Another cutting test...

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grnamin

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After breakfast this morning, I decided to cover come leftovers in a bowl. I grabbed the saran wrap box and proceeded to pull a swath over the bowl, only to discover that the serrated doodad on the box was torn off. Ah! A perfect opportunity to whip out my Sebenza (always clipped to my shorts even when I sleep. :D ) and cut the saran wrap to size. Ugh! Pretty much jagged cuts. This got me thinking (after the previous toilet paper cutting tests). When I get home tonight, I'll strop my Sebenza a few times on my Sharpmaker and try a cutting test on a piece of free-hanging saran wrap. Try it out and post your results here. :)
 
Here's another one for you: take a disposable latex glove, pick any finger on the glove, then pull it slightly taut and try to slice it off. A very sharp knife will go through like a hot knife through butter. A not-so-sharp knife will take more pressure, possibly some slicing motion and not be as clean a cut as the sharper knife.

Why have I done this, you might be wondering. I've used the dismembered fingers off of latex gloves to protect cuts from water in the shower. 'Course scissors will also cut the gloves pretty easily, but why do that when I've got a knife hanging around my neck? :)
 
At my house we use huge rolls of Reynold's brand plastic wrap which we buy from Sam's Club. They are around the size of a paper towel roll and we mount the wrap on a paper towel roll holder. Since we don't use the box we don't have the cutter. I epoxied a Joyce Chen utility kitchen knife sheath to the holder. I keep the blade razor sharp. To get some wrap you pull it out with one hand and stab the sheet in the middle. You cut down through the bottom edge of the sheet then slice upwards to within an inch of the top edge. You leave that last little bit of material to keep the sheet under tension till you can put down the knife and grab the cut side of the sheet. You tear the last little bit of wrap. I always cut about 4 inches away from the roll so that the loose end of the sheet does not stick flat to the roll.

The knife blade is very soft. I think that it is 420-J2, but it gets very sharp and the plastic sheath was just the thing to epoxy to the roll holder.
 
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OK, I'll have a go.....

What do you do with the gloves after you cut off all the fingers?

At this point, this is not a shower type fetish thingy. More like a cutting edge question. :D

Bill
 
Moondrop said:
Here's another one for you: take a disposable latex glove, pick any finger on the glove, then pull it slightly taut and try to slice it off. A very sharp knife will go through like a hot knife through butter. A not-so-sharp knife will take more pressure, possibly some slicing motion and not be as clean a cut as the sharper knife.

Why have I done this, you might be wondering. I've used the dismembered fingers off of latex gloves to protect cuts from water in the shower. 'Course scissors will also cut the gloves pretty easily, but why do that when I've got a knife hanging around my neck? :)
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I'm a total newb with knifes. Just wondering whats the price range for a folding knife that could cut through a glove like how u said ? And could you list some, Thanks.
 
MaMMa said:
I'm a total newb with knifes. Just wondering whats the price range for a folding knife that could cut through a glove like how u said ? And could you list some, Thanks.
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There are zillions. Well, OK, lots.

Assuming you want to do more with it than cut up rubber gloves and you want it pretty sharp straight out of the box, a Spyderco would make a good start to your collection. There are plenty of others, Kershaw, Benchmade etc., so it's pretty much a personal choice thing.

Your best bet would be to have a look at New Graham Knives

Have a look in the Spyderco section. The Native is a nice knife. I'm sure other people here will give you a couple of thousand other suggestions too but that's a good place to start your adventure.


(Note: I hope everyone here notices that I didn't use the word Seben.... er ... never mind.)
 
Oh, BTW Mamma, welcome to the forum. Your life becomes expensive and complicated from here.
 
