Exactly. You use it each time you're using the knife so it never stops cutting tomatoes. So really it's about training your wife to use it the right way whenever she pulls out a knife.
Yeah same, was gonna say this. It just realigns the blade. If it's dull it's dull. If it has nicks in it it'll probably help but it kinda is a lost cause at that point. You can either sharpen the blade down to the nick in it or just get a new one. Ramsey uses it basically every time he grabs a knife
he did admit to his mistakes but just because it works doesn't mean it cant be horrible. He still pointed out at least one inherent flaw with each item
@@pws3rd170 Yeah, but his points were ** VERY ** far reaching at best, much like those "made for TV" products where they show some incompetent person trying unsuccessfully to flip an egg or cut a tomato.
I know I'm late to this but yep, they're not designed to be used for what he's describing; they're hedge shears. What his wife wants are loppers, a totally different thing. And there's different types of loppers too (bypass or anvil) depending on what exactly you're cutting. And if your anvil loppers won't cut through it...well that's what saws are for. It's a bit like complaing that your screwdriver is rubbish at banging nails into planks of wood. Of course it is...that's not what it's for.
the only thing i would not trust much is the universal socket as it may damage bolts and nuts if abused because the way it grips the surface rest of them are more than decent if needed and used as supposed
@@tommiegel5172 A sharpening steel is the most useful tool in my knife block. Granted, I looked up how to sharpen a knife (it was demonstrated with stones, but the important parts remain the same) well before I attempted using one.
Our next item....a spoon.. I mean.. really.. this thing is terrible..What am I supposed to do with it.. It couldn't possibly help me eat soup....Oh wait....it works perfectly...never mind
1) I've never used a Yankee Screwdriver so I can't say. 2) Stud finders do work. 3) Trubel lights are still commonly used. Most hardware stores still sell Rough Service Bulbs. 4) A knife steel is designed to straighten the edge of a blade. It does not sharpen metal. 5) Universal sockets work... Not perfectly but they do work.
Thank you for being respectful and polite in your response to the content of this video. Many of the higher-rated comments under this video are very hateful and still fail to bring an argument as put-together and smart as your's. Thank you.
The biggest problem with universal isn't with the rods breaking, its with the fact that the socket it's self is too damn big. It might fit your bolt but if the bolt is in a tight spot, or weird angle forget about it. That hulking socket won't be much help.
He is not saying yankee drivers don’t work. What he is saying is that if you’re working on a painted surface or some freshly sanded wood the yankee driver will most definitely end up slipping and damaging the painted/sanded surface. Then you have to do it all over again to fix the damage.
I own that same stud finder in the video. It's amazing. It has an awesome laser level which is the top gray circle. Level against the wall and have a straight line across the whole wall without marking or using a yard long level. If it died today I would go out and buy the exact same one.
So paused for a second the “knife sharpener” he talks about in the video is not a knife sharpening device it basically just removes any burrs or tough edges on the blade doesn’t sharpen it it is called a honer and all it is supposed to do is remove anything from the blad that could cause a rough cut it’s not supposed to sharpen. I can’t blame him I just wanted to clarify because I just learned this at my new job
kilo gekapt it doesn’t sharpen the blade. It will cut better since the blade is now straight, making it feel sharper, but it doesn’t actually sharpen the edge of the blade.
The knife steel is NOT for sharpening a blade, it is a actually a 'honing steel' which works by keeping the edge perfect on an all ready sharp blade. It isn't for sharpening but simply for 'touching' up a blade so it doesn't get dull.
@@nobody10283 The knife steel for example: The idea that you use it tosharpen your knife is a misconception. Your knife will have a sharp edge. This edge can dull, break, or bend. When the edge breaks, all you can do is grind down the knife to where it becomes even again and then resharpen it. If the edge is dull you just resharpen it (for example by using a whetstone to grind away material to make the edge sharp again). But when the edge bends, you don't want to grind that away, you ideally want to bend it back, and as soon as possible so the edge doesn't bend any further during cutting. That's what this steel is for: When you slide the knife across it (in the right manner) it catches all the little bends and bends them back. Trying to sharpen a knife with it will be as successfull as trying to chop down a tree with a hammer. Doesn't mean it's bad tool, just that someone has no idea how to use it and what for.
@@czenkusm maybe in terms of cutting wood, but as a chef (and knife maker in my spare time) i certainly know more when it comes to sharpening knifes and in fact steel is a good thing but it's not a sharpening tool it's honning tool, and it makes a realy big difference.
"Sharpening" steels are used to KEEP sharp knives sharp. They were never meant to work on a dull knife. Stud finders work fine. Hedge trimmers are for trimming hedges, and thin stuff like vines. They are not Pruning shears.
I use hedge trimmers literally every week at least once. Whether it is gas powered for.when I don't care about accuracy and appearance as much, or by hand where they are more accurate and quiet. Some accounts do not want to use electric or.gas tools.on certain sensative flowering hedges. So I use hand trimmers instead
Thank you! Now you need to come to the meat plant I work at, and tell that to the folks on the line. They think the steels are soooo much better than the mouse traps with correct angles even though they do the same thing. So they constantly run their steels on their knives all day when not cutting, and wonder why they need to have their blades sharpened twice a day.
Good point. This is an almost universally misunderstood tool. under magnification a sharp edge will actually look like a saw blade. This straightens and aligns all the little "teeth" so it cuts more efficiently. Not for use in sharpening but for fine tuning an already sharp blade.
leathery420 haha, yeah. Best you can do is tell them what it actually does, or simply just ask them to try cutting one after being "sharpened" by the honer, and then try with one that's been sharpened through a mousetrap-type sharpener. It's quite an obvious difference from my experience.
Haha I've tried. Thing is half the people on the line have been doing it for 10-15+ years, and won't listen to a 20 something with 2-3 years, unless you show them every single day for a long time. Frankly it's not worth the headache. I wish the guy who actually sharpens the blades on the grinder would tell them, probably cut his work load in half. Oh well whats the saying? You can't fix stupid?
@@saxonone20 they definitely used to have issues with falling apart. Had one called a gator grip about 25 years ago. The main issue with them is the clearance as it can be hard to get such a large socket into tight areas. You'd probably be better off keeping to the correct fittings, I can't imagine you needing too many different sizes
@@mixerfistit5522 gator grips were still available a couple years ago at walmart, i have one i bought at my local walmart but i rarely need it for anything.
Knife steels aren’t for sharpening. They’re for honing. If you know how to do it well, and do it regularly, it keeps edges straight, not sharp. For the uninitiated, sharpening removes metal, and honing will true up the very tip of an edge that is prone to folding over.
SATIRE ! Lasse Pedersen, I hope you don't have such a problem in knowing what is just sarkasm irl because then you realy gonna have a hard time with people...
This is one of the laziest, useless post I have seen here. Care to narrow the field on just which tools you speak of? Who you might be speaking to? Restate this or demonstrate some need or relevance for posting what you mention? You could be speaking of many things and then you don't even bother to offer some suggestion of change? These type of comments, the ones that lead nowhere and are just a child-like expressions are best left unposted. JMO
"I watched your attempt to share your knowledge, and your hopes of helping other people. I think what you said is wrong, and I'm unafraid to be patronizing when telling you that. I'm also unafraid to use this comments section to say I know more than you, without sharing any knowledge or helping other people. It may be mysterious to you why I would use this space to work out my personal issues rather than using a therapist. I like mystery."
I salute you in your comment, as you not only have enough bravery to have a tool channel of your own but you also seem to have deeply triggered several people in posting it
After working as a Master Mechanic for 9 years, IMHO, I know this guy doesn't really know too much. BTW: I too have one of those Cheap Lamps, I've had one for many years and mine still works. Oh yeah, don't use any Incandescent bulbs, they cause fires! Use LED bulbs, they don't really break unless you try to. The LED's are low voltage, in a Plastic globe, very safe.
no he's right, for the most part. the stud finders are garbage, the hedgers are garbage. the socket demonstration made me want to buy a universal socket though lol
Danny Aldana Stud finders are garbage? Never in my job have I used it and not had it find the studs. I think it's just you people don't use it properly and use it to hand pictures and don't know the distance between studs and their thickness.
@@daleyfun2247 It has been scientifically disproven time and time again. They work at the same rate as guessing does, guess what? That means they don't work. lmfao
@@daleyfun2247 you must have reading comprehension problems as well. Definition of belief is thinking something is true with no facts or evidence. By definition you have a belief and I have facts and evidence.
so from what ive seen... your yankee screw driver works... electronic stud finders work great if you find both sides of the stud and send it in the center, better than puttin wholes everywhere, tellin me you bought a cheap lamp, a knife steel is not for sharpening.... its for honing, u use it before u use the knife everytime and it keeps your edge straing.... it will not sharpen, the socket u turned around on and decide was pretty good, you hate a tool (hedge clippers) that does a great job at what it was intended for .... simply because you dont want a hedge im dissapointed
Electronic stud finders don't work? Really? That's news to me. I install tvs on walls for a living. The stud finder I use works for wood and metal about 95% of the time. Hell, I'm starting to think that thing would find Moses and the burning bush if you asked it to.
I use a steel every day, If you can’t use a steel it’s your incompetence, I used a Yankee Driver for twenty years, still do if batteries are down,Garden shears are for fine garden work, Again if you can’t use them you don’t know how. Bear in mind that it’s a bad workman that blames his tools.
This guy is literally a fool, misunderstanding a knife steel for a sharpening rod. This is how you know he's a person who never listened to what someone told him or read a manual cause he would know more than the manufacturer
So, uhm, your friend is in the knife maintenance business and his first move is to tell his customers to throw away their in-house knife maintenance tools. What could have motivated this advice?
