Sharpening Carving Tools.
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2019
- I was recently asked by a couple of subscribers about the sharpening kit that I use for my hook knives and what process I go through. So in this video I try and oblige and show you how I go about it and the tools that I use. I am no expert by any means, but I manage to keep the knives in working order. Thanks for watching...….
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Big 👍🏻 Up from me too Mark.
Hope you’re keeping well and the family too.
Have a great week.
Hi Michael, I hope you are having a nice week mate :) Many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. It is always great to hear from you :) Have a great week too Michael, all the best, Mark :)
Great demo Mark, good quality, well maintained tools are a beautiful thing! Take care mate and see you soon!🍻👊🌲
Good morning Wade :) I hope you are keeping well mate. I agree, nothing nice than using sharp tools. I find it makes for a more pleasurable carving session if you can keep things in good working order. The lads I work with think I'm daft when I tell them to clean and check their tools and gear at the end of the day. It was the way I was brought up. Look after you gear and it will look after you :) Saying that I drive a car that is a heap of crap and never gets looked after lol. Thanks as always Wade, it is always great to hear from you, all the best, Mark :)
Thanks for sharing this great and useful video bro. Great review. Thumb up.
Hi Brother, I hope you are keeping well :) I'm glad you found the video useful. thanks a s always for stopping by :) Have a great week, all the best, Mark.
Nice one Mark. They say you can judge the quality of a tradesman by looking at the condition of his tools 🙂. In that case my friend you are a master tradesman. Your kit is used for the purpose intended but equally looked after and maintained 👍. Nice job and tutorial, tips on sharpening 👍. Great job. I was rooting about in our Atic the other day looking for an old belt with the plan of making a strop 🙂. Might knock one up later today. Cheers Mark, fantastic to watch as always, have a great day 👍. Just off out to try and photograph a family of Kingfishers 🙂
Hi Rick, I hope you are keeping well mate and everything is going OK :) LOL, I picked my habits up when I first left school. I am a Glazier by trade, going back 30 years ago and the old boys who taught me were sticklers for everything being clean, sharp, and ready for the morning. I just stuck with it lol. Good luck with getting the pics :) They are quite easy to photograph if you know where the live or where their main feeding areas are. Otherwise I find them too fast. Great looking birds, them and Jays :) Thanks as always for watching and for the great comment :) Have a top week mate, all the best, Mark.
Thanks dude, I found an old knife from my grandfather that I have been wanting to restore it. This helps alot
Many thanks for watching 👍. I'm glad the video helped you out.
Hi Mark,
another very informative video, well put together and as always well presented.
Nice tip you shared using the marker pen to colour the edge of the knife, that makes so much sense.
The soft hide raps are a nice touch too.
Great little maintenance kit, although I must say for stropping the inside edge your homemade dowel strop looks more comfortable to use, it just looks more ergonomic, nice.
I was looking forward to this video after you mentioned it on your last video, and I wasn't disappointed.
Many thanks for sharing, have a great weekend Mark,
atb, Paul.
Hi Paul, I hope you are having a great weekend :) Many thanks a s always for watching and for the great comment. It is always nice to hear from you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, it is nice of you to say :) I tend to use a marker pen when sharpening most of my knives. You would be amazed how often you think you have the knife at the correct angle, then after a couple of passes see that you hadn't. Plus it helps to show if the stone is slightly dished and ready to be re flattened with a levelling stone. Thanks again Paul :) All the best, Mark :)
Thanks Mark, good instructional video
Hi David, I hope you are keeping well :) Thank you as always for watching and for commenting :) Have a great week, all the best, Mark.
What a timely film, thank you. My hook knife is in need of some tlc and the homemade strop using a piece of dowel is brilliant. Thanks again Mark👍. RSPB job going great too mate. Cheers Sel
Hi Sel, I hope you are keeping well mate :) Well, I aim to please lol. You will have to let me know how you get on sharpening it. It's quite easy after a few goes :) Good to here the job is going well mate. Chuffed to bits for you. Thanks as always mate..... have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Hi Mark! Useful tips on sharpening the carving tools. You reminded me to strop my hook knife. :-) Have a great week brother. ATB André
Hi Andre :) I hope you are keeping well brother. Many thanks for watching and for commenting. I always appreciate them and enjoy hearing from you :) Have a great week too. All the best, Mark :)
Another fantastic tutorial, thanks Mark. I am looking to take up carving in the near future and I was curious about knife maintenance. Thanks again Mark, take care 👍😃
Hi Mike, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) I'm glad you found the video useful. Sharpening the tools was something that I was unfamiliar with until owning a set. But after a while it becomes easier and it makes for a more enjoyable carving session. Thanks again Mike and have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Please ignore the last question from me, I've just watched your Ballistol video!!!!, great one for folks who know nothing about Ballistol, cheers for the pen link from that video
Hey Mark 🙂 thanks for sharing. Good to see you out and about again🙂👍🏻👍🏻
HI Joe, I hope you are keeping well my friend :) It is always nice to hear from you!! Many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Have a great week, all the best, Mark.
