Joe Calton
Joe Calton
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why I like and work in 440c stainless steel and what its good for
here is the start of a miniseries on the steels that I work in and what sort of knives that I like to make in them. to start off with its 440c stainless steel. its been around a long time, i can get it from my favorite steel suppliers in the thicknesses that are appropriate for the knives that I make in it. plus its a great all around stainless steel with good edge retention, reasonable strenth and toughness, and very good corrosion resistance, just a well balanced steel and a joy to work with. caltoncutlery.com
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safariland pro impulse ear plugs how great they are and when to use them
Просмотров 21821 день назад
i picked up my first pair of these safariland pro impulse hearing protection earplugs a couple of years ago, and they have been pretty awesome. I would not wear them to a music concert, or in the shop, or in an industrial setting or a shooting range or any other place where there is constant noise. but for hunting, where you need to be able to hear and need protection from quick loud impulse ty...
leather belts and carrying a hunting or edc knife
Просмотров 490Месяц назад
a couple months ago I found myself constantly pulling my belt up, which is a good sign that it was time for a new belt. while knives are not usually as heavy as firearms, belts intended for concealed carry are very well suited to carrying a hunting knife or an edc type of fixed blade so I make some comparisons between a plain heavy leather belt, a worn out don hume gunbelt, and a couple month o...
taco style kydex knife sheath belt loops out of paracord
Просмотров 608Месяц назад
so a fella sent me a knife to take a look at that had a sheath with a belt loop sttachment that didnt work all that well. I carried it for a day and then left it on the bench. a couple days later I thought about making belt loops for it out of paracord like I do with my pancake style kydex sheaths, only with a loop, and then a cross, and it worked out perfectly! caltoncutlery.com
regrind or thin out a knife with a simple sharpening stone 2 of 2
Просмотров 819Месяц назад
the second video on how to regrind or thin out a knife with a simple sharpening stone. in the first on we went over thinning out the whole edge bevel. in this one we go over just laying the edge back, which is a much faster way to thin out just the edge. you can take either as far as you have time and inclination to. and you dont have to do it all at once, maybe a little at a time until your kn...
regrind or thin out a knife with simple sharpening stones 1 of 2
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someone asked me if I would do a video on how to regrind or thin out a benchmade 940 if I remember right. I didnt have one of those that needed thinning out, but found a paring knife on the bench that could use it, so here is how to thin out a paring knife on a simple bench stone, in this case a pretty recently made norton crystolon coarse fine stone. caltoncutlery.com
get rid of chicken mites with simple green and wood ash
Просмотров 170Месяц назад
so we got mites in our chicken coops again, and since its been a busy summer i didnt catch them very quick and there were alot of them. in the past we have used a commercial "poultry protector" spray, diatemacious earth, dawn and water, and bathed the chickens in dawn and water. none of that seemed to work all that well. this time I used simple green concentrate spray on the roosting bars, and ...
Chicken coop mouse traps
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a way to use regular mouse traps in and around chicken coops that keeps the chickens out of the traps and is still very effective in catching mice. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 16 an everyday example of use
Просмотров 7602 месяца назад
one of the last videos in this series I think. in this one I tell of a somewhat normal daily task of an edc resulting in a very dull knife, and bringing it back to sharp in about 2 minutes or less. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 15 burnt edges
Просмотров 4412 месяца назад
burnt edges usually happen due to power sharpening, or in rare cases when a maker or the factory doesnt take off enough steel from the edge after heat treat to get rid of decarburized steel. either way, the cure is to sharpen your knife a couple of times to get back to good steel. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 14 steel hardness
Просмотров 3742 месяца назад
continuing the series, this is a big one, and its some general thoughts about steel hardness as it relates to knife edges and blades. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 13 too much edge retention?
Просмотров 8573 месяца назад
some comparisons between carbide and high speed tool steel metal lathe bits and how they might compare to knife edges. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 12 steel types... do they matter?
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the big elephant in the room.... steel types. is 7456bla bla bla, better than stainless 5947 wowza? is chasing the latest and greatest steel the way? or are the old reliable steels where its at? caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 11 knife skills
Просмотров 4453 месяца назад
the more experience that you have with whatever work you may be doing will affect how long your edge will last and some examples of knife skills. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 10 sharpening practice
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this is a big one, and that is sharpening practice. it sure seems like the more I practice sharpening, the better edge retention that I enjoy, and here are some possible reasons for that. caltoncutlery.com
knife edge retention tips 9 sharpening angles
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knife edge retention tips 9 sharpening angles
Sharpening "in the field" is sometimes alot closer than what you think it is
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Sharpening "in the field" is sometimes alot closer than what you think it is
knife edge retention tips 8 plugged edges
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knife edge retention tips 8 plugged edges
knife edge retention tips 7 pick the right grit stone for the work
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knife edge retention tips 7 pick the right grit stone for the work
knife edge retention tips 6 glazed or dirty stones
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knife edge retention tips 6 glazed or dirty stones
knife edge rentention tips 5 destressing the old edge
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knife edge rentention tips 5 destressing the old edge
knife edge retention tips 4 the burr
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knife edge retention tips 4 the burr
5-8-24 pocket dump for ericasedc
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5-8-24 pocket dump for ericasedc
knife edge retention tips 3 sharpening isnt a bad thing
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knife edge retention tips 3 sharpening isnt a bad thing
knife edge retention tips 2 corrosion
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knife edge retention tips 2 corrosion
knife edge retention tips #1 expectations
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knife edge retention tips #1 expectations
charcoal rivet forge
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charcoal rivet forge
upgrades to cutting nail nicks with cuttoff wheels in a drill press
Просмотров 9849 месяцев назад
upgrades to cutting nail nicks with cuttoff wheels in a drill press
simpleshot unboxing and thier new and way improved included bands!
Просмотров 4019 месяцев назад
simpleshot unboxing and thier new and way improved included bands!
1095 high carbon steel pocketknife daily maintenance
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.10 месяцев назад
1095 high carbon steel pocketknife daily maintenance