To be fair those things are useless. They don't give the edge a proper angle and if you go in and sharpen a companies knives to say 17 degrees each side then a week later the chef has ruined that 17 degree angle with the steel and instead of just touching up each blade you have to regrind the angle. Gives the guy more work, the knives less of a lifespan and is a waste of the chefs time... Overall, a pretty good reason to chuck-em
@@MrPaddy1000111 it depends on the knife and the intent, I find them really good for tools like axes that can get chewed up, they're meant for a quick job, the reason people say they suck is they over use, it's meant for being used only a few times per sharpen if you're cutting bones and you Nick the blade for example
As an abbatoir worker I know for a fact that the steel he was showing works. The only issue is that it isn't for sharpening. Shows how little he knows about the tools if he gets that basic information wrong.
Almost all stud finders have wrong settings by default. They are way to insensitive. There is usually a small screw hidden somewhere under the plastic that you can turn to increase the sensitivity. Have one of the cheapest Stanley myself, worked fine after i turned the screw on the side under the grip.
I don't use my stud finder for finding studs!... I use it for finding metal!... Live wires when doing electrical jobs and nails and or screws while salvaging recycled wood... I love my stud finder, it has saved me numerous circular saw blades!!!
todd coles Its not for sharpening or honing. It's for stropping. Before a sharp blade dulls, the fine edge curls over. You are supposed to twist the steel slightly while pulling the blade toward you at a slight angle and pulling the blade away from the steel. This removes the curled edge and helps keep the blade sharp. You can do the same thing with a leather strop like the Barbers used to do with a straight razor. Unfortunately the art of sharpening a knife has gone away with hard stainless steel that takes a diamond wheel to cut it. Now days, I just buy me a good Gerber and get a new one every 10 or 15 years when it gets dull.
You don't "sharpen" a knife with a knife steel. You uncurl the edge. Has always worked for me. I mean, it only works to some extent. If the knife is dull it's dull but if you just sharpened it and hit the cutting board a few times and it got dull(er) you flick out the knife steel and have a few go arounds and you can cut tomatoes again :)
Just so you know, you should use your steel to stop that curl from ever forming. Once it curls like that a knife won't be as sharp again until the edge has been ground away (which is job better left to stones and grinding wheels) If you use your steel right your knives will stay very sharp. Incoming unwarranted tip: Every now and then, before or after use, carefully place the blade of your knife horizontally across the back of a fingernail and drag your nail perpendicular to the direction of the blade in both directions; If you feel the edge catch or drag in one direction more than the other then that means that side is beginning to curl and you should use your steel on that side.
Also don't use knife steels on hardened steel blades because it will damage your blade. You'll wanna look into ceramic honing rods for hardened steel blades
Facey Neck most knives are cut out of a stainless steel blank, which is hard but they arent quenched and tempered - which is done to forged blades and makes them much harder. Forging is long and complicated so the only bades you would find that are hardened are hand-made ones or the more expensive knives. One way to check is to use a metal working file to try and scratch it. If it doesn't catch on the metal, slides without much resistance and doesn't leave a scratch mark then it is hardened steel
Alan Reynolds Exactly!!!! I sat and cringed the whole time... He shouldn't even have uploaded that video. Hope he's learned to use his tools better now.
Alan Reynolds if you're using a universal socket, you must not use it often. These are the worst tools maybe ever. You need specific sockets made of solid metal, not something cheap like that.
Couldn't agree more. This guy is a total hack... and his 'homesteading', 'rediscovery of the american dream', and 'rugged life', is pretty much the result of availability of 1) time, 2) money. Every single video is STRICTLY dependent on VERY industrial, VERY precissely manufactured, VERY mass produced tools... and when not, and the guy even gives a try at anything more-or-less rugged, he shows what a n00b he is at it, when not plain and simply absolutelly (even dangerously) downright incompetent.
The steel rod isn't meant for sharpening a knife, it's meant for honing it (taking the burrs off after sharpening). You're using it wrong, that's why it doesn't work.
And it's used to straighten out your blade for more even cuts. That's why you see them put it flat on the blade after a number of cuts because after a while your thin blade starts to warp.
Good old misconceptions on the butcher's steel... lets clear some up: 1) Butcher's steels don't hone (unless they're ceramic or diamond coated) they burnish. Honing is an abrasive process, burnishing is not. 2) Most cheap butcher's steels are useless because they are either too soft (chrome plated instead of hard chrome plated) or too coarse (most professional butcher's steels have very shallow grooves that are only slightly grabby; some are even polished) or both. 3) Butcher's steels work best with blades that are not very hard, viz butcher's knives and low end to mid range kitchen knives. Using a butcher's steel on a very hard blade might cause chipping of the edge (a very hard blade might even catch on / slightly cut into the surface of a cheap butcher's steel that's too soft). 4) Butcher's steels can be used to touch up a knife that has lost its bite, but it won't bring back a completely dull edge. 5) Using a butcher's steel will work harden the edge (like bending a palerclip to and fro), so it cannot be touched up indefinitly. At some point you'll need to grind a new edge removing the stressed steel.
Great points. Most modern kitchen knives (I am assuming decent quality here) have steel that is hard enough and tough enough that using a butcher's steel is a waste of time, better to properly sharpen and strop the blade. Like the Yankee screwdriver they are a thing that was once necessary, but modern materials have made them redundant for 99.99% of people.
kaizoerbara: I think you have misconceptions about the steel tool. The following link explains it well and simple. www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-jrmz69_YAhVGgK0KHWVjBSUQFggyMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekitchn.com%2Fdid-you-know-this-steel-doesnt-actually-sharpen-knives-211855&usg=AOvVaw29lqbh5lWYNUHBFCNpnqaw
I am reasonably sure of everything I wrote above - it's knowledge I gained the hard way over the course of years reading different sources and practical experience. The article you linked just assembled bits and pieces by way of copy/pasting (and not processing) what others wrote. Goes to show: a simple explanation isn't always correct.
My understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, was that a butcher's steel does not "sharpen" a blade it only re-aligns the edge. With normal use the fine razor's edge on many kitchen knives can roll over, on a microscopic level, seeming dull and the steel corrects this. But over time and/or with neglect material on the edge will ware away and no amount of honing with a steel can bring back the edge, because it's no longer there. That's when it's time to sharpen the blade via a subtractive process by grinding or using a wet stone, removing material but leaving behind a new razor's edge. That's why chefs will use the butcher's steel every time they bust out their knife, or every 10-15 minutes of use if using the knife for an extended period of time.
Not really unfair, the decent videos are few and far between. As a sidenote the gator grip socket is fantastic for several variations of antitamper bolts.
Hes not wrong though. This video is the first one I've ever seen of Wranglerstar and it made me cringe hard enough that I doubt I want to watch more. First impression and all that.
Video was poorly put together and I cringe at some items he keeps in his tool box. Anyone that keeps a damn knife-steele in a tool box isn't careful about tools in the first place.
Thats a knife honing rod. Its meant to bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out. Unless the blade is properly sharpened on a stone, a honing rod isnt going to help much.
Wether he is familiar with proper use of not, my knowledge of metallurgy tells me that too many of these are made of inferior metals for the task. I've owned three of them that I could cut into with the knives they came with. If they are designing them expecting you to move the edge of the blade without removing metal then they've designed them to be virtually useless. How many times can you expect to do that without breaking that edge off? 1? ...2 maybe? I don't know if that's what you mean when you say "bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out" but your words lead me to that conclusion. I have seen one or two of these that cut through the metal of the knife and they were very useful to have in the kitchen. Of course, this guy keeps one in his tool box so ...go figure.
When a knife is sharpened with a stone, it leaves what is referred to as a "wire edge". The purpose of the steel is to remove this wire edge, also known as honing. It does not require much effort or especially hard steel.
I have that universal socket and the only gripe I have is that pins will get frozen making it hard to separate it from the bolt. I usually will separate if I wiggle the wrench side to side but I recall more than once when it longer than usual for that to work. The socket though is a lifesaver when disassembling my car interior to take out the rear seats and padding as well as both passenger and driver seats. That one socket saves me the trouble of swapping between 3 sockets to do the same job.
The knife steel is hard to learn without guidance, but if you look at even the most basic of images that explain it, it is quite easy to learn. It took met about 30 minutes to get it right. P.S. only use it for knives that already have an edge.
You have to make it a habbit to use it before using the knife. Sometimes i also draw the knife over my walnut cutting board a few times and it gets scary sharp from that.
It was as if fate was trying to teach him a lesson; they actually work when you want them to (and especially when you don't want them to). Most of these tools have (or had) their place, otherwise they wouldn't have been so popular. One of the reasons our tools don't change very much over the years, is because most people don't give them a fair chance. Despite clear instructions, they usually use them wrong, and only once, then declaring, "it doesn't work," instead of giving it a fair chance.
The "HONING" steel would work just fine if you used it properly. its not meant to sharpen your knives its meant to realign the edge of your blade. if you use them every time you use your knife as well as wash, dry, and store your knife properly it will last a long time before it needs sharpening. A job that is meant for a wet stone.
That,s true. I have two steels, a coarse and a fine. The coarse WILL sharpen without losing much metal, then the fine hones it to a razor edge. It's all in the angle. NOBODY touches my knives with a sharpener. I hate those Eversharp knives. I only use a wetstone if I buy a knife someone has really messed up, or for axes/hatchets, machetes.
+Gasper Erjavec I agree with you, I sharpen my knife when I'm a bit frustrated at work and I have a little free time, it centers me and I always get my knife to be razor sharp. I actually have a bald spot on my left arm because I use it as a test to see if my knife is sharp enough. If I can put no pressure on the knife and it glides right through the hairs, it's sharp enough.
I have to say, after watching this video, I wouldn’t let you put fuel in my lawn mower. If you can’t use a stud finder, a knife edge hone, or a simple clamp flood light, you need to hang up your tool belt and hire your “honey-do’s” done.