Mark Bailey I am in the process of moving right now. In a couple weeks I hope to start making videos. I have been tagged. Is it ok to tag you?
@@spider5001 Hi Joe, yes that will be fine mate :) Good luck with the move!! Are you moving far?
Mark Bailey no not really. Just across town to better schools for my kids🙂
Great video Mark thanks for the info it is very helpful thanks a lot and keep them coming the video`s love them!
Hi Robert, I hope you are keeping well :) Many thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment :) It is always great to hear from you. Have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Cracking video mate. I was sat out earlier in the yard making very small muck rooms out of holly. Just got myself some nice timbers to carve spoons etc going for a chopping block this weekend to use the axes at home. Keep up the great work pal.
All the best Dave
Good morning Dave, I hope you are keeping well mate :) Nice one mate.... I made a small area in the back for carving and chopping wood. The only trouble is, it keeps raining whenever I think about going out :) I could do with a workshop lol. Thanks as always Dave for watching and taking the time to comment mate. It always great to hear from you :) Have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Magic bud, being waiting for this video, I appreciate the demonstration. Will be giving it a few views for ya! Looking forward to my Moras coming in the mail and getting involved!
Hi Matthew, I'm glad you found the video useful :) Many thanks for watching and for the kind comment :) Have a great week, all the best, Mark.
Thanks for sharing, my tools need sharpening. Take care.
Hi Quinn, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) Have a great day, all the best, Mark :)
Great little sharpening kit matey good job, I tend to count down the stropping either side ending with single strokes each side 👍 all the best. I’ll pop over tomorrow for a cuppa 😀
Hi Trev, I hope you are keeping well matey :) Many thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment, it is always appreciated and great to hear from you :) I have had to change my days this week Trev. I was in yesterday and back in on Friday and over the weekend. It would be great to catch up with you :) Loved your last video :) Have a great day mate, see you soon, all the best, Mark :)
Mark Bailey ok matey I may try fri if I get a minute 👍 probably mid day
@@NorthwalesBushcrafters Cheers Trev.... I will hopefully catch you then if you get the time mate :) Speak to you soon, all the best, Mark :)
I agree auto sol powders and falls away from my strop when dried, thanks Mark well presented easy to follow .. as always..👍
Hi Matt, many thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment :) I was pretty surprised by how good autosol works. It is a lot cheaper than Tormek and seems to work just as well. I used to find I was having to clean the strops out quite regularly when I used the blocks of compound, but these types make it a lot quicker and easier :) Easier in my book is a good thing lol. Thanks as always Matt :) Have a great week mate, all the best, Mark :)
Cheers Mate!
Nice one Mark, I need to make myself one of those cylindrical leather strips for my hook knife. Gets a bit challenging Sharpening it on a flat strop, especially with the pronounced, double-edged, curved blade the mora has. Thanks for sharing mate, take care.
Hi Andy, cheers mate :) Yeah, they are really simple to make. It was an old scrap piece I had and the dowel you can pick up from B&Q :) You can also make a stop from a piece of pine edging, again from B&Q. I made some about 1" wide by 8mm thick and glued a piece of thin leather all the way around, and these worked well for the outside bevel. Thanks as always Andy, have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Hadn't seen you around here in a while... Hope you are having a fun summer!
Hi Ja vy, I hope you are keeping well :) I've done a few videos, but summer is my busiest time of the year at work, so I am limited. Its always a pleasure to hear from you :) Have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
Thankx for this, I've taken a nick out of my spoon knife so I'll follow your guide to sort it
Good morning John, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) I hope you manage to sort out the nick in your knife. I had one in mine the other day. I must of clipped a knot or something, so I know what a pain it is. Thank again for taking the time, all the best, Mark :)
Ive just bought my first set of wood carving knifes Mark, do this video will be really handy come sharpening time even though it does look quite difficult, I struggle sharpening my Bushcraft knife and axe haha.
cheers for sharing.
I’ve created my first Wood spirit a couple of weeks ago and how relaxing is it carving in to wood 👍, thanks mate, Ant.