Комментарии

  • @AdamB525
    @AdamB525 День назад

    Question. As an RN I worry about injuries. I’m 5’8” 170 athletic built dude and just got an Esee 3 from my wife. It’s 8” overall and just cannot find a way to conceal it. I carry my pistol at 3:00 and anywhere else I worry about being in a car wreck and the handle shattering my ribs, spleen or liver. Help a brother out!!!

  • @Tennessee-hard-enduro
    @Tennessee-hard-enduro 2 дня назад

    So we are getting close to ten years so how’s the knife doing

  • @MrMann703
    @MrMann703 2 дня назад

    Glad I found your video, your opening thoughts mirrored my own, I've been getting into slingshots and wanted lead for hunting so rather than try and buy it (hard to find in my area) I decided I'm going to make my own. I'm waiting on a Lee tools production pot to arrive but I have an 18 cavity Lee #0 mould and a hot pot, I melted down reclaimed pellets and scrap lead into 20 lbs of pucks yesterday cleaning it up pretty good. I have some florescent green powder coming tomorrow and I am itching to make some good ammo. I have a rock tumbler also to let my shot roll before I cost them. Great video, I enjoyed it

  • @tylerdyer5879
    @tylerdyer5879 3 дня назад

    Cut to the chase. Could use without the back story. Just looking for info and results.

  • @jonenglert5809
    @jonenglert5809 7 дней назад

    So people look down at 440c and don't look down on aus10a as much but from what I've heard 440c and aus10a are basically the same thing and if that's the case I love 440c cause all my cold steels with aus10a are great knives and great steel

  • @garetkonigsfeld2
    @garetkonigsfeld2 7 дней назад

    I use the cheap harber fraight diamond sharping stones to dress my Gator beltnicthanks for taking us along 👍.

  • @adcaptandumvulgus4252
    @adcaptandumvulgus4252 11 дней назад

    So if you want Popeye arms stick with stock that is 1 in or thicker?

  • @adcaptandumvulgus4252
    @adcaptandumvulgus4252 11 дней назад

    Knife making is something you can do as complex as you want. I wonder how good Condor tool and steel 1095 is compared to other 1095s...

  • @adcaptandumvulgus4252
    @adcaptandumvulgus4252 11 дней назад

    That CPM version of 1095 is pretty awesome I think.

