A well used Texas jack...

People who use electric grinders on knives should suffer z very special punishment! The real crime of it is, the knife is probably not really that old. Just one moron of an owner who thinks a grinder is a good way to sharpen knives.
 
I followed all the steps just like the video said. Finally got it sharp. ;)
To bad that's not from 75 years of use from a guy who loved his knife
 
At least is wasn't a Case. Stop grinder-on-knife crime NOW!
 
I originally posted this in another thread, but I think it also applies here.

kamagong said:
Although a pocketknife was more treasured 100 years ago than they usually are today, then as now, people had different levels of sharpening ability. We tend to look at the past with rose colored glasses, where every man had a fine knife in his pocket, kept it scalpel sharp, and knew how to use it for tasks both mundane and extraordinary. That wasn't the case. I've seen plenty of old knives with broken and chipped blades that looked like they were sharpened by a drunk monkey on a sidewalk. I don't know how they got that way and I'm not judging their owners, but I know for a fact that they didn't take care of them as well as I do my own knives.

Truth be told, even if a man from 100 years ago knew how to take care of his knife, I seriously doubt that he lavished the care on his knife that a lot of the people here do with theirs. Think about it, we've seen dozens of threads on how to keep knives polished, how to patina a blade, even how to clean a knife. People have debates on how to best sharpen a blade -- I myself have several Arkansas stones, an Indian stone, sandpaper, strop, and even a Spyderco Sharpmaker to choose from. With these tools and the knowledge I've gleaned from this forum I think any quality knife will easily outlast me to be passed down to my children and grandchildren. I'm more concerned with losing a knife than wearing one out.

- Christian
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SVTFreak said:
View attachment 839951 A friend of mine (and member here) bought a pile of knives. This was one of them. Thought you guys would get a kick out of it. Step away from the grinder, boys!
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Looks like the month old multitool my dad had after putting it through the electric kitchen knife sharpener at work.
I'll bet you could get a thin bladed slipjoint knife to this point in just a handful of passes on one of those.
 
Did the front bolster get ground off too?:D Minimalist...

Those blades would make fine slicers ;) Ear/nose/toothpicks...
 
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