"I have 5 tools I have no idea how to use, let's make a video and prove I dont know anything" Fyi. I own or have used all of these. Stud finders work EVERY time if you know how. Yank screwdriver is a great tool if you can get a Robertson bit. Which i do. Work lights have always been dodgy and prone to wearing out. But they are cheap. When I was framing we would hang them and use them on a job and just junk them when we were done. Buy new on the next job. The clippers need to be cleaned and cared for with each use and will never let you down if you use them on what you're supposed to use them on. Every tool on this list is great if you use it properly and with skill.
I think the guy can figure out a pair of hedge clippers, and whatever else. If he's messed about with manifolds and carburettors, he probably knows his way around a tool box. How, in your opinion, was he using them wrongly?
greenaum he judged the Yankee screwdriver and it worked perfectly. The socket, he used it in the wrong application and it worked perfectly. The socket to me is a tool you use when using your fingers isn't possible to get things to fingertight. And where speed is essential. Just like 3D printing. It is another step in a big process not its own thing. On its own 3D printing is practically useless, but making an exact replica out of wax or easily melted material means you won't have to sit down and carve a wax model in order to make a mould for casting.
I spent a month in Puerto Rico and loved the gator universal socket. I have very limit weight limit for tools and I used it with my impact driver to repair homes after the hurricane. Of course it not a replacement for a proper set of sockets, but man, it was invaluable and when I return I will be taking it back with me.
As a puertorican, we greatly appreciated your help, take care! The hurricane for the most part was a pretty hard punch, some puertoricans are still without energy! :(
He did admit his mistake in terms of the universal socket. He threw the shears in as a spur-of-the-moment gripe with how it is used by his wife -- the way in which both he, you and I can agree is inefficient.
Those long sheers arnt really used for thicker , more woodsy branches it's more for lots of small sprigs off a bush or small tree, I use them alot on bushes to get the shape right
I believe the old saying "A bad workman always blames his tools" has never been more apt. I only counted one useless tool in the video, and it was wearing a tanktop (actually, I'll take that back - a tool is useful...)
Yes, because there are no chipped screwdrivers, no broken electrical tools, no bits that just snap in half, no knives that are basically a useless piece of steel. There are bad tools, there are broken tools and there are good tools. And this guy seems to be pretty handy if you watch any of his other videos. So I must disrespectfully disagree with you.
@@UncleAbs a workman can't always afford new tools or maybe borrows. But I think that the coolest workmen have their own tools that are always in good condition. No contest there. I love keeping my tools clean and sharp.
Honestly anyone who wants to bring the gift of warmth without direct contact(e.g. heated blanket, which could get torn to shreds) or fire, I know a couple that has foxes that put one in their shed to keep them warm.
Maybe you don't use the knife steel correctly. Gordon Ramsay uses one all the time. I'm sure he could tell you how to use it. And I don't think they are for making blades "sharper". I think they are to maintain the sharpness/to knock off any imperfections so that you don't mess up what your cutting with little burrs hanging off the blade. I may be wrong, but that's my idea anyways.
You have got it : use the steel ( such as forged steel Sheffield) for a few strokes after honing , prior to stropping. Then a few strokes from time to time between sharpenings to Maintain an edge. It will only work for a while and eventually the knives must be honed.
Just popping in to confirm all this. I know nothing about tools but I was a working chef and this is what they're for more or less (It's more for prevention of damage than repair; once the edge has been damaged to the point of being considered "burred" it would be ruined and need re-sharpening)
As a chef, working with a knife 8 hours a day, i must say that a honing steel is invaluable. So to call it a bad and usless tool i so ignorant. Almost to the point that i lost respect for you and nearly unsubbed. But i can agree that one who do not know how to use it, may end up destroying the edge. But still its, as important as a knife. So learn how to use it, and use it after every time you cut something with your knife. It will keept the edge sharp for a long time, i re sharpen my knives only once a year!
Hedge clippers are designed for trimming a hedge. Ok, I get it. You don't have a hedge and you have tried using them for something that they are not designed for. This is rather like trying to fix your toilet with a sledgehammer, and after failing, claiming that a sledgehammer is a "bad" tool.
I know, that was the strangest of all these tools. I've used a stud finder to hang multiple tvs, pictures, a safe, cameras, and more, and 3 of those things would have hurt someone by now if it was wrong. I even used one to trace a wire a few weeks ago. They're incredibly handy.
@@michaelmiguel6937 you say that, but there are plenty of sub $30 stud finders that work just fine. Mine is name brand and was $25. It has every feature you might need and has never let me down for the 6 or so years I've had it. 1.5 inch depth, live wire detection, it even projects an arrow on to the wall to show where to drill.
You know, after some of the tools worked great he could have just not posted the video, but instead he put it out there for all to see. I'm not going to fault him for that. Props for admitting when you are wrong about something; very admirable quality.
It's not admirable, it's absolutely lazy. He randomly picked 5 items that he "thought" were useless and decided to post a video with a catchy title...all for views. He used ONE experience he had YEARS AGO to determine that the universal socket was useless...and was made to look like a damn fool. He was acting admirably. He doesn't care about that. He only wants to post content, no matter what it's worth is, on a regular basis so he can continue to line his pockets. That's just my worthless opinion, hahahaha.
@@danielwalter3562 Hey! he also told a story how his wife incorrectly used the hedge trimmers in the woods, so they were complete junk! (i agree with you)
7:22 "no one knows how to use them" Me: laughs in brazilian. Everyone and their grandma has one of those since it's so common for brazilians to grill, and our knifes go dull and EVERYONE in brazil knows how to use those
Floyd Maxwell Fixed beautifully by the Robertson head. That was then banned from the US. ' hi FM... why banned the screw... what kind of screw and tool... 3 different sizes of squarescrews are the great screws than phillips / slotted
"I have never had a hedge, I don't want a hedge, so I have never found a use for them. They are awful, just awful." So just to be clear, you are using a tool for something it isn't designed for and are complaining that it doesn't do what you want it to do? Lets play this differently and assume that I have one of your favorite tools, the chainsaw. "I don't have trees, I have never had trees in my yard, so I have never found a use for the chainsaw. It is terrible at cutting my grass so it is just awful!"
"I don't have hedges, I've never had hedges, so I've never learned how to use this tool properly. Thus, it's the tool's fault if it doesn't work for the improper use I'm putting it to, even though I don't know how to use it correctly." It probably makes great Julienne fries.
In his defense, something like the socket that he expected to break on use would make sense to only use on camera, but the others don't really have an excuse for working perfectly. At least he didn't fake them being bad infomercial style.
Totally agree! I have bought or gifted most of these tools and one thing; I didn't cheap out. Buy a no-name stud finder in the dollar store and that's what you get. BTW: how old is this? This guy never heard of LED worklights?
They've served me horribly. My boss showed me something very nifty, grab a flashlight, shine it up the wall. You'll find the stud screws in a few seconds. Never fails, or you have a crappy builder. ;P
I have an adjustable flashlight, they're extremely cheap on amazon, and I assure you the 5 dollar compared to the 25 dollar is pretty close in quality, if money is an issue just get the cheap stuff till you can buy quality so it lasts. But I narrow the light beam and hold it flush to the wall facing up and slowly ride it across so it's always pointed up like you would a stud finder. and you will see mud covers or indents where the drywall screws are, there's your stud. :] happy hunting.
Mrmghz1 they give you the sides of the studs, not the center. you find one side, then find the other side, and screw in the middle. It's easy and even the dollar store ones work 99% of the time
I use a stud finder everyday literally lol I can say there not 100% reliable but they always get me within 1-2 inches from a stud which idc because I’m just cutting in boxes ect. Stud finders work 99% of the time even on plaster it’s harder but if you have the touch they work fine.
Concerning the universal socket: it's obviously never going to be the best tool for the job, but I've found that it is so versatile that it is absolutely worth having as it will fit almost everything you put it on. Getting it perfectly centered is pretty difficult, but if you're careful it'll work sufficiently enough to get the job done.
The Yankee was the tool of tools when I started as an electrician for installing outlets and switches. This was before dewalt drills came out. It took a bit to figure it out but I was fast with it
I was thrilled, when I was 11 or 12 and got a small, Yankee screwdriver/drill. I had no power tools. It made working on projects much easier once I learned to control it.
Pretty funny that all of the tools that are "so bad" are the same ones that I have been using for years and don't work too bad for their intended purpose. Not to mention that all of the tools that he demonstrated actually worked just fine in his demonstration.
Stud finders are amazing. You just need to find the edge of the stud from each side. So take the finder, wipe L-R, to find left edge of stud, mark it. Then wipe R-L to find right edge, mark. The two marks represent where the stud is.
+Revive Me I have the Ray Gun Finally! Someone who gets it. The quote Andrea used was logically fallacious for two reasons: 1. It assumes there are no bad tools. There very much are poor tools that even an expert craftsperson should blame. The are usually labeled "Craftsman". 2. It's an oversimplification. As if bad tools are the only thing people blame when they can't get the job done. There's other factors like time, people you're working with, etc. Honestly, if there's one thing I hate, it's people quoting bad quotes and thinking they're "amazing wisdom".
Haha, I've done that before when I've been made to use house knives (Don't ask) I got some funny looks from the front of house management, I can tell you XD
I have a "stud finder". Nearly 20 years old. Works FANTASTIC! Finds the CENTER of a stud very accurately. A "steel" hone is NOT for sharpening a knife. They merely remove the microscopic "burrs" on the knife from regular use. They MUST be used frequently. A professional chef has one hanging off his/her belt constantly.
I have one older than me my pops has used that thing for at least 30yrs! it works fine every time I use it... mark the first edge and the other edge boom your done
Ok, Manny, you beat me! LOL. Back in the day ( before I could afford tools), I used the back end of a screwdriver to "tap" the stud. Then in order to get the "center" I would hammer in a 6 penny nail until I found the exact center ( of course I had to have spackle mud handy too). Centering a stud is a must for hanging heavy objects.
