On Feb 28, 1:41*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> I_am_Tosk > wrote:
> >In article >, says...
> >> I have them professionally sharpened about once every 18 months and
> >> then use a steel before each use. *
>
> >> I am fairly certain the pros use some sort of electric wheel sharpener,
> >> possibly with some manual honing afterwards.
> >I have tried different short cuts, including diamond stones but I always
> >come back to my old Arkansas set and a little bit of thin oil. Years ago
> >when I ran the pub, we had a retired Merchant Marine who sharpened our
> >knives once a week, and I watched him He was *a bartender so when the
> >place was slow, I paid him to sit there for hours and hours and sharpen
> >the knives. He uses to say "of course I can sharpen a knife, I was in
> >the MM, what the *** else is there to do on deck all day long"?
>
> * * *"Friggin' in the riggin'
> * * *Friggin' in the riggin'
> * * *Friggin' in the riggin'
> * * *There's bugger else to do."

The Sex Pistols did a nice rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV6R0I2oHKY
>
> S.

--Bryan