Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
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Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
I bought a Sharpmaker not long ago. I had been using other good, but more complicated systems. The Sharpmaker is brilliantly simple. Anyway, I was sharpening several knives and my wife happens by and I told her how simple it was. She said, “Can I try?” So I had her go get her two Dragonflies. I showed her how to set up the Sharpmaker and how to hold the knife. I held her hand for a number of strokes till she got used to it and she said “Let me do it.” She went through the brown and white stones for each knife. They will now pick up hair and cut it with no effort. She said, “That was easy!”
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
Nice job, Doc! I'm always supportive of female empowerment. :)
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
That's awesome doc. My wife just gets me to sharpen everything.
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GiftedMisfit wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:47 amThat's awesome doc. My wife just gets me to sharpen everything.
Same here. She really appreciates it though.
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I was surprised. She loves her Dragonflies, though she does have some others. But, the Dragonflies are the ones she carries. She is not big into this stuff because she was not raised with it. But she learns fast.
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She has never done anything like that. I’m proud of her.
I remember when she petitioned Sal for a purple Dragonfly and Sal wrote to her that he’d see what he could do. It thrilled her so. Now she’s attempting the Sharpmaker.
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That’s really cool, Doc!
You’re wife sounds like a champion. :)
Mine has no interest in knives whatsoever. If I asked her if she wanted to learn how to use my SharpMaker she’d laugh at me, call me an idiot (something I’d strenuously deny) and ask me how I might feel about being stabbed. Ah, hahaha! :rolleyes:
You’re wife sounds like a champion. :)
Mine has no interest in knives whatsoever. If I asked her if she wanted to learn how to use my SharpMaker she’d laugh at me, call me an idiot (something I’d strenuously deny) and ask me how I might feel about being stabbed. Ah, hahaha! :rolleyes:
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Bloke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:21 amThat’s really cool, Doc!
You’re wife sounds like a champion. :)
Mine has no interest in knives whatsoever. If I asked her if she wanted to learn how to use my SharpMaker she’d laugh at me, call me an idiot (something I’d strenuously deny) and ask me how I might feel about being stabbed. Ah, hahaha! :rolleyes:
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
Wow, and the purple dragonfly was born- how cool is that!
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I’m sure Sal already had it planned. His wife carries one. But the fact that he took the time to respond to her thrilled her to no end. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67381&p=1013920&hil ... D#p1013920JuPaul wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:12 amWow, and the purple dragonfly was born- how cool is that!
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Well, she knows what you need. Hahahaha!Bloke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:21 amThat’s really cool, Doc!
You’re wife sounds like a champion. :)
Mine has no interest in knives whatsoever. If I asked her if she wanted to learn how to use my SharpMaker she’d laugh at me, call me an idiot (something I’d strenuously deny) and ask me how I might feel about being stabbed. Ah, hahaha! :rolleyes:
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
It really is awesome how Sal - and so many spyderco collaborators- take the time to respond to people and be involved in this forum. I'm continually amazed.Doc Dan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:15 amI’m sure Sal already had it planned. His wife carries one. But the fact that he took the time to respond to her thrilled her to no end. https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.ph ... D#p1013920JuPaul wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:12 amWow, and the purple dragonfly was born- how cool is that!
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
I showed my wife how to use the lawn mower years ago. She cuts the grass all the time now.
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
Sounds like a real "Unchained Melody" moment :DDoc Dan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:13 amI bought a Sharpmaker not long ago. I had been using other good, but more complicated systems. The Sharpmaker is brilliantly simple. Anyway, I was sharpening several knives and my wife happens by and I told her how simple it was. She said, “Can I try?” So I had her go get her two Dragonflies. I showed her how to set up the Sharpmaker and how to hold the knife. I held her hand for a number of strokes till she got used to it and she said “Let me do it.” She went through the brown and white stones for each knife. They will now pick up hair and cut it with no effort. She said, “That was easy!”
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Hahaha!legOFwhat? wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:16 pmSounds like a real "Unchained Melody" moment :DDoc Dan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 6:13 amI bought a Sharpmaker not long ago. I had been using other good, but more complicated systems. The Sharpmaker is brilliantly simple. Anyway, I was sharpening several knives and my wife happens by and I told her how simple it was. She said, “Can I try?” So I had her go get her two Dragonflies. I showed her how to set up the Sharpmaker and how to hold the knife. I held her hand for a number of strokes till she got used to it and she said “Let me do it.” She went through the brown and white stones for each knife. They will now pick up hair and cut it with no effort. She said, “That was easy!”
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Follow the Christ, the King,
Live pure, speak true, right wrong, follow the King--
Else, wherefore born?" (Tennyson)
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Re: Taught my wife how to use the Sharpmaker
It's great isn't it! And I did't' even have to teach her!
I still do the sharpening but..
I'm hoping I won't have to sharpen nearly as many knives once the counter puppy comes out.
I just wish it was BD1N.
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