Thank you for making a vid of perfectly GOOD tools and how to use them wrongly. Yankee screwdrivers were the mainstay of joiners building houses before electric tools. Thousands were used and they work well (you arm hurts like hell the first few days lol). Steel are for honing a blade not sharpening it in the first place. Stones are for that. Stud finders work well (well they do here in the UK). it goes on.
In a tool sense the knife steel may not hold much value, but in a kitchen it is used to hone the blade before every use. it straitens the steel and knocks of any imperfections, it does not "sharpen" because it does not take off any material. Its function is actually very similar to that of leather strop, and in fact can actually be used as a replacement for a strop if necessary.
The universal socket shouldn't be on the list at all. Your original one was probably a chinese knock off. For a diy guy these are great. Nobody in a proper garage would use one as they are not designed for everyday heavy use. They are actually great for removing security bolts/nuts on wheels when you have lost your locking wheel nut.
I am quite sure the universal socket he used was ALSO made in China. There's good quality and bad quality from China it just depends on how much you're willing to spend.
The universal socket isn't an amazingly great tool for maintained use, but it's something handy for when you find something that isn't a common size you work with.
Working for a tire merchant in germany we needed it multiple times to loosen tires were the wheel lock or the locked bolt broke. It may not be an all purpose tool but its not useless at all.
I forgot my socket set the their day and needed a 9/16” and honestly used my multi socket for the first time since I got it 3 years ago, and it worked perfectly. I never would’ve thought it, but I torqued 4” lags into studs for a tv mount. Thothi
A steel isn't for sharpening. It's for honing. Maintaining an edge
I was about to comment on this, but your's is sufficient.
Agree..... brings back the edge nicely
It knocks the wire edge off
Exactly. You use it each time you're using the knife so it never stops cutting tomatoes. So really it's about training your wife to use it the right way whenever she pulls out a knife.
Yeah same, was gonna say this. It just realigns the blade. If it's dull it's dull. If it has nicks in it it'll probably help but it kinda is a lost cause at that point. You can either sharpen the blade down to the nick in it or just get a new one. Ramsey uses it basically every time he grabs a knife
"This universal socket is terrible"
"Oh, its working"
EJ Ryan im buying one
They are good were not much force needed, I used it on very tight bolt and pins inside twisted and got stuck. Also userful for unusual shaped bolts
yeah i got one and i used it with an impact driver and it just broke everything inside lol
Mine has worked fine for a decade lol
Why does this dude have a problem with all these tools
5 Tools I Assumed Were AMAZINGLY Bad Until I Actually Tried USING Them
Blood Bath and Beyond - Pop Goes Metal Covers this man made a fool of himself
lmfao, way more accurate title to the video... this guys a douche
he did admit to his mistakes but just because it works doesn't mean it cant be horrible. He still pointed out at least one inherent flaw with each item
Yeah
@@pws3rd170 Yeah, but his points were ** VERY ** far reaching at best, much like those "made for TV" products where they show some incompetent person trying unsuccessfully to flip an egg or cut a tomato.
I'm never had or gonna have a hedge - these things never work for me.
That's because they are hedge clippers...
Lopping shears are different if I'm not mistaken
Loppers are entirely different. Have them and hedge trimmers on my outside table as I type, they both have their use and both work great.
I know I'm late to this but yep, they're not designed to be used for what he's describing; they're hedge shears. What his wife wants are loppers, a totally different thing. And there's different types of loppers too (bypass or anvil) depending on what exactly you're cutting. And if your anvil loppers won't cut through it...well that's what saws are for.
It's a bit like complaing that your screwdriver is rubbish at banging nails into planks of wood. Of course it is...that's not what it's for.
"I've tried cutting down the oak tree branches countless times with these hedge trimmers, and they never work. Terrible tool."
"5 AMAZINGLY decent tools that I have no idea how to use"
the only thing i would not trust much is the universal socket as it may damage bolts and nuts if abused because the way it grips the surface rest of them are more than decent if needed and used as supposed
Especially the sharpening steel
Yeah, he just gave a lot of opinions
@@tommiegel5172 A sharpening steel is the most useful tool in my knife block. Granted, I looked up how to sharpen a knife (it was demonstrated with stones, but the important parts remain the same) well before I attempted using one.
MATE your just as useless as those tools
Our next item....a spoon.. I mean.. really.. this thing is terrible..What am I supposed to do with it.. It couldn't possibly help me eat soup....Oh wait....it works perfectly...never mind
LoganFlix
This was so damn funny I had tears running down my face. Thanks for the sharp wit!
LoganFlix This numpty would be using a fork, and complaining he couldn't eat soup with it.
LoganFlix lol
I hate spoons. I can never cut steaks or ribs properly with a spoon. They also don’t work for eating fries.
Lmaooooo it's dead accurate tho
1) I've never used a Yankee Screwdriver so I can't say.
2) Stud finders do work.
3) Trubel lights are still commonly used. Most hardware stores still sell Rough Service Bulbs.
4) A knife steel is designed to straighten the edge of a blade. It does not sharpen metal.
5) Universal sockets work... Not perfectly but they do work.
Thank you for being respectful and polite in your response to the content of this video. Many of the higher-rated comments under this video are very hateful and still fail to bring an argument as put-together and smart as your's. Thank you.
Stud finders work (every once in a while)
The biggest problem with universal isn't with the rods breaking, its with the fact that the socket it's self is too damn big. It might fit your bolt but if the bolt is in a tight spot, or weird angle forget about it. That hulking socket won't be much help.
Yankee drivers do work.
He is not saying yankee drivers don’t work. What he is saying is that if you’re working on a painted surface or some freshly sanded wood the yankee driver will most definitely end up slipping and damaging the painted/sanded surface. Then you have to do it all over again to fix the damage.
Makes fun of stud finders and people using them to find studs in walls.
Uses bent copper rods to locate water and power underground using magic
Ben Duffy exactly
Lol
Electric studfinders always seem to work for me
The rods seem to always work in my family
@@kukkuud2105 it's easy to believe something that's not true
Uhm... my stud finder works just fine. Used it dozens of times and it works every time. 🤷♂️
I own that same stud finder in the video. It's amazing. It has an awesome laser level which is the top gray circle. Level against the wall and have a straight line across the whole wall without marking or using a yard long level. If it died today I would go out and buy the exact same one.
@@realchiknuggets Franklin Sensor stud finder. Best on the market, by far. Amazon has them for like 50 bucks.
@@realchiknuggets same
pacificdune I’ve never had one work lmao
@ricky gore Yeah I quit taking him very seriously after that.
So paused for a second the “knife sharpener” he talks about in the video is not a knife sharpening device it basically just removes any burrs or tough edges on the blade doesn’t sharpen it it is called a honer and all it is supposed to do is remove anything from the blad that could cause a rough cut it’s not supposed to sharpen. I can’t blame him I just wanted to clarify because I just learned this at my new job
they are really good aswell! its basic knowing what a knife honer is for
It kinda sharps. We use it at work to sharpen stanley knives (if used correctly)
Congrats for the new job
kilo gekapt it doesn’t sharpen the blade. It will cut better since the blade is now straight, making it feel sharper, but it doesn’t actually sharpen the edge of the blade.
The knife steel is NOT for sharpening a blade, it is a actually a 'honing steel' which works by keeping the edge perfect on an all ready sharp blade. It isn't for sharpening but simply for 'touching' up a blade so it doesn't get dull.
3 incredibly useful and good tools that I just don’t know how to use, and 2 others that would have been amazing 80 years ago but have been replaced
And which one are they because I don't know which one are they
@@nobody10283 The knife steel for example: The idea that you use it tosharpen your knife is a misconception. Your knife will have a sharp edge. This edge can dull, break, or bend. When the edge breaks, all you can do is grind down the knife to where it becomes even again and then resharpen it. If the edge is dull you just resharpen it (for example by using a whetstone to grind away material to make the edge sharp again). But when the edge bends, you don't want to grind that away, you ideally want to bend it back, and as soon as possible so the edge doesn't bend any further during cutting. That's what this steel is for: When you slide the knife across it (in the right manner) it catches all the little bends and bends them back. Trying to sharpen a knife with it will be as successfull as trying to chop down a tree with a hammer. Doesn't mean it's bad tool, just that someone has no idea how to use it and what for.
I’m sure he knows far more than you, random RUclips commenter
@@czenkusm maybe, but not in this video
@@czenkusm maybe in terms of cutting wood, but as a chef (and knife maker in my spare time) i certainly know more when it comes to sharpening knifes and in fact steel is a good thing but it's not a sharpening tool it's honning tool, and it makes a realy big difference.
"Sharpening" steels are used to KEEP sharp knives sharp. They were never meant to work on a dull knife. Stud finders work fine. Hedge trimmers are for trimming hedges, and thin stuff like vines. They are not Pruning shears.
I use hedge trimmers literally every week at least once. Whether it is gas powered for.when I don't care about accuracy and appearance as much, or by hand where they are more accurate and quiet. Some accounts do not want to use electric or.gas tools.on certain sensative flowering hedges. So I use hand trimmers instead
This guys a joke.
The steel also helps with rolled edges
Yea 100% true
Yeah this guy knows a good amount about certain specific tools but his general tool knowledge is extremely disappointing to put it nicely
That's not a sharpener, it's a honer. It does nothing to sharpen your knife, instead it makes it straighter.
Thank you! Now you need to come to the meat plant I work at, and tell that to the folks on the line. They think the steels are soooo much better than the mouse traps with correct angles even though they do the same thing. So they constantly run their steels on their knives all day when not cutting, and wonder why they need to have their blades sharpened twice a day.
Good point. This is an almost universally misunderstood tool. under magnification a sharp edge will actually look like a saw blade. This straightens and aligns all the little "teeth" so it cuts more efficiently. Not for use in sharpening but for fine tuning an already sharp blade.
leathery420 haha, yeah. Best you can do is tell them what it actually does, or simply just ask them to try cutting one after being "sharpened" by the honer, and then try with one that's been sharpened through a mousetrap-type sharpener. It's quite an obvious difference from my experience.
