Welcome Taproot

Welcome @Taproot

Please join me in welcoming our newest member, Taproot. We are happy to have you as part of our community.
Why not start by telling us something about yourself!

 

Hello everyone. I'm mostly a lurker. I teach history and religion at a small college in middle America. If I'm honest I'd have to admit that much of my interest in sharpening centers around my obsession with stones. I spend as much time maintaining and marveling over my stones as I do my knives. Thanks for having me.

 

Welcome!!

 

Welcome professor!

 

Welcome along! Would be nice to see some pics of your knives and sharpening gear

 

Well, it ain't pretty right now but here it is.

These are my workhorses. I have my knives and "fun" stones in the closet. I should get them out. This is a great reminder. In the pic:
Atoma 140x
King 800x
Bester 1000x
Takenoko 8000x
Naniwa Superstone 10,000x
Chosera (i think it's 4000x). It needs to be cleaned up a bit. I let it soak too long, then dried it improperly. I do that kind of thing all the time
Suherio Rika 5000x on the brick
Felt and leather strops
Felt burr block
Yeah, that's an EdgePro and stones on the tool box. No, I'm not ashamed that I use them
If you look close to the strop there is also a stone I found when I was hiking the Appalachian Trail. It's kind of hidden in this picture by the water tub.I found it in Virginia and used it to sharpen a knife on the fly and fell in love with it. I'll admit I only use it for fun, but it could easily be a part of my arsenal! Not sure what it is.

 

Welcome! Nice collection of stones.

 

Welcome to the Fora!

 

nice set up, glad you came out of the shadows to say hello

 

Nice collection of stones there, thanks for the pics