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Not a problem, just get some left-handed stones.......smile

Any time friendo.

That is where they really shine IMO. Softer knives that are in need of attention in short order.

Although I did use it on my TrailerMaster and it made that bitch into a razor blade in short order.




Dave

What knife is that MM?




Travis

Those are great but I wouldn't consider the Rada a tool for touching up.

Matter of fact one of the kitchen knives I used it on lost a bit of edge and I just hit it with a steel and it's right back.




Dave

Travis, It's an Ontario Ranger Falcon. A little brute. 1/4" 5160 stock, full tang. A little big knife. I like it.









Beside a Becker BK2,







I had a kydex sheath made up for it.

I like it. Might need one.




Travis

I got mine from Walmart.com for $65 delivered. Stripped the blade and honed the heck out of it to get the edge I wanted.

I didn't know if I would like it, but I kept coming back to it and figured what the hell. Turns out I really like it for an every day belt knife. I use it all the time.

The issue sheath is ridiculously huge for the size of the knife. I ordered a kydex from 7 Rattles Bushcraft. Perfect.

This is the issue sheath, the Falcon, and the custom kydex with large tek-lok.

Hahaha. Yeah, I can see not caring for that original issue sheath. Jesus Christ.

Never heard of 7 rattles. Do you just send them the knife?


Travis

this is the one i used the rada to reshape. will finish up on the oil stones.

7 Rattles is a small custom shop. Veteran owned business. Pretty much a one-man operation.

The owner has a lot of knives in the shop for forming, I didn't need to send the knife.



https://7rattlesbushcraft.com/t/custom-kydex-knife-sheath-build

You're going to go to knife hell.




Dave

Thanks MM. That is helpful.




Travis

tag

I have one of the Smith's little $5.00 sharpeners. If you have a knife that gets daily use, these are the cat's ass for sure. My little Smith's ceramic/carbide sharpener gets it sharp enough to sort-of shave with, and that's good enough for my daily pocket knife.

I do not endorse the Smith.




Dave

Ken Onion worksharp is good to go. Finally got around to using it this morning.

You fugk around with that thing on a boat?




Dave

Finally got around to trying out the Rada on a few knives last night. Clark wasn't lying. 5 to 6 times each through the wheels and I had them shaving sharp.

My left arm is now bald

Everyone knows one should simply flip the stone over and use the other side.

Broke down and order 3 via eBay - good deal - they work. Even the wifey can use it.