Haha I've tried. Thing is half the people on the line have been doing it for 10-15+ years, and won't listen to a 20 something with 2-3 years, unless you show them every single day for a long time. Frankly it's not worth the headache. I wish the guy who actually sharpens the blades on the grinder would tell them, probably cut his work load in half. Oh well whats the saying? You can't fix stupid?
The company provides them. Probably would be a food safety/ security risk if you had folks bringing in random blades all day.
That's my life summed up. Everything works when others are watching.
Wow, you sold me on that universal socket, I gotta get me one of those!
jamienoel removed and reinstalled the transmission on a 89 F150 with one of those just to prove a point, worked flawlessly.
Seeing that on the thumbnail is why I am here. I was shocked. It's a really good tool and very helpful.
Doug Marshall I love mine....I leave it on my atv along with a ratchet so I don’t have to carry the individual size sockets
@@saxonone20 they definitely used to have issues with falling apart. Had one called a gator grip about 25 years ago. The main issue with them is the clearance as it can be hard to get such a large socket into tight areas. You'd probably be better off keeping to the correct fittings, I can't imagine you needing too many different sizes
@@mixerfistit5522 gator grips were still available a couple years ago at walmart, i have one i bought at my local walmart but i rarely need it for anything.
"FOUR USEFUL TOOLS YOU SHOULD HAVE AROUND YOUR HOUSE PLUS I MAKE FUN OF A 50 YEAR OLD LAMP I STOLE FROM A HOMLESS PERSON"
This video is so much better if you read the comments at the same time!
Knife steels aren’t for sharpening. They’re for honing.
If you know how to do it well, and do it regularly, it keeps edges straight, not sharp.
For the uninitiated, sharpening removes metal, and honing will true up the very tip of an edge that is prone to folding over.
Getting the feeling that this video was made to put ads in.
Really love the content in general, and appreciate your efforts.
This one was a dud.
Knife steels have been used to maintain a sharp edge for over a century at least. Of course they're not for sharpening. How did you miss that?
Yep honing not sharpening , good tool
I was about to say the same thing
Thanks
anyone remember the saying "A bad workman blames his tools"
Yeah but there are some objectively just bad
I always said a good Craftsman blames his tools
@@indescribableemptiness4104 comment is based on this video. Your response isnt based on this video other wise your a bad workman .
This video should be called "my wife and I using the wrong tools for the job" 😂
"Here is some tools i dont know how to use"
"Here are some tools I don't know how to use." Glad to be of service.
B9Scrambler please continue to be a savior
lmao
110% true
SATIRE ! Lasse Pedersen, I hope you don't have such a problem in knowing what is just sarkasm irl because then you realy gonna have a hard time with people...
I salute you in your bravery to post this. Most of those tools, you've used wrong.
This is one of the laziest, useless post I have seen here. Care to narrow the field on just which tools you speak of? Who you might be speaking to? Restate this or demonstrate some need or relevance for posting what you mention? You could be speaking of many things and then you don't even bother to offer some suggestion of change? These type of comments, the ones that lead nowhere and are just a child-like expressions are best left unposted. JMO
Please reply to G Monk. I would like to know, too.
"I watched your attempt to share your knowledge, and your hopes of helping other people. I think what you said is wrong, and I'm unafraid to be patronizing when telling you that. I'm also unafraid to use this comments section to say I know more than you, without sharing any knowledge or helping other people. It may be mysterious to you why I would use this space to work out my personal issues rather than using a therapist. I like mystery."
I salute you in your comment, as you not only have enough bravery to have a tool channel of your own but you also seem to have deeply triggered several people in posting it
After working as a Master Mechanic for 9 years, IMHO, I know this guy doesn't really know too much. BTW: I too have one of those Cheap Lamps, I've had one for many years and mine still works. Oh yeah, don't use any Incandescent bulbs, they cause fires! Use LED bulbs, they don't really break unless you try to. The LED's are low voltage, in a Plastic globe, very safe.
Video should be called 5 tools i don't know how to use
no he's right, for the most part. the stud finders are garbage, the hedgers are garbage. the socket demonstration made me want to buy a universal socket though lol
You're so proficient with a knife steel that you spell it "steal" lol
I can tell you're great with grammar, too. Just look at the way you spell "steel". It's a simple word.
never had a problem they work fine if you adjust them
Danny Aldana Stud finders are garbage? Never in my job have I used it and not had it find the studs. I think it's just you people don't use it properly and use it to hand pictures and don't know the distance between studs and their thickness.
Says stud finders dont work, but believes devining rods can find waterline with pure willpower. Sure thing my man
😂 underrated comment
Witching sticks work. We use them to find water lines when they can't be located. It sounds and looks ridiculous, but it's very accurate.
@@daleyfun2247 It has been scientifically disproven time and time again. They work at the same rate as guessing does, guess what? That means they don't work. lmfao
@@kathleenrobertpogue6818 Believe whatever you want dude. I'm going to keep using them because It works for me so I must have magical powers.
@@daleyfun2247 you must have reading comprehension problems as well.
Definition of belief is thinking something is true with no facts or evidence.
By definition you have a belief and I have facts and evidence.
There are actually six tools featured in this video and only one of them is amazingly bad.
How droll.
😂😂😂
Out of the 6 tools only one is bad and useless 😂
Boss Feddy emojis are so cringe
@@eerice704 People who use emojis are so extra 😂😂😂
Title should read “5 tools I’m too dumb to use”
I can't upvote this enough!
agreed...
Agree, none of them are bad at all, when used properly!
Idk those shop lights do suck. But he did 6 things didn't he??
haha! agreed
so from what ive seen... your yankee screw driver works...
electronic stud finders work great if you find both sides of the stud and send it in the center, better than puttin wholes everywhere,
tellin me you bought a cheap lamp,
a knife steel is not for sharpening.... its for honing, u use it before u use the knife everytime and it keeps your edge straing.... it will not sharpen,
the socket u turned around on and decide was pretty good,
you hate a tool (hedge clippers) that does a great job at what it was intended for .... simply because you dont want a hedge
im dissapointed
this, in a nutshell.
totally agree
Did you type what I was thinking for me? Thanks
Yeah I hate my lawnmower too its terrible at grinding down stumps.
I had to stop when he said even magnetic stud finders don't work. Who is this guy?
The like to dislike ratio is a good representation of the quality of the video
99% operator error.......
BigOxxTech I agree
BigOxxTech As us who help others with computers would say, it's a PEBCAK problem :P
Different scenarios, but same problem.
@@drownsinkoolaid4203 unfamiliar with the phrase. I just call it user error.
@@sinisterthoughts2896 Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard
Just an in joke way of saying user error lol
@@drownsinkoolaid4203 ID10T error :)
Electronic stud finders don't work? Really? That's news to me. I install tvs on walls for a living. The stud finder I use works for wood and metal about 95% of the time. Hell, I'm starting to think that thing would find Moses and the burning bush if you asked it to.
Spicy Flavor Tide Pods how the hell do you use them lol
I use a steel every day, If you can’t use a steel it’s your incompetence, I used a Yankee Driver for twenty years, still do if batteries are down,Garden shears are for fine garden work, Again if you can’t use them you don’t know how. Bear in mind that it’s a bad workman that blames his tools.
Agreed on the steel. I use it to keep my pocketknife sharp and it works just fine.
Haha......my 8th grade Nun used to say the same thing.
A poor workman blames his tools.
I can't wait to see your videos on the correct operation of the aforementioned tools.
This guy is literally a fool, misunderstanding a knife steel for a sharpening rod.
This is how you know he's a person who never listened to what someone told him or read a manual cause he would know more than the manufacturer
So, uhm, your friend is in the knife maintenance business and his first move is to tell his customers to throw away their in-house knife maintenance tools. What could have motivated this advice?
Spot on, my dude.
@jay Moham lol
To be fair those things are useless. They don't give the edge a proper angle and if you go in and sharpen a companies knives to say 17 degrees each side then a week later the chef has ruined that 17 degree angle with the steel and instead of just touching up each blade you have to regrind the angle. Gives the guy more work, the knives less of a lifespan and is a waste of the chefs time... Overall, a pretty good reason to chuck-em
@@MrPaddy1000111 it depends on the knife and the intent, I find them really good for tools like axes that can get chewed up, they're meant for a quick job, the reason people say they suck is they over use, it's meant for being used only a few times per sharpen if you're cutting bones and you Nick the blade for example
Patric they’re for a quick touch up not to sharpen it from dull. As a chef I use them every day, never have I dulled my 1000$ knifes with them.
as an electrician i have a stud finder and it works wonders....
mine does too
As an abbatoir worker I know for a fact that the steel he was showing works. The only issue is that it isn't for sharpening. Shows how little he knows about the tools if he gets that basic information wrong.
I have a stud finder built in, it's called my knuckle and ears
haha yeah while i use the stud finder, my dad is there knocking on the walls making the clients check their doors hahaha
My dad isn't a butcher, but he uses a rod sharpener for his knives to butcher deer. It works fine if you know how to use it.
Here's my grungy antique light from the 60's that I f'ed up at some point......I hate it!
Almost all stud finders have wrong settings by default. They are way to insensitive. There is usually a small screw hidden somewhere under the plastic that you can turn to increase the sensitivity. Have one of the cheapest Stanley myself, worked fine after i turned the screw on the side under the grip.
I don't use my stud finder for finding studs!... I use it for finding metal!... Live wires when doing electrical jobs and nails and or screws while salvaging recycled wood... I love my stud finder, it has saved me numerous circular saw blades!!!
