[nafex] grafting knife/ conference date

["del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>]

Joe wrote:
>I ... Stongly suggest short knives.  Short
>tools are stiffer and less whippy than long ones.  Sure, you can cut
>with the portion of the edge closest to the hand.  But there is usually
>some portion of the edge that is just a wee bit sharper, just a few
>inches out.  Next thing you know, you are making all your cuts with the
>sweetest portion of the edge.

I prefer about a 2- 2 1/2 " blade because it gives a longer  slicing - 
leveling surface for a cleaner flatter cut. Are you  referring to length as 
being the principle  "danger factor"?  Or just that some knives are 
flexable?
I reground a bunch of utility knife blades for Bob's class ( to have a 
single bevel), they end up with a useful length of about 1".              I 
could regrind a stack of the blades  for the conference, would make a cheap 
grating knife.

My date for the Nafex conference in Minneapolis is  Sept 12-14

Del Stubbs http://www.pinewoodforge.com

ag zone2/3


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