  • @johnnymccann5607
    @johnnymccann5607 12 дней назад

    I have so many different sharpening stones . my regular knives, carving knives and chisels, knifes I make. for carving I try to keep my knifes and chisels as close to face shaving sharp as I can get. my daughter a beautician comes by and says daddy you been sharpen knifes again, you got razor burn from a dull razor .lol it's true. my normal method of keeping my stones perfectly legal is with a window pane or mirror take different grit sandpaper big enough to fold over edges and back side of glass. moving back and forth till all dark color gone. doing this regularly it only takes not many strokes. it works for me. papa wishing you well 😊

  • @naturalwhetstone8100
    @naturalwhetstone8100 12 дней назад

    Maybe interested in Indonesian natural Whetstone?

  • @S.Vallieres
    @S.Vallieres 15 дней назад

    Joe, the reason why one would make a 1/8" thick paring knife would be to make a TactiCool one! You know, just in case you get attacked by some hungry zombies while prepping diner! Joking aside, when you mention you like to buy steels from your trusted suppliers because you know what you're going to get, do you mean that some suppliers could sell a X grade steel under the Y grade designation just to make a sale?

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 15 дней назад

      I would hope that suppliers would not deliberately swap steels out to make a sale. but I have gotten steel from other suppliers before that did not act right at all. especially with 1095. i have bought 1095 that scaled way more from one supplier than from another, didnt get as hard as it should, didnt finish the way it should, ect..... what I think happens is that some suppliers get thier steel from the same mill each time. while others go googling for the cheapest steel that they can get their hands on to resell. so lets say jantz gets thier 1095 steel from a certain mill, that they keep buying from over and over again and so they get a relationship going and since knifemakers are buying the steel from them, if there is a problem, its easy to track down and fix. then you have xyz knifemakers supply, and they get the cheapest 1095 steel they can from china for example, and lets say that 1095 was meant for an application that didnt need to be as clean, maybe for springs on toys or something, now that xyz has 1095, it says its 1095, but its nowhere near the quality as jantz's 1095, but they sell it for the same price, and unless the knifemaker does alot of testing, or doesnt use that steel much and doesnt know what to look for, then he can unknowlingly put out an inferior knife.

    • @S.Vallieres
      @S.Vallieres 15 дней назад

      @@joecalton1449 Thanks a lot for replying and the extra explanations.

  • @brandensutton2324
    @brandensutton2324 16 дней назад

    Ever used 440C ESR? Ray Ennis and Jay Fisher also use 440C for most of their blades.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 15 дней назад

      i have not, but I have heard good things about them

  • @jaymalvintia2697
    @jaymalvintia2697 16 дней назад

    I wish you can just stick to the topic. You spend too much time on your tangents

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      if you have that big of a problem with my videos, then you are welcome to quit watching them

  • @jaymalvintia2697
    @jaymalvintia2697 16 дней назад

    Why are you talking about top 5 when this video is about top 6?!

  • @prasannaparanjape5245
    @prasannaparanjape5245 17 дней назад

    Thank you for this detailed analysis of 440C 🫡

  • @EDCandLace
    @EDCandLace 17 дней назад

    Lots of people sheer their nose at 440c and just don't understand how good 440c CAN be. Well done 440c is a damn capable steel when it's done well.

  • @marksindustries567
    @marksindustries567 17 дней назад

    Great Work man

  • @mannynieves493
    @mannynieves493 17 дней назад

    Good informative video I learn more about different Steel.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      Glad you enjoyed it :}

    • @mannynieves493
      @mannynieves493 3 дня назад

      @joecalton1449 sorry for my inconvenience, I want to ask the right person, what is the difference between 80CrV2 and 14c28n?

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 3 дня назад

      @@mannynieves493 i am sorry, but I dont work in either of those steels, so I cant tell you much about them.

  • @MrExBeast
    @MrExBeast 17 дней назад

    in one sentence is "you know". But was very interesting!

  • @ericasedc
    @ericasedc 18 дней назад

    WE WANT THE 20 YEAR 940 REVIEW ASAP!!!! ❤🎉

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      it will probably be after hunting season before I can make that one :}

  • @ericasedc
    @ericasedc 18 дней назад

    Love this episode Joe!!! Thanks for everything you do! 😊❤

  • @Casiomidi1
    @Casiomidi1 18 дней назад

    Thanks Joe very interesting...have you ever made a straight razor out of 4-40C ?

