Practical Prepping Podcast

Episode #82, "Interview with Jim Curtis, from Jim Curtis Knives"

August 02, 2021 Mark & Krista Lawley, wit Jim Curtis Knives Episode 82
Practical Prepping Podcast
Episode #82, "Interview with Jim Curtis, from Jim Curtis Knives"
Show Notes

Practical Prepping Podcast Episode # 82

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In this episode we are talking with Jim Curtis, from Jim Curtis Knives. Jim is a American custom knife maker from Central Alabama. Jim built the beautiful knife that Krista commissioned for Mark as a Christmas gift, which he proudly carries daily.

Jim shares a lot of information that will help us understand more about choosing and caring for our knives.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Differences in EDC knives and survival knives
  • Determining the purpose for the knife
  • Determining the parameters for the knife
  • Choosing the proper steel
  • Having a "life knife"
  • Utility knives
  • Building a lightweight hiking knife
  • Building knives
  • EDC knife
  • Survival knife
  • Lightweight hiking knife
  • Sharpening our knives
  • Types of sharpeners
  • Lubrication
  • Stropping our blade
  • Caring for our knives
  • Using vegetable oil rather than Rem oil or WD-40 on your knife


Contact Jim or see his work:

www.facebook.com/jimcurtisknives

j.curtis7mm@yahoo.com


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