Thread: Bahco Knives

The tradional "Rabbiters Steel " would be the ruin of many a knife.

Might as well use an old chainsaw file - not much differance in texture or roughness.

A steel liberated from your local meat works is a much better tool - the smoother the better

Originally Posted by fawkes

The tradional "Rabbiters Steel " would be the ruin of many a knife.

Might as well use an old chainsaw file - not much differance in texture or roughness.

A steel liberated from your local meat works is a much better tool - the smoother the better

When I was shepherding we used to rub our steels on a brick to smooth them down.

(later: I see I have said that before)

Originally Posted by Tahr

When I was shepherding we used to rub our steels on a brick to smooth them down.

(later: I see I have said that before)

I too use a polished honing steel but couldn’t find a smaller compact version I could take hunting. I’ve since put a chainsaw file in a cordless drill and held the flat side of a grinding disc against it while both tools are rotating, then when the grinding teeth are gone I just use varying grits of sandpaper with the drill till polished nicely. Works a treat!!