The fisherman and the tackle box

[@chrisholloway2134]

Hi Rough Rooster. I have been watching your channel for quite sometime now maybe 2 years or more and I want to thank you for your efforts. I have been a carpenter all of my working life and always got a buzz on gaining a good edge on a chisel, hunting knives, hand planes, spoke shaves, axes and not but least my kitchen knives. After watching this clip of the fisherman and his tackle box I had to tell you a story. Over the last couple of years I have gone back to traditional methods of furniture making and the like making a few pieces for my family. just like that fisherman im starting to look back at my life and think of what I have accomplished and the skills I have learnt. Its not how quick or state of art it is, its the journey of the exercise. I am now training apprentice carpenters and they say how easy I make it look! I tell these young guys and girls that the more you strive for the task at hand the easier it gets..... So thank you for you channel I too have improved on my honing skills from watching ALL of your episodes. I have only 3 stones. In 1979 I bought as a first year apprentice a Norton fine/course stone, I bought at a garage sale a medium 8" x 2" unknown and last year bought a Arkansas 10" x 3" fine stone. with those 3 stones I can hone a BAD ASS edge on most things.... So Thank You. keep them coming. "Question" Why do 10% of fisherman catch 90% of the fish???? "Answer" exactly the same as your Grand Daddy said!!!

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

You know, I thought this video was a complete flop. My views are down on it, watch time etc. And this comment just made the whole thing worth it. For you to say you've been doing these things for years, and you have learned something from me. Well, that's a honor. Thank you for the kind words. And I'm especially glad that you are passing along what you have learned over the years. Just like me here, I may not be able to reach all that I would like to. Bit I know I'll make an impression on few. They'll remember you for what you taught them. Question. What's a spoke shave?

[@chrisholloway2134]

@@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531 Chris Spokeshaves are handtools to curve timber. they are either flat or curved to make concave or convex furniture. With all mordern powertools we dont see them nowdays much!!!

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

@@chrisholloway2134 very interesting. Thank you for sharing

[@timothyragsdale5891]

Technique & knowledge my friend

[@phelandeluna5439]

Great lesson!

[@swiggamortis5521]

Great story Chris.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thank you sir

[@waynebean1521]

Good one....I've been going through that...one reason being, I branched out into tool sharpening. I've already got too much crap (ask my wife! LOL!). Had to ask myself, "What do I do the most?". Well, right now, during Covid, not much....and hunting season is a ways away. Anyhow, I'm going to make some room in this mess.....I'll let you and Mike Baker and my "student" across the road know. I dont like stuff hanging around I dont use. BTW, I agree with your point about the medium Crystolon.....for my kitchen "touch ups" my favorite, right now is a medium India....followed by a soft Arkansas. That does the job! If my wife murders a knife... well, I grab diamond! At that, I dont usually go past a fine diamond, anymore! It comes down to the question, "What are you going to USE the knife for?" LOL! Cheers! Wayne

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Lol

[@mattoakley2246]

My grandfather had two stones and the sharper knives than most people I've known.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Do what?

[@fldiverjc4496]

So very true Chris.....it comes down to knowing how to work with what you have. But I do resemble the younger fisherman...lol Best of luck with the closing. I have been MIA lately....life just happens. Best always.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

We all are somehow the younger one lol!

[@kellysears4109]

I have a couple of Featherstone have tried diamond stones but still I get most and the best edges with a Norton coarse/find crystalline stone. Simple works!

[@darrelvidrine7392]

When you're trying to improve any skill, there's always questions like is it the equipment or is it the technique.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

That is true

[@jeffsmith6441]

Great story! I made it to this one a little late. I've been busy. Congrats on the house!

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thank you. Better late than not at all.

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

Thanks for the videos. Learned a lot. Practice does wonders. Medium (soft) Arkansas and strop gives me shaving results. Wonder if you considered Belgian stones (cotules).

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Thank you. And I'm just not a fan of them

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

Is because of the slurry they produce ?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

@@gerardvanengelen9001 In my opinion, they are inferior to Arkansas stones.

[@gerardvanengelen9001]

I like Arkansas much better too, but thought it might be I am not skilled enough to use these cotules.

[@Agent_Orange_Peel]

That’s a good story. Thanks man.

[@jamiejohnston4983]

That is the truth and I'm glad to hear someone shoot straight it rare these days Thanks

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

That's a fact

[@collecter3456]

You really don’t need much to go fishing. You get a decent quality reel, and some plastics and you are good. It comes down to how good you can work the bait and what bait to use at one time. I don’t use much because most things don’t really work. In Illinois there is a lot of weedy areas where crainkbaits get caught on so plastics work good. It depends if it is at night, it’s good to use a top water. It all depends on where you’re at but that works for me where I’m at. I have one reel and rod with one type of line and somehow it’s still possible to catch fish and cast... LOL. These people who say that they use different rods for different baits. I don’t have money and space to carry and get all that. Lately I’ve been using just a soft arky and I like the nice toothy edge. It’s all I need.

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

Yea I agree on the fishing stuff. You gotta have a variety. There's no way around it.

[@timothyragsdale5891]

Stick of dynamite works the best 😜🤣

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

I've tried blasting caps lol

[@collecter3456]

Timothy Ragsdale Then you don’t have to carry much!

[@timothyragsdale5891]

Lol

[@timothyragsdale5891]

Welcome to the Cope club bud!

[@byrdshot4846]

Wow! This was a great video. It's not the tools necessarily, but it is the talent. I have the tools but I'm still working on the talent. I'm pretty good at sharpening but no expert. Your channel has taught me a lot. You can sharpen a knife on a coffee cup or a brick if you're good at it. I see no point in acquiring more stones until I master these. I do have one question though, I remember you had a bad experience with Shapton glass stones. Can you tell me whatever became of experience with those stones?

[@roughroosterknifesharpenin5531]

That's exactly right. I ended up selling them things. I was not impressed at all.

[@christianentertainmentoutdoors]

Absolutely. If you don't have the fundamentals you can have all the stones in the world, but you're gonna get crappy edges anyway. Nothing wrong with different things, but learn the basics first.

[@bradamedee4955]

Nice subject, lessen learned

[@jesseprice4050]

Couldn't agree more Rooster.

[@rickwhitson2804]

Brother if you have strops or anything for sale. Please holler at me

[@bamafaninky861]

View 60 comment 3. God, family job in that order. We fall well below any of the three. Side note I dipped Copenhagen from age 9 - 37. When I stopped I was dipping two cans a day, and usually opened a third.

[@osbaldohernandez9174]

Theirs one sharpening stereotype I know and that’s the guy that watches KZbin videos about sharpening gear ends up buying these expensive stone to get a razor edge but if you don’t know what your doing your just wasting money

[@jdemeter4357]

Good story and life lesson. There is no miracle pill ,it's the nut running the show is the problem