Originally Posted by
Alan R McDaniel Jr
When I was a kid mowing grass in Morgan City, LA. I had a cane knife that I used to edge sidewalks. I'd whack a couple of times and drag the hook back through the groove. I had a heavy blade Bolo that I used for my swamp walks. The cane knife was sorta self sharpening on the concrete sidewalk edge but I used a file on the Bolo. My dad would have had a fit if I had ever even looked like I was going to approach a blade with a grinder. I use a bench grinder for all my rough sharpening chores now.
My biggest problem these days is that all my fingers on both hands have turned into thumbs. When I go out to the shop nowadays I just knock everything onto the floor and then pick up what I need. I'm going to drop anything I touch anyway.
Alan