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      absolutley, 440c makes a fine razor. i think ive only made a couple dozen out of it though.

  • @ChuckinSteel
    @ChuckinSteel 18 дней назад

    Awesome video

  • @Ralph-cd8cv
    @Ralph-cd8cv 18 дней назад

    Great video thank you A knife out of 440C is also a good steel to hand down to the grandsons no maintain I have a couple of your knives in 440C and 1 in 1095 both great with your thin profile blade

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      good to hear that you are enjoying them!

  • @rickwhitson2804
    @rickwhitson2804 18 дней назад

    I've had a case with 440 I liked it

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      as good as case's stainless knives are, they are not the same as my 440c. case keeps them on the soft side so that when folks use them as screwdrivers and paint can openers then they hopefully wont break very easy. i run 440c quite a bit harder, it still maintains a usable level of toughness, but will take a finer edge and hold it quite a bit longer.

    • @rickwhitson2804
      @rickwhitson2804 16 дней назад

      @joecalton1449 funny you said that. I had a mini trapper and I broke my second blade on it. Your spot on my friend

  • @MeowCat-gm5vb
    @MeowCat-gm5vb 18 дней назад

    A well balanced steel done well is rare and definitely a joy to use, especially when it comes to sharpening time.

  • @twatmunro
    @twatmunro 18 дней назад

    I'm not sure those guys are getting great results. You're paying them to learn on the job and getting them right at the start of their education. Sounds like a terrible plan to me.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 16 дней назад

      well, we all start off somewhere. I would like to think that the ones that stay around awhile will more than likely become good makers.

  • @jacekm2985
    @jacekm2985 19 дней назад

    Is norton crystolon coarse/fine combo good for harder steel? Like for thinning a japanese knife for example?

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 18 дней назад

      it is my understanding that the only common stones that are harder than silicon carbide {which is what the crystolon stones are made out of} are diamonds. my crystolon stones have sharpened everything I have put in front of them including carbide lathe bits. so you should not have a problem sharpening anything with them.

  • @drewbattles787
    @drewbattles787 20 дней назад

    Joe, just wanted to come back here and thank you. Thanks to your videos I’m able to get hair popping edges off of a cheap lansky 400 grit diamond stone on my benchmade 940. This is something I was not able to do without stropping on polishing compound. Now I can run a courser edge and cut for a lot longer than before without having to go to the strop and lose some of that “toothy-ness” Thanks again my friend.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 18 дней назад

      Great to hear that you are getting some good results!

  • @normandbujold6677
    @normandbujold6677 20 дней назад

    Thanks for the tip. It will make a great gift for a hunter I know

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 18 дней назад

      yes, those would be a great gift!

  • @davidbruner9082
    @davidbruner9082 21 день назад

    Sage and Sharp tail grouse as well that I've seen😂

  • @Pollyanna-cc3et
    @Pollyanna-cc3et 24 дня назад

    Awesome stuff I taught knife sharping on a Norton triple block some 40 years ago... Thanks again

  • @rickwhitson2804
    @rickwhitson2804 24 дня назад

    My hearing is horrible from not wearing earplugs

  • @ericasedc
    @ericasedc 24 дня назад

    Happy Sunday Joe!🎉❤

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      happy sunday to you also my friend!

  • @jimtidmorejr7891
    @jimtidmorejr7891 24 дня назад

    I have seen that fix done a couple decades ago...my son's 2006 Suburban has sprung a leak. Will try this trick. Seems like someone made a product a few years back that would seal a hole while dripping and stop the leak. Thanks for your video.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      they probably have something at the local auto parts house that would do as good or a better job, but most everyone has a bar of soap handy in a pinch.

  • @DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu
    @DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu 24 дня назад

    In my land Iran aged hunters make fun of whoever use protection devices. They call them “Soosool” which means sissy boy 😂 This is just for fun I believe protection in general plays effective role in how long you last in the field. Thanks for great video 🍻🔪

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      soosool or not, had I known that these things were out there, I would have been using them much sooner! constantly saying "huh" "say again" and "can you please speak up" gets pretty old sometimes......

