"Read the directions that come with the knife. Many Buck knives have a  special contoured edge on them, from the factory. When it is time to resharpen the knife that special contour edge has to be removed and it takes a lot of work. You only…"

"Liam, Yes, actually a USDA inspector who worked in a meat packing plant showed me how to do this.  Apparently, most meat cutters use a similar method.  Actually you don’t get a “wire” edge but you’re right, the edge…"

"1001 ways to sharpen a knife... I've only heard of spine first use on a stone if you are trying to create a convex edge, but that's a pretty specific thing. It sounds like this method would create a wire edge. Very sharp, but not…"

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"Logan, The Craftsman stone should be adequate for your needs.  Here’s a technique that I use that literally gets the blade SHARP AS A RAZOR:   First, get yourself some cutting oil—put some on the stone (it’s messy.) …"

"Not using oil, just water. I'm not sure the grit levels of the stone, the package didn't say all it said was fine and coarse."

"It is hard to know for sure without seeing the blade, stone and your technique.  Technique is the mostly likely culprit, certainly. But there are a lot of complicating factors. Do you know what the grit levels of the whetstone are? And are you…"

"There's a great book called "How Americans Can Buy American" by Roger Simmermaker. It has a good history of what's happened to the loss of Made in America. It has a large list of companies and shows what country owns what…"

"lets be honest people say they want made in america but aren't willing to pay the price. on certain products like tools, leathergoods, things i buy on a rare occasion im willing to spend a few extra bucks on quality but on something like a…"

"Make friends with a blacksmith. They make some of the best tools. (It's also why I'm hanging on to my blacksmithing stuff, even though I can't use it in the city.)"

"I would advise joining the military, based on what I know of the individual; not everyone is cut out for the military. I am currently in the USAF, and I personally love it and wouldn't change a thing. I'd tell the person to just go talk to…"

"have you ever seen this logo before?"

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"http://www.madeinamericastore.com/ if you google it, there's a lot more as well."

"both. check out the house, then call the cops to pick up the body."