MaMMa said:
I'm a total newb with knifes. Just wondering whats the price range for a folding knife that could cut through a glove like how u said ? And could you list some, Thanks.
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Hey MaMMa,
Virtually any knife can do it if you get it sharp enough. It's all up to your skill in sharpening, or if you are a horrible sharpener like me, buy a Spyderco Sharpmaker to help you out. You will be able to put razor edges on any knife you want.
-Kevin
 
Its not so much the knife as the sharpmaker. Any knife with a decent steel will do. Personally I would consider 420hc as low end for a decent knife steel from there you can have: Aus-6, -8, -10, 440A, B, C, 12C27, ATS-34,-55, VG-10, S30V, SR101, INFI (in very coarse order...don't want to start an argument over this, steel quality is to some extent a matter of personal preference in ease of sharpening, edge retention, toughness, etc. not to mention how the steel is heat treated) and among the non-stainless: A2, D2 (now I know where the roboter from starwars got his name from :) ), Aogami, Shirogami and for the "super stainless": H1.....just to name a few you might encounter, if you continue to read this forum. Any of these will take, quite literally, a shaving edge if you put some work into it. In my opinion the easiest and most reliable of the knife sharpeners is the Spyderco Sharpmaker (also called by its part number: 204). It will not reprofile well, for that you would need a coarse stone, but if the knife has a decent profile the way it comes from the factory (obviously all Spyderco knives do) you will be able to get or keep the knife in shaving condition.
 
I just went to my local guns' and ammo shop and checked out the knives they had in stock. They told me the best knife they have is the Emmerson Commando i think but thats way too much for me. So the next best one they had in my range ( under 100 ) is the " Cold Steel Recon 1 #27LC " I tried it out and next thing you know it i dont have any more hair on my legs!!! :( I like the sharpness of it but the handle isnt all that great. Being comfortable with the handle would be the most important thing yea?
 
Honestly, you can get a whole lotta knife for under a hundred bucks, especially if you shop online (the savings more than make up for the shipping costs).

Take a good look at the Spyderco Military and Paramlitary (same knife, more or less, in different sizes). They comes in just under $100, and they're some of the best-cutting one-handed knives out there.
 
These Spyderco Military ones with black blades, could the black chip off and show the steel color? I have this cheap gerber keychain folder from academy that does that.
 
I've never had a black-coated Spyderco myself.

Some coatings are better than others, and some people report using their knives regularly for years without any wear, but if the aestetics are important to you, I wouldn't count on the coating staying on. Personally, I'd just go with the standarc blade.

And as Jeff said, the Calypso Jr's an even better cutter, at half the price. If you want a knife in that size range, the CJ's a great choice. Just be aware, there's a good chance it'll be discontinued again (the current run of Calypsos is a rerelease for all of us who whined at Spyderco for stopping production in the first place :D )
 
MaMMa said:
These Spyderco Military ones with black blades, could the black chip off and show the steel color? I have this cheap gerber keychain folder from academy that does that.
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Black coatings always come off the blades no matter by what company. Some just take longer then others to come off.

If you give me details of what kind of knife you are looking to buy, I will tell you some options. Just give me a price range, blade length, and if it's a one-hander or slipjoint.
-Kevin
 
Another vote for the Spyderco Calypso Jr. or maybe the Native II.

As for coatings, depends what the coating is and how it is applied. A boron nitride coating if applied well, won't scratch or come off easily. Same goes for TiAlN. The teflon coatings however, are much, much softer.
 
Ahhh! I love sharp tests, but the most FUN one I know is the paper bag test.

Take a FRESH paper bag, open it up and stand it on a table or the floor or what ever, but it's best to have the top of the bag about chest level. Wind up like a pitcher and take a downward cut at one of the short sides of the bag. (The longer sides don't work too hot.) See if you can cut the bag all the way to the bottom before it wrinkles or tears.

THE BEST THING is when your wife or girlfriend comes back from the mall and leaves one of those big paper shopping bags (with the twine handles) empty on the floor! Then you can cut it all the way to the floor! My girlfriend has learned to put those bags away quickly! :D
 
I do something similar. I cut a small piece of paper nice and rectangular about 2 in x 1.5 in from a magazine that I receive but don't care for (a little thicker than newspaper, a little thinner than printer paper, and glossy). Fold the short side in half so that the paper makes a right angle. Stand on edge of the short side. I then try to cut the free standing paper at least half way down (somewhere close to the fold) without touching the paper with anything but the knife.
 
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