If you’re using a honing steel to sharpen a knife then I assume you’re using chisels to open paint tins also.
jello77 ha ha ha!
i sharpen my knife with a honing steel so its sharp enough to open my paint tins
todd coles Its not for sharpening or honing. It's for stropping. Before a sharp blade dulls, the fine edge curls over. You are supposed to twist the steel slightly while pulling the blade toward you at a slight angle and pulling the blade away from the steel. This removes the curled edge and helps keep the blade sharp. You can do the same thing with a leather strop like the Barbers used to do with a straight razor. Unfortunately the art of sharpening a knife has gone away with hard stainless steel that takes a diamond wheel to cut it. Now days, I just buy me a good Gerber and get a new one every 10 or 15 years when it gets dull.
Josh Bull "so it's sharp enough to open my paint tins." Do you have Any reason to take his comment seriously after reading that?
Todd didn't mean he uses the knife to pry off the lid, he means his knife is so sharp he can cut the top off the paint tin ;-)
Wrong title. Should be "The top 5 easiest to use tools that I had absolutely no clue how to use and/or maintain"
Those clamp lights are legitamently terrible. Theyre more expensive then a regular clip on lamp and way less durable.
ha!
You don't "sharpen" a knife with a knife steel. You uncurl the edge. Has always worked for me. I mean, it only works to some extent. If the knife is dull it's dull but if you just sharpened it and hit the cutting board a few times and it got dull(er) you flick out the knife steel and have a few go arounds and you can cut tomatoes again :)
Just so you know, you should use your steel to stop that curl from ever forming. Once it curls like that a knife won't be as sharp again until the edge has been ground away (which is job better left to stones and grinding wheels) If you use your steel right your knives will stay very sharp.
Incoming unwarranted tip:
Every now and then, before or after use, carefully place the blade of your knife horizontally across the back of a fingernail and drag your nail perpendicular to the direction of the blade in both directions; If you feel the edge catch or drag in one direction more than the other then that means that side is beginning to curl and you should use your steel on that side.
Also don't use knife steels on hardened steel blades because it will damage your blade. You'll wanna look into ceramic honing rods for hardened steel blades
I was under the impression that all steel knives are made out of hardened steel, otherwise they would lose their edge quickly.
Facey Neck most knives are cut out of a stainless steel blank, which is hard but they arent quenched and tempered - which is done to forged blades and makes them much harder. Forging is long and complicated so the only bades you would find that are hardened are hand-made ones or the more expensive knives. One way to check is to use a metal working file to try and scratch it. If it doesn't catch on the metal, slides without much resistance and doesn't leave a scratch mark then it is hardened steel
im so glad i came into this thread i have one of these and a few ok knives and im SO glad i came here as i knew some of this but all of it
Socket works, he still doesn't recommend it. Thanks Rangle Star.
Five amazing tools I personally own AND can actually use correctly. There's much truth in the old saying 'A poo(r) workman always blames his tools.'
Alan Reynolds Exactly!!!! I sat and cringed the whole time... He shouldn't even have uploaded that video. Hope he's learned to use his tools better now.
Exactly, I have used all these tools and never had an issue with any of these.
all works for me too
Alan Reynolds if you're using a universal socket, you must not use it often. These are the worst tools maybe ever. You need specific sockets made of solid metal, not something cheap like that.
Couldn't agree more. This guy is a total hack... and his 'homesteading', 'rediscovery of the american dream', and 'rugged life', is pretty much the result of availability of 1) time, 2) money. Every single video is STRICTLY dependent on VERY industrial, VERY precissely manufactured, VERY mass produced tools... and when not, and the guy even gives a try at anything more-or-less rugged, he shows what a n00b he is at it, when not plain and simply absolutelly (even dangerously) downright incompetent.
The steel rod isn't meant for sharpening a knife, it's meant for honing it (taking the burrs off after sharpening). You're using it wrong, that's why it doesn't work.
Came to say this. Using the steel rod periodically keeps the knife sharp for a longer time.
And it's used to straighten out your blade for more even cuts. That's why you see them put it flat on the blade after a number of cuts because after a while your thin blade starts to warp.
I think technically not honing, I would say burnishing, but that's not the point, a knife steel doesn't sharpen a knife, period.
Good old misconceptions on the butcher's steel... lets clear some up:
1) Butcher's steels don't hone (unless they're ceramic or diamond coated) they burnish. Honing is an abrasive process, burnishing is not.
2) Most cheap butcher's steels are useless because they are either too soft (chrome plated instead of hard chrome plated) or too coarse (most professional butcher's steels have very shallow grooves that are only slightly grabby; some are even polished) or both.
3) Butcher's steels work best with blades that are not very hard, viz butcher's knives and low end to mid range kitchen knives. Using a butcher's steel on a very hard blade might cause chipping of the edge (a very hard blade might even catch on / slightly cut into the surface of a cheap butcher's steel that's too soft).
4) Butcher's steels can be used to touch up a knife that has lost its bite, but it won't bring back a completely dull edge.
5) Using a butcher's steel will work harden the edge (like bending a palerclip to and fro), so it cannot be touched up indefinitly. At some point you'll need to grind a new edge removing the stressed steel.
Great points.
Most modern kitchen knives (I am assuming decent quality here) have steel that is hard enough and tough enough that using a butcher's steel is a waste of time, better to properly sharpen and strop the blade.
Like the Yankee screwdriver they are a thing that was once necessary, but modern materials have made them redundant for 99.99% of people.
I am quite fond of ceramic rods - a few swipes will bring back the bite w/o having to set up the whole sharpening kit.
kaizoerbara: I think you have misconceptions about the steel tool. The following link explains it well and simple.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-jrmz69_YAhVGgK0KHWVjBSUQFggyMAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekitchn.com%2Fdid-you-know-this-steel-doesnt-actually-sharpen-knives-211855&usg=AOvVaw29lqbh5lWYNUHBFCNpnqaw
I am reasonably sure of everything I wrote above - it's knowledge I gained the hard way over the course of years reading different sources and practical experience. The article you linked just assembled bits and pieces by way of copy/pasting (and not processing) what others wrote. Goes to show: a simple explanation isn't always correct.
My understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, was that a butcher's steel does not "sharpen" a blade it only re-aligns the edge. With normal use the fine razor's edge on many kitchen knives can roll over, on a microscopic level, seeming dull and the steel corrects this. But over time and/or with neglect material on the edge will ware away and no amount of honing with a steel can bring back the edge, because it's no longer there. That's when it's time to sharpen the blade via a subtractive process by grinding or using a wet stone, removing material but leaving behind a new razor's edge. That's why chefs will use the butcher's steel every time they bust out their knife, or every 10-15 minutes of use if using the knife for an extended period of time.
"Oh i have used a universal socket once, and now it is in the top 5 of my Amazingly Bad tools" LOL
I have to admit that this video just randomly came up in my feed and it has done a great job turning me away from your channel.
That's more than a little unfair, he's done a lot of good videos.
Not really unfair, the decent videos are few and far between. As a sidenote the gator grip socket is fantastic for several variations of antitamper bolts.
1 video is bad and you stay away? Lol thats just weak
Hes not wrong though. This video is the first one I've ever seen of Wranglerstar and it made me cringe hard enough that I doubt I want to watch more. First impression and all that.
Video was poorly put together and I cringe at some items he keeps in his tool box. Anyone that keeps a damn knife-steele in a tool box isn't careful about tools in the first place.
Thats a knife honing rod. Its meant to bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out. Unless the blade is properly sharpened on a stone, a honing rod isnt going to help much.
Rachel Magowan Aha! Just saw a video on what you mentioned. Thanks for the tip!
Wether he is familiar with proper use of not, my knowledge of metallurgy tells me that too many of these are made of inferior metals for the task. I've owned three of them that I could cut into with the knives they came with. If they are designing them expecting you to move the edge of the blade without removing metal then they've designed them to be virtually useless. How many times can you expect to do that without breaking that edge off? 1? ...2 maybe?
I don't know if that's what you mean when you say "bring the edge of the blade back into alignment and straighten it out" but your words lead me to that conclusion. I have seen one or two of these that cut through the metal of the knife and they were very useful to have in the kitchen. Of course, this guy keeps one in his tool box so ...go figure.
When a knife is sharpened with a stone, it leaves what is referred to as a "wire edge". The purpose of the steel is to remove this wire edge, also known as honing. It does not require much effort or especially hard steel.
Interesting. I'll have to look into it more closely. Thanx for the insight.
A honing steel is not meant for removing metal, just for moving it into place.
Watches 5 amazingly bad tools. Immediately goes out and buys two tools on the list haha.
Mark itZero which ones?
Broken Bolt Garage I fell in love with that 4th one !!
I've used a titanium set of universal sockets and a small box of 6 is always with me and its sterdy as hell
rodrigopalmerin send me a link of reliable ones you’ve bought please
I have that universal socket and the only gripe I have is that pins will get frozen making it hard to separate it from the bolt. I usually will separate if I wiggle the wrench side to side but I recall more than once when it longer than usual for that to work.
The socket though is a lifesaver when disassembling my car interior to take out the rear seats and padding as well as both passenger and driver seats. That one socket saves me the trouble of swapping between 3 sockets to do the same job.
The knife steel is hard to learn without guidance, but if you look at even the most basic of images that explain it, it is quite easy to learn. It took met about 30 minutes to get it right. P.S. only use it for knives that already have an edge.
The knife steel is actually not that bad you just have to learn to use it properly
I’ll stick with my sharping block
@@matthewalbright8951 the steel is for honing, not sharpening
You have to make it a habbit to use it before using the knife. Sometimes i also draw the knife over my walnut cutting board a few times and it gets scary sharp from that.
should be named "5 AMAZING Tools I don't know how to use"
uRANiUM well this is the same dude that almost broke his wrist when trying to test drills.
It was as if fate was trying to teach him a lesson; they actually work when you want them to (and especially when you don't want them to).
Most of these tools have (or had) their place, otherwise they wouldn't have been so popular. One of the reasons our tools don't change very much over the years, is because most people don't give them a fair chance.
