AARRGH! Never leave your knife unattended at home!!

My large Benza has cut that kind of thing and worse. No edge damage, just a very small flat spot that required a couple of passes to get razor sharp again.

420 steel... ha ha ha:rolleyes:

I for one would like to get that removed from the term steel:rolleyes:

Perchance may I suggest an M2 steel knife next time?:cool:
 
IRONY STARTS HERE:
My large Benza has cut that kind of thing and worse. No edge damage, just a very small flat spot that required a couple of passes to get razor sharp again.
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Bwaah, ha, ha... the puny Sebenza. Leave that girlie knife in your pocket boy. Everyone knows that the Sebbie isn´t made for really tough guys. "Flat spot"? No "Flat spots" on my mighty STRIDER GB (always capital letters) even if I wave it a lot in the air and often (sometimes four times a day) polish it with my tuffcloth. So there...

IRONY ENDS HERE

Joking aside. I don´t dare to let anyone except my closest friends use my knives. Even if they don´t know how to use them they know the pricetag on a ruined knife.

/Colinz (oh, and I have played with a Sebenza and liked it very much. I also own a GB and it´s one of my favourite folders)
 
I use the white corners and then strop with a flat athletic shoelace charged with White polishing compound found as Sears.
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Could you describe your technique? Do you clamp the shoelace? Thanks!

I had a ding in the edge of the scissors of my Leatherman Micra because of a wire tie. Took a lot of work to get it out. I also keep a Leatherman PST II handy and that does have wirecutters (that I keep forgetting).
 
Originally posted by Colinz
Joking aside. I don´t dare to let anyone except my closest friends use my knives.
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I'd say my wife falls into that category;), but I'm still leery of letting her use my knives. She doesn't realize they aren't made to screw screws and cut steel. I usually just cut whatever she wants cut. She just got ahold of my Chive without asking.



Originally posted by The General
My large Benza has cut that kind of thing and worse. No edge damage, just a very small flat spot
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I think we'd all agree that the Chive isn't in the same category as the Sebenza. Mine cost $29 @ Wally World, and I did have the edge back in no time, so it will be a long time before I wear out enough Chives to equal the cost of one Sebbie. Anyway, the 420 steel is perfect for the tasks that the Chive is called upon.

Originally posted by Rev. Pete
Could you describe your technique? Do you clamp the shoelace? Thanks!
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Regarding the white corners remark, I'm referring to the white corners of the Sharpmaker rod (I only mention this because it was in your quote) As far as the stropping technique, you can clamp it, but I just tie it off to something solid. I use a regular flat athletic shoe lace that you can buy just about anywhere. I wrap the other end around my left hand, pull it as tight as I can, rub plenty of compound on it, and strop away. That's all there is to it, and it works very well on any blade profile--recurve, straight, serrated etc.

Mike

Edited to correct spelling.
 
:D I`m sure you all realise I was having a bit of fun guys!

I want one of those Strider blades! The Spearpoint in S30V would do the job...:cool:

Can't see it as an edc though, my MOD CQD DD is heavy enough...:D

Oh yes, I don't care for liner locks much... and the Strider is?:p :D

Sebi rules!:)

Take care everyone!
 
Since we always do Christmas at someone else's home, I always keep a small diagonal cutters in my camcorder bag. That way they are always with me, because I know I will have the camera. This year I also took along my Pulse, since some of these toys have bases that are screwed into the cardboard box as well as being wired in.
 
Short Story.., (1) stuck hub cap.., (1) girl friend.., (1) "Mescalero" made by John Nelson Cooper in about 1973-74.

Girl friend removed hubcap prying with the Cooper knife... and no damage. :) If there was damage.., I would now be writing this from prison...lol.

(A) Never leave valuable knives out.
(B) Never say "This knife is so tough!" in front of girl friend or non-knife people.


"Hunters seek what they [WANT].., Seekers hunt what they [NEED]"
 
1 toy
1 anxios 26month neice
1 knife ignorant 21yr sister
1 new Spyderco Meerkat Nav PE

1 near accident and blood.

She asked for it to use cutting tags and plastic wrap off the kids new toy. fine... no problem....

she gets it out(thank god she didn't use it on those ties), and is looking at the toy's underside... "insert batteries" **turn knife in hand, about to use as screwdriver** [slow mo]*leap over couch, and grab for knife, she moves it out of my range and away from the toy [/slow mo]. The she tries taking fingers off b/c she can't figure out the lock and thought it was a slipjoint... she found out what a stropped edge cuts like...

only a small cut, but she bleeds well.
 
my micra saved my life once. cut my way out of a LARGE HDPE chain... weird but true... it's one of those all-weather chains used on most water crafts. was out sea with a friggin monsoon storm... life jacket securely strapped down with the plastic chain... 20 ft boat in a 5ft wave. keys got thrown overboard by one of the whiplashes. frantically using the scissor edge on the link. thinking back.. should have used the blade I think? oh well.. back to tell the story...

moral? keep your blade out of non-blade-nut personnel to maintain condition in case of life threatening situations like above.
 
Used my Emerson La Griffe to cut dozens of those damn wire tie thingies yesterday, with no damage to the blade. Literally six passes on a diamond pocket sharpener had it back to where it was.

Although I did have to stop the wife from using her brand new Rainbow Leek I'd just given her for the same thing...
 
Glad the knife is back to normal.

To an excessive knife knut this type of situation could easily turn a loving husband into an abusing husband.

You must remember it's only a knife...
 
Originally posted by Turbo man
I'm with Colinz, a Strider would do short work of almost any wire.
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So would a pair of wire cutters. That's what they are made for. Knives aren't made for wire cutting, though you can do it with some knives. Hammers are for hammering, prybars are for prying, and wire cutters are for wires.

Mike
 
And if you absolutely *have* to cut wire with your knife...
Put the wire on a piece of wood.
Place the knife on the wire. (I use the last bit of blade nearest the guard.)
Tap (or lean) on the spine of the knife till the blade goes thru. You could use your hand for thin wire or a wooden baton (read: stick) if the wire is real thick.
Don't saw!!!

And always unplug the wire first.

:D
 
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