenrainman — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:14:31 +0000

On knife sharpening excellent writeup ..and my take
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txyXUXWybt4&feature=channel_page

regards

By: Irena

Irena — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:42:22 +0000

Only JKE:-) What an elaborate way to describe sharpening a knife. I didn’t know it is such a technical subject. Dude you are interesting – in a good way. I remember back in Kenya in late 90s , there used to be a Mzee who would come around the “Estate” to sharpen our knives for a small fee every month and for some weird reason, those knives stayed sharpened for a longer period than do-it-yourself. A noble way to make a little cash.

This tip of keeping knives sharp should come in hardy during Xmas Goat slaughtering season :-)