Despite clear instructions, they usually use them wrong, and only once, then declaring, "it doesn't work," instead of giving it a fair chance.
He is the most useless tool!
This video is just “I don’t know how to use it so I don’t like it”.
Bullseye
You need to be at least 10% smarter than the tool that you are using.
This guy isn't there.
The "HONING" steel would work just fine if you used it properly. its not meant to sharpen your knives its meant to realign the edge of your blade. if you use them every time you use your knife as well as wash, dry, and store your knife properly it will last a long time before it needs sharpening. A job that is meant for a wet stone.
That,s true. I have two steels, a coarse and a fine. The coarse WILL sharpen without losing much metal, then the fine hones it to a razor edge. It's all in the angle. NOBODY touches my knives with a sharpener. I hate those Eversharp knives. I only use a wetstone if I buy a knife someone has really messed up, or for axes/hatchets, machetes.
i still have yet to buy a wet stone. thankfully i havent had to sharpen my knife yet but when its due i'll probably send it off.
buy a wet stone, sharpening your knifes is almost meditative and you respect the edge even more :)
+Gasper Erjavec I agree with you, I sharpen my knife when I'm a bit frustrated at work and I have a little free time, it centers me and I always get my knife to be razor sharp. I actually have a bald spot on my left arm because I use it as a test to see if my knife is sharp enough. If I can put no pressure on the knife and it glides right through the hairs, it's sharp enough.
It's spelled "whetstone."
Exactly the kind of quality tool information I expect from a man in a sweater vest.
RVA Nate
Lmao
With a jc penny plaid and some not-so-carharts....
But he got that tape measured. Lol
HAHAHAHA
i laughed out loud for real...
Shame the details is wrong for a number of points
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I have to say, after watching this video, I wouldn’t let you put fuel in my lawn mower. If you can’t use a stud finder, a knife edge hone, or a simple clamp flood light, you need to hang up your tool belt and hire your “honey-do’s” done.
"I have 5 tools I have no idea how to use, let's make a video and prove I dont know anything"
Fyi.
I own or have used all of these. Stud finders work EVERY time if you know how. Yank screwdriver is a great tool if you can get a Robertson bit. Which i do.
Work lights have always been dodgy and prone to wearing out. But they are cheap. When I was framing we would hang them and use them on a job and just junk them when we were done. Buy new on the next job.
The clippers need to be cleaned and cared for with each use and will never let you down if you use them on what you're supposed to use them on.
Every tool on this list is great if you use it properly and with skill.
I always thought the knife steel was to true the edge and not sharpen it.
You are right
yup, but pretty much everyone doesnt know how to use them correctly so they end up rolling the edge over. makes me cringe thinking about it
I cook for a living a use a knife steel daily. Your right, it's to true the edge up and not to sharpen it.
You go er Pontiac.
Master William it is called honing rod because of that
Fifty years ago, my uncle was a wiz with a Yankee screw driver. It was amazing to watch.
Do not blame tools you do not know how to use.
ruclips.net/video/Obgnr9pc820/видео.html
He bought them though.... lol
B Rumph I could buy a lot of things I don’t know how to use. Don’t know how that changes anything.
I think the guy can figure out a pair of hedge clippers, and whatever else. If he's messed about with manifolds and carburettors, he probably knows his way around a tool box. How, in your opinion, was he using them wrongly?
greenaum he judged the Yankee screwdriver and it worked perfectly.
The socket, he used it in the wrong application and it worked perfectly.
The socket to me is a tool you use when using your fingers isn't possible to get things to fingertight. And where speed is essential. Just like 3D printing. It is another step in a big process not its own thing.
On its own 3D printing is practically useless, but making an exact replica out of wax or easily melted material means you won't have to sit down and carve a wax model in order to make a mould for casting.
You've convinced me! I'm getting a Yankee screwdriver and a Grizzly universal socket
I spent a month in Puerto Rico and loved the gator universal socket. I have very limit weight limit for tools and I used it with my impact driver to repair homes after the hurricane. Of course it not a replacement for a proper set of sockets, but man, it was invaluable and when I return I will be taking it back with me.
Rick Thompson thank you for using your skills to help our fellow Americans! :)
As a puertorican, we greatly appreciated your help, take care! The hurricane for the most part was a pretty hard punch, some puertoricans are still without energy! :(
Who else ordered a universal socket after watching this? 🤣
Already owned one.
I've had the same one for a decade lol
I use one at work but now for tightening only for smaller screws so I dont have to change from 8 to 10 to 13 all the time.
I already have one.
They're absolutely awful, you can't apply too much torque to them otherwise they slip and strip the bolt.
He is trying to show the "bad" tool and doesn't know how to use them properly
Bro I promise he isn't. He should've referenced the DOC......PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He did admit his mistake in terms of the universal socket. He threw the shears in as a spur-of-the-moment gripe with how it is used by his wife -- the way in which both he, you and I can agree is inefficient.
Did you even watch the video lol? He literally said he may not be using them correctly and therefore they don't work for him.
Pretty much everything has instructions
I watched my dad use the screw driver drill and had no problem using them.
Those long sheers arnt really used for thicker , more woodsy branches it's more for lots of small sprigs off a bush or small tree, I use them alot on bushes to get the shape right
A honing steel isn't for sharpening. It's for knocking the small burrs out of the knife
Sterling Chandler thank you. These are hones only. Like a leather strop
came here to say the same. This video is very flawed.
hes basically saying "i dont know how to use this so its dumb"
swankmosquito exactly my thoughts.
I believe the old saying "A bad workman always blames his tools" has never been more apt. I only counted one useless tool in the video, and it was wearing a tanktop (actually, I'll take that back - a tool is useful...)
I don't see any tanktops in the video you old pinecone
Yes, because there are no chipped screwdrivers, no broken electrical tools, no bits that just snap in half, no knives that are basically a useless piece of steel. There are bad tools, there are broken tools and there are good tools. And this guy seems to be pretty handy if you watch any of his other videos. So I must disrespectfully disagree with you.
@@nicklasveva - this is true, but a good workman would replace damaged tools.
@@UncleAbs a workman can't always afford new tools or maybe borrows. But I think that the coolest workmen have their own tools that are always in good condition. No contest there. I love keeping my tools clean and sharp.
Wranglerstar, I love your videos, but most of these aren’t bad tools, it’s just user error.
The aluminum lights are terrible. TERRIBLE
They're not meant for lights! It's a heat lamp!
SOVT he said most
Alum. lights are cheap--a buck at garage sales--versitale very adjustible. A drywall screw or small c-clamp keeps them in place.
Jacob Ireland dude, they suck
The lamp is actually used very often by reptile owners
Can agree
Chickens too, they are good for heat lamps
Honestly anyone who wants to bring the gift of warmth without direct contact(e.g. heated blanket, which could get torn to shreds) or fire, I know a couple that has foxes that put one in their shed to keep them warm.
Maybe you don't use the knife steel correctly. Gordon Ramsay uses one all the time. I'm sure he could tell you how to use it. And I don't think they are for making blades "sharper". I think they are to maintain the sharpness/to knock off any imperfections so that you don't mess up what your cutting with little burrs hanging off the blade. I may be wrong, but that's my idea anyways.
You're correct, they aren't used for sharpening blunt knives.
Yeah, try and confiscate G. Ramsay's sharpening steels..
You have got it : use the steel ( such as forged steel Sheffield) for a few strokes after honing , prior to stropping. Then a few strokes from time to time between sharpenings to Maintain an edge. It will only work for a while and eventually the knives must be honed.
Just popping in to confirm all this. I know nothing about tools but I was a working chef and this is what they're for more or less (It's more for prevention of damage than repair; once the edge has been damaged to the point of being considered "burred" it would be ruined and need re-sharpening)
Please stop. Gordon Ramsay has no clue what he’s doing with a steel. He’s a flailing lunatic and nothing more
As a chef, working with a knife 8 hours a day, i must say that a honing steel is invaluable. So to call it a bad and usless tool i so ignorant. Almost to the point that i lost respect for you and nearly unsubbed. But i can agree that one who do not know how to use it, may end up destroying the edge. But still its, as important as a knife. So learn how to use it, and use it after every time you cut something with your knife. It will keept the edge sharp for a long time, i re sharpen my knives only once a year!
Hedge clippers are designed for trimming a hedge. Ok, I get it. You don't have a hedge and you have tried using them for something that they are not designed for. This is rather like trying to fix your toilet with a sledgehammer, and after failing, claiming that a sledgehammer is a "bad" tool.
Wen0110 I have a leaky toilet, thanks for the sledgehammer tip, I'll get one tomorrow and post the video
Never heard anyone have something bad to say about stud finder.
I know, that was the strangest of all these tools. I've used a stud finder to hang multiple tvs, pictures, a safe, cameras, and more, and 3 of those things would have hurt someone by now if it was wrong. I even used one to trace a wire a few weeks ago. They're incredibly handy.
@@michaelmiguel6937 you say that, but there are plenty of sub $30 stud finders that work just fine. Mine is name brand and was $25. It has every feature you might need and has never let me down for the 6 or so years I've had it. 1.5 inch depth, live wire detection, it even projects an arrow on to the wall to show where to drill.
I normally like your videos, but you are full of it on this one. I use the lights, the stud finder, and even the universal socket.
Stud finder works well IF you know how to use it! Sharpening steel, see above!
Same with that universal socket. He couldn't even get it to suck on his video.
Yeah, thats hard
You know, after some of the tools worked great he could have just not posted the video, but instead he put it out there for all to see. I'm not going to fault him for that. Props for admitting when you are wrong about something; very admirable quality.
He doesn't care about being criticized he just made some money from posting this video
Probably just couldn't be bothered coming up with a new video idea
I would think he would first test it before trash talking it
It's not admirable, it's absolutely lazy. He randomly picked 5 items that he "thought" were useless and decided to post a video with a catchy title...all for views. He used ONE experience he had YEARS AGO to determine that the universal socket was useless...and was made to look like a damn fool. He was acting admirably. He doesn't care about that. He only wants to post content, no matter what it's worth is, on a regular basis so he can continue to line his pockets. That's just my worthless opinion, hahahaha.