Hi Ant, many thanks for watching mate and for the comment, it is always great to hear from you :) Yeah they can seem tricky to sharpen at first. But with a bit of practice and confidence it soon becomes easy and just a part of carving. If you check out Ben Orford's you tube channel he has loads of good videos on sharpening axes, knives and his wood carving tools. I love the wood spirits. I have seen some stunning pieces carved into trees and wooden posts. I keep meaning to give them a try sometime. I just end up carving spoons, spatulas and mushrooms and leave them for folk to find and pick up. Maybe a few wood spirits would make a nice change :) Cheers Ant, all the best, Mark :)
Mark Bailey thanks for the Ben Orford shout out, I’ll go check him out Mark. I’ll have a look see if I can pick anything up from him.
Yeah I just thought I’d try and carve one on Charlie’s wooden stick he found, I really enjoyed doing it. Thanks again Mark.
Your knife sharpening method has served me well! Great video and informative. Might want to eat a cheeseburger or three lol. You're looking rather thin my friend. Take care Mark. All my best to you!
Good morning Rich, I hope you are keeping well :) I'm glad the videos have been some help :) Yeah this is my summer weight lol. You could eat 5 meals a day and still lose weight. Long days working at the fishery and non stop lifting, chopping and cutting, getting the place ready for the season. I may take you up on the three cheeseburgers though. I haven't had a decent burger in years. Even though they like to say authentic US burgers, I'm sure they are nothing like you get in the US. Mainly gristle and bones lol. You need the cheese and ketchup to hide the flavour lol. Thanks again Rich, it is always great to hear from you :) All the best, Mark.
Great video as always Mark and a great sharpening kit I paid £50 for mine from a online bushcraft store and it turns out that the place that makes the set I got is just down the road from me. I've not had much chance to use it yet as I've only carved one spoon months ago now but I was waiting to oil it before I put the video on you tube. The spoon isn't brilliant as it was my first attempt at carving a spoon and the first time using the tools pluss I had to concentrate on filming it to😁👍
Good morning Carl, I hope life down in the beautiful SW is treating you well mate :) I find when it comes to sharpening carving tools, especially the hook knives, it is down to practice and confidence. Once you have done it a few times it becomes way easier. I started with the finest grits at first, so if I balls it up I didn't take too much steel away lol. Then you find the method that works best for you :) LOL, that is always the case mate. I had a similar experience with a jacket I recently bought. I sent it back twice as it was the wrong size, then colour that they sent, only to realise the shop was 10 miles away and I could of drove there an sorted it out. At least you know you have a local company you can go to and get things when you need them. I will look forward to your video Carl.... have a great week mate, all the best, Mark :)
Hi Mark hope you're keeping well mate another great video no I haven't strop my Swiss Army knife I'll get round to it soon take care mate
Hi Shaun, I hope you are having a nice weekend mate :) Funny you should mention stropping swiss army knives. I did a couple of mine when I got in from work earlier :) Thanks as always for watching and for the comment :) It is always great to hear from you :) Take care mate, all the best, Mark :)
Awesome demo as always mark 🙂 👍 too much coffee before ? Lol 🙂
Hi Reidy, I hope you are keeping well mate :) LOL, yeah something like that :) Thanks as always for watching and for the great comment. have a top week mate, all the best, Mark :)
Morning, wow, fantastic demonstration, definitely fired me up, to invest in some appropriate sharpening kit, as suggested I'll make a few paddles for covering myself, I concur with your comments on the paste you prefer versus the blocks, thanks so much for your input, a really useful guide, great stuff. May I inquire about the Ballistol pen? (can't see them on the Ballistol store site!) where do you source those from? - cheers
Hi Nick, I hope you are keeping well :) Many thanks for watching and for the great comment. I'm glad you found the link to the Ballistol pens. I think they were from Amazon if I remember correctly. Thanks again Nick. Have a great week, all the best, Mark :)
What kind of compound is that.👍
Hi Poly-Wog Bushcraft, many thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :) The compound in the yellow tube is called Tormek paste. I think it is a Swedish make. Great stuff :) I also use a polishing compound in a black tube which is called Auto-sol. You can pick that up from most car repair shops. Both work really well, but the Auto-sol is slightly cheaper and it is a larger sized tube. I hope this helps, all the best, Mark :)
G'day Mark, is there a way for me to send you some footage I just shot to take a look at? You may or may not want to share with your viewers just to highlight the dangers of ' Widow makers '.
Hi Matthew, yeah I'm sure there is away you could send it. Can you send it as an attachment to an email? Is it possible? I'm not that savvy with computers, but my email address is markbay@hotmail.com if it will work this way :) Thanks Matthew, all the best, Mark.