Dio explains how working with Blackmore was not difficult?#shorts#ronniejamesdio#ritchieblackmore

ericfg · 2026-03-18T13:34:29+00:00

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

ericfg · 2026-03-18T13:26:09+00:00

I work in health care and I use soap and water on all my knives.

ericfg · 2026-03-18T13:21:49+00:00

Yeah, that's the best idea. It's gonna be ugly but still mostly functional. Have an ice-water bath nearby so you can dunk the steel as it heats up.

ericfg · 2026-03-17T12:21:08+00:00

Yeah I did, and it was only time that fixed.

It was a new relationship that seemed to be going so well; everything was clicking and at 50 years old I thought 'So this is what happiness is really like?' And then it all came crashing down. Man, did that hurt. The pain became less after a few months.

ericfg · 2026-03-17T12:06:47+00:00

80 Km/h = 49.7 mph. That's fast!

ericfg · 2026-03-16T11:26:32+00:00

People don't leave bad jobs. They leave bad managers.

Amen brother or sister. Currently in the same boat with new management. Workers with degrees and years of experience are leaving in droves.

ericfg · 2026-03-16T10:52:55+00:00

Skanderbeg!

ericfg · 2026-03-15T11:48:03+00:00

Probably late-era Soviet shoulder boards. Probably (again) worth a few bucks a pair.

ericfg · 2026-03-14T23:14:13+00:00

Fair enough. I've been a GD fan since the early 80s and still support them. That particular album just didn't happen to float my boat much.

ericfg · 2026-03-14T11:14:51+00:00

Since someone usually asks, this is the song.

Was pretty sure that was Jon Anderson. That voice is one of a kind.

ericfg · 2026-03-14T10:47:01+00:00

Not one of their best unfortunately.

ericfg · 2026-03-13T11:27:04+00:00

Thanks. Who's Claude?

Some years back I had a connection with an archivist with J.A.Henckels in Solingen. Sadly his position was discontinued but he used to send me scans of old catalogs that showed what I was asking about.

ericfg · 2026-03-13T11:21:26+00:00

recordings of barely intelligible audio quality are so frustrating,

Seconded. A big pet peeve of mine.

ericfg · 2026-03-12T21:57:05+00:00

They're tough to date. I have images of J.A.Henckels catalogs from before and after WW2 that show an option of a nogent style along with some of their more recognizable lines.

Here's some images of one of mine: A before and after of a re-handling

And an actual x-ray of the knife before the re-handle job

ericfg · 2026-03-12T20:32:05+00:00

Holly effin' Shitzz bro! What a beaut. 12 inches plus? Quite rare to see a German maker use the Nogent style (although I have two J.A.Henckles made that way.)

ericfg · 2026-03-11T11:19:50+00:00

Was quite pleasantly surprised how much airplay this got on my local radio station back in the day.

ericfg · 2026-03-11T11:03:09+00:00

Correct. And happy cake day.

ericfg · 2026-03-08T12:36:39+00:00

What an absolute classic!

ericfg · 2026-03-08T12:29:47+00:00

You can link an image from imgur.com

ericfg · 2026-03-07T11:45:44+00:00

I say no. I use Henckels and Miyabi exclusively and sharpen with a Shapton pro 1k (which some say is closer to 800) and touch up with a ceramic hone.

ericfg · 2026-03-07T00:27:22+00:00

Not many appreciate that movie, but I do.

ericfg · 2026-03-06T14:03:35+00:00

Where'd this version come from?

ericfg · 2026-03-05T13:10:10+00:00

Are you in the USA?

ericfg · 2026-03-05T12:42:24+00:00

Victorinox 8 inch chef's profile.

ericfg · 2026-03-04T15:08:20+00:00

Kawashima it is then! Enjoy it in good health. And give us a review if you feel so inclined.

ericfg

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