Hi all!
Just a career chef here in NC who does professional sharpening on the side looking to get into some small projects at home and maybe at the community shop at one of the local universities.
My first goal is to make a kezuriki box used to shave fresh bonito flakes from a solid piece of katsuobushi. Think a planer blade mounted in the lid of a long cedar box with a small drawer to catch the flakes. Instead of spending $250 on a nice one, I figured why not buy a high carbon manual planer blade and make one in my spare time? I think it could be a fun and relatively simple project for a beginner.
It's great to be here and I'm looking forward to some education!
P.S. I'm also looking to see if anyone has the green 120 grit sharpening/grinding wheel they'd like to sell me. It's made specially (and now discontinued) by Highland Woodworking for the Makita 9820-2 made for sharpening everything from planer blades, chisels, and even kitchen knives.
The green wheels almost never come up on eBay and no one sells them new anymore. Was really hoping to find someone who had one in good shape and was willing to part with theirs.
Heck, if you're willing to part with the machine itself (a well taken care of Makita 9820-2) for a good price, I'd be thrilled. Thanks!
Just a career chef here in NC who does professional sharpening on the side looking to get into some small projects at home and maybe at the community shop at one of the local universities.
My first goal is to make a kezuriki box used to shave fresh bonito flakes from a solid piece of katsuobushi. Think a planer blade mounted in the lid of a long cedar box with a small drawer to catch the flakes. Instead of spending $250 on a nice one, I figured why not buy a high carbon manual planer blade and make one in my spare time? I think it could be a fun and relatively simple project for a beginner.
It's great to be here and I'm looking forward to some education!
P.S. I'm also looking to see if anyone has the green 120 grit sharpening/grinding wheel they'd like to sell me. It's made specially (and now discontinued) by Highland Woodworking for the Makita 9820-2 made for sharpening everything from planer blades, chisels, and even kitchen knives.
The green wheels almost never come up on eBay and no one sells them new anymore. Was really hoping to find someone who had one in good shape and was willing to part with theirs.
Heck, if you're willing to part with the machine itself (a well taken care of Makita 9820-2) for a good price, I'd be thrilled. Thanks!