@@danielwalter3562 Hey! he also told a story how his wife incorrectly used the hedge trimmers in the woods, so they were complete junk! (i agree with you)
7:22 "no one knows how to use them"
Me: laughs in brazilian.
Everyone and their grandma has one of those since it's so common for brazilians to grill, and our knifes go dull and EVERYONE in brazil knows how to use those
Worst tool ever made? Flat head screws
Fixed beautifully by the Robertson head. That was then banned from the US.
Floyd Maxwell
Fixed beautifully by the Robertson head. That was then banned from the US.
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hi FM...
why banned the screw...
what kind of screw and tool...
3 different sizes of squarescrews are the great screws than phillips / slotted
DanielDaniel1 agreed
And Robertson screws were invented by a Canadian, It's what makes them so special
Floyd, they weren't "banned." They were patented, and Robertson wouldn't license others to make 'em. Patents are long expired, of course.
"I have never had a hedge, I don't want a hedge, so I have never found a use for them. They are awful, just awful." So just to be clear, you are using a tool for something it isn't designed for and are complaining that it doesn't do what you want it to do?
Lets play this differently and assume that I have one of your favorite tools, the chainsaw. "I don't have trees, I have never had trees in my yard, so I have never found a use for the chainsaw. It is terrible at cutting my grass so it is just awful!"
also mediocre at removing snow and ice from the windshield....is a pretty effective stud finder tho
Max Familant LMFAO
Oh, thank you Max Familant. Best ever stud finder!
"I don't have hedges, I've never had hedges, so I've never learned how to use this tool properly. Thus, it's the tool's fault if it doesn't work for the improper use I'm putting it to, even though I don't know how to use it correctly."
It probably makes great Julienne fries.
?????
The knife steel is not for sharpening it's for honing the edge
back in the early 2000s, I built a subwoofer box using a yankee screwdriver and philips head screws. It actually worked great imo.
Did you really film a list of "amazingly bad" tools without testing whether they're actually bad before filming?? Really? GTFO of here...
4TheRide this made me laugh.
In his defense, something like the socket that he expected to break on use would make sense to only use on camera, but the others don't really have an excuse for working perfectly. At least he didn't fake them being bad infomercial style.
Totally agree! I have bought or gifted most of these tools and one thing; I didn't cheap out. Buy a no-name stud finder in the dollar store and that's what you get. BTW: how old is this? This guy never heard of LED worklights?
R Jon boy one month old
Hmm, i'm no toolman, but the stud finders work fine.
Only on new houses they don’t work on houses that have plaster and lathe
They've served me horribly. My boss showed me something very nifty, grab a flashlight, shine it up the wall. You'll find the stud screws in a few seconds. Never fails, or you have a crappy builder. ;P
Evan Culver can you please explain how to use the flashlight? Thanks
Nicholas Dill I have older plaster over drywall and mine works great when you set the detection depth.
I have an adjustable flashlight, they're extremely cheap on amazon, and I assure you the 5 dollar compared to the 25 dollar is pretty close in quality, if money is an issue just get the cheap stuff till you can buy quality so it lasts. But I narrow the light beam and hold it flush to the wall facing up and slowly ride it across so it's always pointed up like you would a stud finder. and you will see mud covers or indents where the drywall screws are, there's your stud. :] happy hunting.
I have never had a stud finder not work to satisfaction. I've never used a cheap one, but they always work for me.
Grant Harriman they only give me the general area of a stud most of the time
Mrmghz1 they give you the sides of the studs, not the center. you find one side, then find the other side, and screw in the middle. It's easy and even the dollar store ones work 99% of the time
I've had mixed results but I'm not ready to throw mine away
I use a stud finder everyday literally lol I can say there not 100% reliable but they always get me within 1-2 inches from a stud which idc because I’m just cutting in boxes ect. Stud finders work 99% of the time even on plaster it’s harder but if you have the touch they work fine.
Grant Harriman I've had many crappy stud finders, but my favorite is the zircon stud finders. The 10 dollar one is so great, or I'll just use a magnet
Concerning the universal socket: it's obviously never going to be the best tool for the job, but I've found that it is so versatile that it is absolutely worth having as it will fit almost everything you put it on. Getting it perfectly centered is pretty difficult, but if you're careful it'll work sufficiently enough to get the job done.
personally, I think the worst tool in this video is the guy in the godawful sweater vest.
out without either his helmet, or somebody watching him.
mans needs a bit of supervision.. maybe some guidance
The Yankee was the tool of tools when I started as an electrician for installing outlets and switches. This was before dewalt drills came out. It took a bit to figure it out but I was fast with it
It also made the Blues Brothers movie that little bit better.
I was thrilled, when I was 11 or 12 and got a small, Yankee screwdriver/drill. I had no power tools. It made working on projects much easier once I learned to control it.
Pretty funny that all of the tools that are "so bad" are the same ones that I have been using for years and don't work too bad for their intended purpose. Not to mention that all of the tools that he demonstrated actually worked just fine in his demonstration.
Dylan's Tech yeah but why not buy a drill?
Stud finders are amazing. You just need to find the edge of the stud from each side. So take the finder, wipe L-R, to find left edge of stud, mark it. Then wipe R-L to find right edge, mark. The two marks represent where the stud is.
I think you need to eat crow because of this video. Most tools will only work as designed not how you think they should work.
No kidding
Honestly look at this dude
What about his look?
If y’all weren’t singled minded, you would pay attention to what he said first thing in the video. He may not use these correctly. He admitted that.
Learn to use the tools?
"A poor craftsperson always blames their tools"
+Andrea V
OK. Let's see you use Windows Vista.
Captain Obvious - I did for years. You get used to it
Well when you don't have a licence key for xp at the time...
Anyway, pointless conversation.
Andrea V for years? You're just lazy and cheap
+Revive Me I have the Ray Gun
Finally! Someone who gets it. The quote Andrea used was logically fallacious for two reasons:
1. It assumes there are no bad tools. There very much are poor tools that even an expert craftsperson should blame. The are usually labeled "Craftsman".
2. It's an oversimplification. As if bad tools are the only thing people blame when they can't get the job done. There's other factors like time, people you're working with, etc.
Honestly, if there's one thing I hate, it's people quoting bad quotes and thinking they're "amazing wisdom".
I worked in a restaurant as a prep cook and the guy who trained me was an old Turkish dude who would sharpen his knifes on the back of a plate.
Haha, I've done that before when I've been made to use house knives (Don't ask)
I got some funny looks from the front of house management, I can tell you XD
I have a "stud finder". Nearly 20 years old. Works FANTASTIC! Finds the CENTER of a stud very accurately.
A "steel" hone is NOT for sharpening a knife. They merely remove the microscopic "burrs" on the knife from regular use. They MUST be used frequently. A professional chef has one hanging off his/her belt constantly.
I have one older than me my pops has used that thing for at least 30yrs! it works fine every time I use it... mark the first edge and the other edge boom your done
Ok, Manny, you beat me! LOL.
Back in the day ( before I could afford tools), I used the back end of a screwdriver to "tap" the stud. Then in order to get the "center" I would hammer in a 6 penny nail until I found the exact center ( of course I had to have spackle mud handy too). Centering a stud is a must for hanging heavy objects.
We actually hang our steels off of a magnet strip, or hook. This keeps it out of the way. But it generally is within arms reach at any one time.
Yeah, I have a cheapie Stanley stud finder that's 20 years old. Works great.
Thank you for making a vid of perfectly GOOD tools and how to use them wrongly. Yankee screwdrivers were the mainstay of joiners building houses before electric tools. Thousands were used and they work well (you arm hurts like hell the first few days lol). Steel are for honing a blade not sharpening it in the first place. Stones are for that. Stud finders work well (well they do here in the UK). it goes on.
I don't think joiners build houses bro.
@@TheFirstJoe so a wooden framed house is built by who?
@@salan3 a carpenter?
@@TheFirstJoe where I come from they are the same thing.
@@salan3 where you come from? The UK? In the UK they are different just like here in Ireland.
The knife steel is not a tool and it doesn’t sharpen knifes either it’s a honing steel
In a tool sense the knife steel may not hold much value, but in a kitchen it is used to hone the blade before every use. it straitens the steel and knocks of any imperfections, it does not "sharpen" because it does not take off any material. Its function is actually very similar to that of leather strop, and in fact can actually be used as a replacement for a strop if necessary.
The Shrubbery Trimmers were designed for The Knights Who Say Ni
Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought that... Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries
ekki-ekki-ekki-pitang-zoom-boing!
"My nane is Roger, Roger the shrubber. I build, design, and arrange shubbery."
any body know where the toilets are?
The folks at Grizzly are like, "Thanks for the free ad."
The universal socket shouldn't be on the list at all. Your original one was probably a chinese knock off. For a diy guy these are great. Nobody in a proper garage would use one as they are not designed for everyday heavy use. They are actually great for removing security bolts/nuts on wheels when you have lost your locking wheel nut.
I am quite sure the universal socket he used was ALSO made in China. There's good quality and bad quality from China it just depends on how much you're willing to spend.
The universal socket isn't an amazingly great tool for maintained use, but it's something handy for when you find something that isn't a common size you work with.
Working for a tire merchant in germany we needed it multiple times to loosen tires were the wheel lock or the locked bolt broke. It may not be an all purpose tool but its not useless at all.
Ellipses aren't designed for every comment use...
I forgot my socket set the their day and needed a 9/16” and honestly used my multi socket for the first time since I got it 3 years ago, and it worked perfectly. I never would’ve thought it, but I torqued 4” lags into studs for a tv mount. Thothi
I mean points to him for leaving up such a ridiculous self-own, I sure wouldn’t have