On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 10:28 AM, John Ruth  wrote:

>
> There's a German make called "F. Dick"that makes sharpening steels in
> levels of fine-ness.  When you want to "get German", i.e. go into high
> precision mode, on a knife, you steel it first with the regular grade steel
> and then with the fine steel.d the FAQ:
>
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Love the Synchronicity of the list

Kept this string of messages handy.

At an Estate Sale this morning, had my hands full of leather working tools,
and moved to the next table.  Was reaching for a sharpening steel, and
another gent was reaching at the same time.  I was juggling, so let him go
ahead.  He sets it down, with the F. Dick label facing up.  I immediately
snatch it up.  Got everything for what I would have paid for the steel.
Course it has a bit of rust, but somewhere in this thread, I am sure there
is a note on how to remove rust.

http://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Woodworking-Tools/2707230_ZhyWq#
!i=3605631855&k=CVkm5nS">http://kirkhmb.smugmug.com/Woodworking/Woodworking-
Tools/2707230_ZhyWq#!i=3605631855&k=CVkm5nS

Big fella too, 14" of steel.



Kirk Eppler, who stopped at the estate sale on my way to the beach with the
dogs.