A Lobster kicked my knifes AZZ

[MONKEYAZZ]

I had a Lobster cook out and put my Tanto Nimravus in 154cm for cracking duty. Well to my surprise after about 10 lobster I take a look at my blade ant it has all these chips in it. Blew me away I had no idea a Lobster shell is so hard. Does this make sense?
Also I was using a wood cutting board and it had the factory edge. In fact due to it being a Tanto and not much good for anything but to play with this was the first time I used it.

Cheers

 

[rebeltf]

Lobester shell has an RC of about 70-83 depending on where the lobster was caught.

 

[Bali105]

Wow, that I did not know about the shell. That is amazing! Although if it were me, I would have known hard shell would be a no-no for my nice knives.

 

[MONKEYAZZ]

WoW I knew the shell was hard but not that hard. I would of never thought it would be harder than my Blade. Live and learn.

 

[Morrow]

Lobester shell has an RC of about 70-83 depending on where the lobster was caught.

70-83? wow....how's the edge retention....is it easy to sharpen?

 

[docdredd]

is it easy to sharpen?
only if temperd in 350 deg butter for 1 hour.

 

[Morrow]

is it easy to sharpen?
only if temperd in 350 deg butter for 1 hour.

now i'm hungry for lobster.

 

[SPXTrader]

mmmmmmmmmmmm.......lobster ass.........

 

[Halfneck]

So why are makers not using Lobster Shell to make knives?

 

[fishface5]

B/c red blades don't sell? Or it could be the brittleness . . .

 

[rebeltf]

70-83? wow....how's the edge retention....is it easy to sharpen?

You'd have to ask Cliff.

 

[cutlerylover]

well, thanks for sharing, I don't think I would use a knife to crack open lobster chells, but you just might have saved some poor guys best blade by sharing your story!!! whoever he is, I hope he is grateful, lol....

 

[rebeltf]

70-83? wow....how's the edge retention....is it easy to sharpen?

You'd have to ask Cliff.

 

[Bill Siegle]

If I remember correctly the shells are calcium. VERY hard stuff. I am not suprised at all by the results.

 

[Morrow]

You'd have to ask Cliff.

all he would do is tell me it's better than Dozier D2.

 

[LowTEC]

someone should sharpen a lobster claw and make it the best slicing folder ever

 

[Fiddleback]

WOW. They say you learn something new everyday.

 

[ohmyheckinslc]

If I remember correctly the shells are calcium. VERY hard stuff. I am not suprised at all by the results.

Aren't lobster shells Chitin? (isn't that a protein based substance)...


I once used a mini-buck-strider spear point to open a coconut, or tried... Let's just say that it needed to be sharpened afterwards... Not that coconuts have anything to do with lobster shells, but...

 

[glockman99]

I'm pretty sure that I'd have used the spine of the blade to bust the shell, and not the sharp/thin edge...Maybe a hammer would have been a better shell-busting tool...:thumbup:.

 

[357Wheelgunner]

I think the 70-83 RC was a joke guys, there's no way that a lobster shell is that hard.....Besides, who ever took a piece of it and tested it anyway?