A Marine, a dull knife, a big thanks!

[one_half_wuff]

I've got to share this with you guys. Most of my family was able to come for Christmas dinner. My brother's son-in-law is a young Marine stationed at 29 Palms. While they were here something needed opening and he took out a Strider/Buck 882SBTG that was so dull that it wouldn't tear paper.

I asked him to let me sharpen it and of course he said he didn't want to be a bother but I insisted. I got out my DMT tools and went to work. It took a few minutes but shortly had him a good working edge. I don't think he would have been more thrilled if I'd have handed him a new $20. He must have thanked me at least a dozen times.

Good grief, it was the least I could do for one of those guys.

Wuff

 

[orca8589]

Big :thumbup: . Anything any of us can do for one of 'the guys' (or gals!) is worth it! Wish him a happy one for us!

thx - cpr

 

[338375]

I get a lot of satisfaction taking knives or guns that are not in the best of shape, and cleaning up and repairing them... I have yet to have anyone that wasn't more than appreciative. Most times people want to pay for it.
No thanks. Thats not why I do it.

 

[orca8589]

I have a small sharpening kit in the trunk tool box of the car, and anytime we're visiting friends, relatives, etc., if I see dull knives, I sharpen them. Then I show the folks how to use the knife steel, if they have one. There's always some little nasty edge-killing device, like something with carbide wheels, in a drawer somewhere, but they usually never use it.

I'm surprised at how many people have good knife sets - Wusthof, etc. - that they get as wedding presents, or buy themselves, and later are found to be so dull they tear through food. People are always so grateful for having them sharpened, and usually ask me to 'touch up' the edges when I'm there again.

Payment? Nah. But I won't say no to one of those steaks over there, when they're done . . .

thx - cpr

 

[one_half_wuff]

I have a small sharpening kit in the trunk tool box of the car, and anytime we're visiting friends, relatives, etc., if I see dull knives, I sharpen them. Then I show the folks how to use the knife steel, if they have one. There's always some little nasty edge-killing device, like something with carbide wheels, in a drawer somewhere, but they usually never use it.

thx - cpr

Yeah, I keep a sharpening kit at work and some of the guys drop by from time to time. You see the average run of stuff; Buck, Benchmade, Case etc but we've got one engineer that delights in buying the cheapest thing he can find. It rarely take more than a few minutes as the blade is so soft you could just about sharpen it on the concrete.

Wuff

 

[orca8589]

. . . we've got one engineer that delights in buying the cheapest thing he can find.
Wuff

(edits mine) Yeah - I'm amazed at the number of people I used to work with (I'm a stay-at-home dad now) who had really technical degrees, in areas like chemistry, engineering, etc., and yet they'll buy the cheapest junk knives they can find, if only because they 'look cool'.

And actually, most of the folks I knew like that never bothered with sharpening.

thx - cpr