    • @DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu
      @DaryooshF.Sh.P-vq6mu 24 дня назад

      @@joecalton1449 👏🏻😂

  • @swamp.stomper
    @swamp.stomper 24 дня назад

    I love to hear tips about mud management and what we can learn from how the mud behaves. Good video 👌

  • @dirkwaals2013
    @dirkwaals2013 24 дня назад

    What's keep spinning in my mind is i see examples with a mirror shine edge and still have enough tooth for a bite. I hear and experience what your saying after using my 800 and 3000 Naniwa stones and strop with 2 micron diamond spray on a nano cloth. Is there a way or workaround to get that mirror and still have bite?

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      i dont know for sure as i dont go for a mirror edge. but the murray carter method with the king 1000/6000 grit stone leaves a pretty polished edge, with a surprising amount of bite that is easy a quick to do and touch up.

  • @darinslemp5856
    @darinslemp5856 24 дня назад

    So Did it ever loosen up any ??

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      it has smoothed out a bit and works nicley now, I think I have maybe 300-400 shells through it or so.

  • @rickwhitson2804
    @rickwhitson2804 25 дней назад

    Joe I just ordered a hard Arkansas 12-2-1 from Dan's whetstones. I'm excited

  • @rickwhitson2804
    @rickwhitson2804 25 дней назад

    I've been thinking about getting me a King whetstone. The exact same one

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      they are nice stones, and relatively inexpensive

  • @zionpsyfer
    @zionpsyfer 28 дней назад

    Seeing the poor performance of the polished edges reminds me of something I saw about samurai cloth armor. Sounded kind of crazy but it makes sense after watching this. Thanks for doing this video, it does a great job of illustrating the differences and kind of highlighting the importance of how the edge will be used when picking finish. Very much appreciated.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 24 дня назад

      i think you would have to be pretty brave, or a bit crazy to just have cloth for armor! :}

  • @Walterliquori
    @Walterliquori 29 дней назад

    I’ll bet I could get those 1095 pocket knives crazy sharp . All my woods knives are carbon steel mora bushcraft black and a giant Ontario . I love the idea of a slip joint with 1095 . Great stuff man .

  • @lifemodelrw791
    @lifemodelrw791 Месяц назад

    Very nice video. Very informative and easy to follow. Thank you.

  • @yukh4244
    @yukh4244 Месяц назад

    THANK YOU VERY MUCH JOE!!!!! VERY SIMPLE, I LOVED.IF IT'S WORK I WILL GEVS YOU 100 🌟 🌟 🌟 AND 100 FINGERS UP 👍 OK 👍 OK 👍 !!!!!!!!!!!!!. HELP TO SAVE MONEY. HOME DEPOT OR LOWES TRAPS $40, YOUR SISTEM FROM SCRAP, SIMPLE AND WORKS........!!!!!!

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 Месяц назад

      You're welcome! they are the best rabbit traps i have ever found, and i am still using them. I hope they work for you also!

  • @wigglos
    @wigglos Месяц назад

    Never really given it a lot of thought. Gun belts aren't a thing here in Europe. I carry a victorinox spirit multitool on a regular belt for work. Hunting knives usually go in my pack, and only come out for field dressing duty. And quite a few of my outdoor knives have a dangler set up, which kind of go against the point you are making here, as they flop around by design. I might have to keep an eye out for a more solid belt type.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 Месяц назад

      ive tried those dangler setups a couple times, and never could get used to them. but lots of folks seem to like them. i hope you find a nice belt to try out

  • @twatmunro
    @twatmunro Месяц назад

    Doesn't matter how you carry your fixed blade here, if you get caught with it, you're getting arrested.Gun? You're dreaming. Even when they were legal to own, you couldn't wear it. I did buy a belt about ten years ago -- but after a lifetime of not wearing one, I just couldn't get used to it. Shows how useless I am, I thought the Carhartt looked great.

    • @joecalton1449
      @joecalton1449 Месяц назад

      and that just seems so odd to me that it would be illegal to carry a fixed blade or a gun. the carhartt belts are good belts, that one is about worn out, they will hold your pants, and a multitool or light fixed blade like one of my neckers well.

  • @curtislakin185
    @curtislakin185 Месяц назад

    The 945 aka the mini Osborne is always with me. Great review!

  • @curtislakin185
    @curtislakin185 Месяц назад

    12:00 the vent hole!