How To Sharpen A Spoon/Hook Knife & Twca Cam - Nic Westermann

[@Zedoutdoors]

Click here to watch part one of this two-part series - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d56rgYOQrsxonKc Get your sharpening materials here - www.hewnandhone.co.uk

[@JohnJude-dp6ed]

Those 5 videos about carving knives were the best knife build for the small shop I've witnessed BIG THANKS to Nic and yourself great job.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Sincerely appreciate your kind words and for watching John! ~Peace~

[@mnbluesboy]

Such a pleasure to listen to Nic give his info. so openly for all to benefit from. I've learned much indeed. Thank you Zed for producing all these gems for all of us to benefit from!! I'm off to sharpen some now as it's so beneficial to do and makes the carving that much more fun! Besides, I'm out'a popcorn now so....😂

[@Zedoutdoors]

I learrned lots whilst filming with Nic, he's such a fountain of knowledge and experience. Wait till after Christmas and you'll be able to stock up on popcorn during the New Years sales! ~Peace~

[@magnussundelin2704]

Give Nic my best next time you meet. Miss you guys a LOT! Thanks for the video Zed, top notch as usual👍❤️

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly Magnus and you are missed here in the UK too, stay blessed my friend ~Peace~

[@BarryCallow-y1w]

Zed thank you so much for getting back to me and answering my questions! Barry

[@Zedoutdoors]

The pleasure is all mine Barry, I always try my best to respond to everyone who comments, I don't always succeed but none the less I do try. Take care my man ~Peace~

[@ECOM_PIMP]

HONESTLY lol. Been irritating me so much ruining my edges when stropping and sharpening, was thinking it would be good if you uploaded a spoon hook video and you have done one in less than 24hrs........OUTSTANDING mate. bless

[@Zedoutdoors]

I've been meaning to film a sharpening video with Nic for some time so am chuffed we were able to do that. Hope this video helped and happy sharpening my man! ~Peace~

[@Santos-oc2no]

Awesome video, I save it to study how to sharpen my Nic tools, thanks for sharing!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thats awesome to hear and thank you kindly my friend ~Peace~

[@LordDragor]

Fantastic video as usual Zed

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my friend

[@sambentham7799]

Great video Zed and thanks to Nic for his knowledge. As a sharpener I’m asked daily ‘how often should I get my knives sharpened?’. My answer is whenever you think it needs doing, whenever you’re not 100% happy with the cut. It’s just too subjective and personal use varies massively. Personally I’d be really interested in the process you use to achieve the outer convex curve and the finish, I occasionally have to fix chips etc so requires more stock removal than usual. Perhaps we can have a chat at Spoontown if you have time. Thanks again. (Sam’s Sharpening)

[@Zedoutdoors]

Great insight on the frequency of sharpening Sam, as you know yourself it's a difficult thing to answer as there are so many variables to consider. Alas i'm not attending Spoontown or any events this year, that being said, we're long overdue a catch up dude ~Peace~

[@sambentham7799]

@@Zedoutdoorsshame you won’t be there, it would be great to catch up at the wood maybe? Let me know if you get down this way and we can meet up!

[@PerXX82]

"So, if you are not familiar with Nic, Nic is my long lost twin" :D

[@Zedoutdoors]

The better looking one! ~Peace~

[@marsoelflaco5722]

Zed, keepin' it sharp!

[@Zedoutdoors]

Always! ~Peace~

[@donscottvansandt4139]

Sharpening is a art in it's self. And when or how often is very difficult to say because it depends on so many factors. Type of steel and what you're cutting... the list goes on. I'm still learning and I'm 58 and been sharpening knives all my life lol I guess I'm slow lol

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed yes, I played devils advocate asking that question on video because I hear that from many beginner/intermediate carvers ~Peace~

[@manimagari]

Hey there Nick. You might be looking for alternatives for the PFTE rods and blocks. As good as they may work with self adhesive lapping films, all PFAS (including PFTE) are suspected to be detrimental to health and the environment. Thanks for the detailed instructions.

[@nicwestermann4206]

There not really space to go into this, but yes I agree that use of PTFE should be limited as much as possible, yet we commonly use PTFE tape to seal joints in our water supply, and cook with non stick pans. The blocks in the video are actually polypropylene, that was an error on my part that wasn't caught in the edit. I thought of doing a video on instances where only PTFE will work and why I still sell it, but it would be very niche.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you for your insight Mathias and for watching ~Peace~

[@donscottvansandt4139]

I want to buy a couple of Nick's knives. Very nice...

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly, Nic's tools are amazing and well worth adding to your tool kit ~Peace~

[@urmelausdemeis3495]

Danke für's Einstellen

[@Zedoutdoors]

Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen ~Peace~

[@Bushcraftandknives]

Am I seeing double?😉 Very usefull video! Thanks!👍

[@LiteralLeo]

U aren't alone. Their resemblance wid each other is uncanny. 😅

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my friend ...Nic is the better looking double :) ~Peace~

[@LiteralLeo]

Been visiting ur channel 4 new uploads since last month. Btw, whn both of u sit side by side, u look like "मेले में बिछड़े हुए भाई" (long lost brothers in fair.) 😂

[@Zedoutdoors]

Ha! we didn't realise till after filming that we look similar :) Thank you for watching bhai and take care ~Peace~

[@simonbarnard1861]

Great video and got to see range of his tools set out on the paper relative to each other - am I right in thinking the order was Twca, finishing, fawcett, roughing and finally micro spoon knives?

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed yes well spotted Simon, those were actually orders ready to be posted out! :-) ~Peace~

[@ECOM_PIMP]

Any idea when nicks spoon knifes will be back in stock

[@Zedoutdoors]

If you're referring to the tools he makes as 'Nic Westermann' there is a waiting list you join on his website, worth checking out the video i did with him last year where he explains how his ordering process works. In terms of tools that are available to purchase now, they are all on the 'Hewn & Hone' website which i've linked to in the description ~Peace~

[@plakor6133]

I don't know if it's right or not, but on the Mora and similar hook knives that are not hollow on the inside...I grind a little hollow with a dremel. Never on a Nic blade! But it does seem to help on other less sophisticated blades.

[@Zedoutdoors]

Indeed yes that is ideally the best way to do it, I actually hope to film a tutorial on that later this year! ~Peace~

[@talkin-ape]

R2 Wood here... Fantastic content as always Mr Z. 50,000 grit made me chuckle as some folks said I was excessive using a mere 7000...lol

[@Zedoutdoors]

As mentioned in this video, sharpening is always a minefield to talk about and everyone has their own take on it as you know all too well yourself! ~Peace~

[@Klartext.Germany-lg9dm]

❤❤❤

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you ~Peace~

[@cedricdeheynwoeste]

👍👍

[@Zedoutdoors]

Thank you kindly my man ~Peace~