Amateur knife maintenance

[Raymond1000]

This is from an Amazon.com review of the Victorinox Swiss Army Huntsman II.

I've had essentially the same model for 30 years. My original is still as sturdy as when I got it. However, the blades were dull.

I bought this as a replacement, and it shows the same level of workmanships, a blades are razor sharp.

 

[stitchawl]

I never thought of that!

I could have save a fortune wasted on sharpening stones, clamps, jigs, strops, compounds, etc., etc., etc., and just replaced the knives as they got dull! Now I feel really foolish...


Stitchawl

 

[tabeeb762]

Can't really blame the guy for not sharpening. Here's another review that explains why:
"I've had my huntsman for more than 25 years........One small gritch: The surgical steel is very hard and therefore a little tricky to sharpen."

I tired to sharpen my Huntsman only once. It literally sliced a piece off the stone. Very hard stuff that surgical steel.

 

[cramsey3006]

Too funny.

 

[ricklee4570]

I cringe whenever I hear that someone has a "quality" knife because it is made with "Surgical Steel".

Too funny!