Habits

[MF243RedTop]

Ok,thread wander time. I'm not a meat cutter,only home slaughter and wild game. I've never found a stainless knife I'm pleased with sharpening. That is to say I sharpen and go to work until I feel the knife isn't as sharp as when i started. Even with diamond stones it take's too long to sharpen and get back to work. Using a carbon knife occasionally hitting steel keeps me in a sharp knife for a long time then it only takes a jiffy on the stone to be right back in business. At this age in life I don't need to change but want to lead the grandsons down the right path. I oil and wrap knives before laying up a long time but I don't expect everyone to be that obsessive. It would be nice having knives that didn't stain or rust when neglected. What can you tell me?

You never mentioned the kind of steel you used ..
A regular sharpening steel doesn't work well with stainless knives..

Some prefer ceramic with stainless but my preference has been the diamond steels for stainless. They'll not only hone the edge but will remove some material for sharpening with more pressure you put on the blade against the steel.
Might be the key you're missing with keeping a stainless knife sharp while being productive at the same time. Your visits to the sharpening stones should drop after getting a quality diamond steel with a good stainless knife.. Victornox is Swiss steel.
Good stuff

 

[Helogabals]

Every time I arrive in office first thing to do - I start with petting of coffee machine. Then, while it warm up I say hello to others
My employees know that and dont mind it anymore. I hope so

And my coffee is specific. Italian would say - creepy. espresso with cold milk

 

[RSKY]

Changed my habits when I retired. I worked midnight to 8AM for most of my life. Wife would get me up, I would shower, dress in the bedroom while she showered in her bath, turn lights out, she was already in bed, and leave for work. Then I retired and changed my routine to shower whenever I felt like it. Then grandkids came along. NOW my underwear is kept in my tiny bedroom. Don't walk out that bathroom door without underwear on.

RSKY

 

[Oaktree]

Are you left hand dominant or right hand dominant?
I'm LHD and find that a lot of things are not set up best for me.

One of the scariest things I've seen is somebody using a chainsaw left handed. The bar is pointed right at their head if it ever kicks back.

I'm about 50/50 left and right handed. Not really what I'd call ambidextrous since they're not always interchangeable, just some things do lefty, others righty. Never gave it much thought until I was in my mid-20s when a co-worker commented on how everything on my bench seemed bass-ackwards. My mother's the same way.
Fortunately, power saws are something I do right-handed.