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Porcelain-handled knives made for a French customer, China, ~1715 AD

Arms Wide, Knives Out

The audience at Covent Garden really appreciated this knife juggler. He’d just been throwing knifes in the air above the body of a willing volunteer. I’m not sure if I’d have volunteered!

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#2025 #busker #CoventGarden #crowd #entertainment #juggling #knives #London #Photo #Photography #SonyA7RV #streetPerformer #StreetPhotography #UnitedKingdom #Urban

Photograph of a street performer in a red and white striped t-shirt and red shorts standing with arms outstretched holding knives in Covent Garden piazza, London. A volunteer from the audience lies flat on a mat on the cobblestones in front of the performer, holding a phone on their chest. A large semicircle of spectators watches and applauds, with children sitting cross-legged at the front and adults standing several rows deep behind them. Hanging flower baskets, stone columns, and shop fronts including a partially visible Camper store are visible in the background.

Arms Wide, Knives Out

The audience at Covent Garden really appreciated this knife juggler. He’d just been throwing knifes in the air above the body of a willing volunteer. I’m not sure if I’d have volunteered!...

https://inphotos.org/2026/02/28/arms-wide-knives-out/

#busker #CoventGarden #crowd #entertainment #juggling #knives #London #Photo #Photography #StreetPerformer #StreetPhotography #UnitedKingdom #Urban

Fuck!! 2 days of effort and just before the final gue up I notice a crack, test it and the this happens! Back to square one it is. Fuck!!

#fail #forgingfail #bladesmithing #knives

An unfinished folding knife. The handle isn't yet glued to the knife and the blade is broken.

Air Force Staff Can’t Stop Buying Fancy Knives With Tax Dollars

https://misryoum.com/us/us-today/air-force-staff-cant-stop-buying-fancy-knives/

They call them “box cutters,” but everyone on the flightline knows what the term really means. The blades slide out at the push of a button, revealing high-end knives made and marketed for active combat. They cost the federal...

#Air #Force #Staff #Cant #Stop #Buying #Fancy #Knives #With #Tax #Dollars #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

New knife day! (Got two) #knife #knives #pocketknife #pocketknives #flickknife #flickknives #edc #everydaycarry

ToonTastic - Mega Weapons Pack #Fps #Assault #Knives #Knife #Rifle #Weapon #War #Gun #Shotgun #Topdownshooter #Lowpoly #Shooter #Stylized #Handgun #Revolver #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/toontastic-mega-weapons-pack-309714

Here's another folder I made, this one with a backlock.
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#forging #baldesmithing #foldableknife #knives

A foldable knife with a backlock. The handle is oiled rosewood. Blade is damascus with 80CrV2 and 15N20 steels, hollow grind, hardness 58-60Hrc.

I am pleased to report that the 600-grit quick touch-up sharpening I did on the Kai kitchen knife the other day is working just fine. I usually go up to 1200 grit on the DMT diamond stones, but with such a thin blade, it's not necessary (especially considering that the factory edge was in the 250-grit range).

#knives #sharpening

More knife grinders (and dog), France, ~1900

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1797456/more-pictures-of-knife-grinders-and-dog-france-1900

Knife grinders (and dogs), France, ~1900

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1797452/knife-grinders-and-dogs-france-1900

We got a (non-fancy, ~US$5) Kai knife. It has a very thin blade, and is pleasantly sharp out of the box.

It needed sharpening after a few months of use, so I stuck it under the microscope. Turns out the blade has a very narrow and quite coarsely-ground bevel on one side (first photo: note coarse striations perpendicular to edge), and is polished flat on the other side. I estimate (just by eye) that the factory grind is about 250 grit.

I sharpened freehand on a DMT "fine" (~600 grit) diamond plate. I hold the blade at an angle to the surface of the steel plate (just habit), so the new grind marks are at an angle to the edge. The second photo shows polished (brighter) steel at the very edge of the blade as well as a bit further in, with the original perpendicular coarse striations in between.

This shows that the blade was originally hollow-ground on a grinding wheel (which is what one would expect). Because the bevel is slightly concave, the flat steel plate was able to wear away only the "high spots" of the steel on the edges. I could have switched to a coarse stone and worked the entire bevel flat, but that was not necessary. I just wanted a quick touch-up.

#knives #sharpening

Photo of the edge of a stainless steel kitchen knife blade under a microscope, at roughtly 450x magnification, showing a narrow bevelled edge with a coarse grind pattern of parallel grooves that are perpendicular to the edge.

Photo of the same knife's edge after sharpening, showing a thin shiny strip at the very edge of the blade without the original grind marks, as well as a broader strip at the higher end of the bevel. In the concave (inferred, not visible) section in between, the original grind marks are still visible. Further up the blade (i.e., at the bottom of the photo), much finer new grind marks are visible, but they are at an angle to the edge (because of the way the knife was held against the whetstone while sharpening).

This is really amazing. An archeological find of a toolkit / EDC from around 30,000 years ago. Rather than finding tools scattered they are together in one spot and likely connected to one individual.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/30000-years-ice-age-travelers-toolkit-is-altering-human-history/

#edc #tools #history #archaeology #knives

I'm all excited because I've got a new whetstone coming today and I really want to try it with my kitchen knives.
I've had a cheap one for a while but have decided to spend a bit of money on a good quality one.

#cooking #kitchen #knives

Delhi Police files a case against Blinkit for selling illegal knives exceeding blade size limits. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/blinkit-illegal-knives-delhi-police-case-m2a92v44?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DelhiPolice #Blinkit #Knives #DeliveryApp

RE: https://mstdn.social/@micahilbery/116032110062418178

I had another day at the forge today. This time I did some bladesmithing and made my first knife. I’m really happy with how it turned out and I had an absolute blast making it.
#blacksmithing #bladesmithing #knife #knives

A small full tang hand forged knife with an ash wood handle and brass pins. It’s being held in front of the camera by my extremely dirty from forging hand.

european knives

Between Mora and Puukko knives, I gotta give it to Europe for making some of the best quality and price friendly knives around.

Finished another knife today. It will be a gift to my sister on her birthday because I don't have any money to buy her a proper gift.
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#bladesmithing #knives #forging #sanmai