[fotoguru]

This guy shaves with his knife right off a king 6k grit stone.

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[JohnP]

That's actually really cool.


John P.

[fotoguru]

It even looks like he got a decent shave out of it.

[nun2sharp]

BRAVO!! Well done! Great piece of music too, anybody know the name of the piece?

[sebell]

Very interesting video. I certainly would never employ anywhere near the pressure he did,
and if anyone is experiencing tugging like the earlier part of the video showed, then your
razor isn't sharp enough

- Scott

[fotoguru]

I don't think any razor would cut without the tugging with that kind of beard prep.. He's almost shaving dry.

Originally Posted by sebell

Very interesting video. I certainly would never employ anywhere near the pressure he did,
and if anyone is experiencing tugging like the earlier part of the video showed, then your
razor isn't sharp enough

- Scott

[JohnP]

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

BRAVO!! Well done! Great piece of music too, anybody know the name of the piece?

I'm pretty sure it is J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1.

I've been wrong before though....


John P.

[Chris L]

Cool video in any respect IMO. Thanks for posting that. I could see shaving off a 6K stone (not comfortably or close for my face). I've shaved completely off an 8K and I know quite a few others have/do. I put headphones on to listen to this video and what I heard, he sounded pretty scratchy on his cheeks even after his final passes. To me it sounded like my whiskers after just WTG on my cheeks with a dull razor. Unlike this guy though, with the same dull razor experiences I describe, my chin if I kept going would be hurting and would look irritated.

I must love all things sharp. Great video.

Chris L

[The_Pastor]

Dude controlles a blade!

[CactusBob]

A ROOFING knife!!!
Man that guy must have one tough face.
Cool video tho'. I think I'll just stick to my straights and leave the knife for cutting other things


Bob

[Kenrup]

Originally Posted by JohnP

I'm pretty sure it is J.S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No.1.

I've been wrong before though....


John P.

Close, it's the Brandenburg No. 3. That music history and literature class I had to take paid off finally. Or as my band kids would ask, "Gee sir, where you there for the premier?"

[poona]

Yes it's prog tugging due to crap prep and the length of the hair on his beard. I think it's cutting pretty darn well given the circumstances.

[nun2sharp]

I was cruising ebay and this guy has a dvd for sale about sharpening tools, knives etc. could be interesting, seems to know his stuff, if this vid is an indicator.

[nun2sharp]

Originally Posted by Kenrup

Close, it's the Brandenburg No. 3. That music history and literature class I had to take paid off finally. Or as my band kids would ask, "Gee sir, where you there for the premier?"

Well, were you!

[JohnP]

Originally Posted by Kenrup

Close, it's the Brandenburg No. 3. That music history and literature class I had to take paid off finally. Or as my band kids would ask, "Gee sir, where you there for the premier?"

Hmmm. Could of sworn it was number one. Number three has the very high part for trumpet, which in my earlier years I was attempting to learn by ear....or at least so I thought. (Hence the only reason I was at least some familiar with the music).
I'm no Bach expert, of course, just like everything else, if I wasn't lazy I could download it from google and play it to find out for sure...

Old age apparently sneaks up on you. With a sledge hammer.
I'd still kind of like to find sheet music to this, but for a Bb Trumpet. I don't have a piccolo trumpet, and at any rate it would be work for me getting into the upper ranges of the song. I could do it 15 years ago, but I was a lot younger and actually played a lot back then.....


John P.

[Ben325e]

This is actually Murray Carter, 17th generation japanese bladesmith. He moved to Japan years ago to learn the art of knife crafting, and upon finishing his apprenticeship, the Masamoto (I think) family asked him to be the next in line of their family of blade smiths. He is also a Master Bladesmith by US standards. Most of his knives are made with Hitach blue or white steel, and they are well known in the knife community to be some of the absolute finest available.

Some people aren't his biggest fans due to personality conflicts, but his knivesv are definitely fantastic pieces. If any of you know DwarvenChef here on the forum, he is an owner of a nakiri (vegetable cleaver) made by Carter, and it wouldn't be too difficult to getv that knife to give a comfortable shave itself.

There is another video where (a youger) Murray carter sharpens a knife with a cinderblock and a piece of cardboard, and it's able to shave arm hair.

I'm new to the straight razor scene (a few days, actually), but he is a custom maker revered in the knife community as Mastro Livi (or insert youre favorite maker here) is on this forum.

Ben

[Kenrup]

Originally Posted by JohnP

Hmmm. Could of sworn it was number one. Number three has the very high part for trumpet, which in my earlier years I was attempting to learn by ear....or at least so I thought. (Hence the only reason I was at least some familiar with the music).
I'm no Bach expert, of course, just like everything else, if I wasn't lazy I could download it from google and play it to find out for sure...

Old age apparently sneaks up on you. With a sledge hammer.
I'd still kind of like to find sheet music to this, but for a Bb Trumpet. I don't have a piccolo trumpet, and at any rate it would be work for me getting into the upper ranges of the song. I could do it 15 years ago, but I was a lot younger and actually played a lot back then.....


John P.

Actually, it's the concerto number 2 that has the trumpet in the concertino group. It is also originally written for natural trumpet in F. Here is a link to the original music. You can transpose it by replacing the flat in the key signature with a sharp and read it up a perfect 5th. Sorry, its that hazards of being a band director. And no, I wasn't at the premier. Handle had a hot session of trio sonatas that evening in London.

[davisbonanza]

Originally Posted by Ben325e

This is actually Murray Carter, 17th generation japanese bladesmith. He moved to Japan years ago to learn the art of knife crafting, and upon finishing his apprenticeship, the Masamoto (I think) family asked him to be the next in line of their family of blade smiths. He is also a Master Bladesmith by US standards. Most of his knives are made with Hitach blue or white steel, and they are well known in the knife community to be some of the absolute finest available.

Some people aren't his biggest fans due to personality conflicts, but his knivesv are definitely fantastic pieces. If any of you know DwarvenChef here on the forum, he is an owner of a nakiri (vegetable cleaver) made by Carter, and it wouldn't be too difficult to getv that knife to give a comfortable shave itself.

There is another video where (a youger) Murray carter sharpens a knife with a cinderblock and a piece of cardboard, and it's able to shave arm hair.

I'm new to the straight razor scene (a few days, actually), but he is a custom maker revered in the knife community as Mastro Livi (or insert youre favorite maker here) is on this forum.

Ben

Thanks for the info man! I just went to Carter's website and he has some pretty amazing blades. I am a chef and I think I will be seriously torn between a nice custom razor or one of these blades whenever my budget may allow either or.

[Ben325e]

Dave, if you like knives, then there is one thing you SHOULD NOT DO!! I definitely would not go to the forums at Knifeforums.com homepage, and if I did go to said forums, I would ABSOLUTELY not visit the "IN THE KITCHEN" sub-forum that's about halfway down in the list... These actions would be a very serious and perhaps costly mistake!

Only people who are up to no good would do such a thing...


If that sounds in any way complicated, then I would definitely not click In the Kitchen (Topic list) - Knifeforums.com - Intelligent Discussion for the Knife Enthusiast - Powered by FusionBB

It would be a devastating mistake!

[bbqncigars]

Whew! I was about to google myself into that when I read your warning. Man, that was close. The absolute last thing I need is more pieces of expensive steel in the house. I was just looking at Ferret50 Supercomp strictly to admire the design. Really!
That is an impressive video though.

Wayne