SHOW NOTES
- Host introduction: Evan Siembida of Siembida Custom Knives
- Hunting knife design evolution and performance characteristics
- Handle materials and practical advantages
- How size, blade shape, and edge geometry affects use
- Bushcraft and fire starting
- “Spa Treatment” knife restoration service
- Micarta handle material: linen, canvas, paper, and boutique burlap
- Sharpen-ability and edge-holding characteristics of stainless steel vs. non-stainless
- Specific types of steel optimum for knives
- Carbides and the microscopic edge
- Different degrees of “stainlessness,” i.e. rust resistance
SHARPENING
- Sharpening correctly—and using a Strop
- Recommended sharpening stones
- The drawbacks of “V” type pull-through sharpeners
- Choosing and using the right blade for backcountry hunting
RESOURCES
• Siembida Custom Knives Instagram
• SiembidaCustomKnives@gmail.com
• Gator sharpening stones
• EZE-LAP pocket diamond stone
• EZE-LAP diamond shop stone
• Leather strops for sale
