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I sharpen every knife I get as soon as it is out of the box. I don't care what the edge is like...I don't even check sharpness except to inspect the angles for evenness, etc. when preparing for reprofiling, etc. So don't worry about it coming out of the box sharp.
As far as points go...same as above...if you don't like what you got change it. I'd not want too much of a pointy point on a knife that is going to be used as a basic outdoors, do everything knife...I know I'll somehow damage that fine pointy point and it is generally useless as a camp/bushcraft tool anyway if I am worrying about it...imo.
If I'm going to use it as a stabby stab knife I'd want the point to be sharp and strong enough to penetrate whatever I'm going to be stabbing but as I really don't stab stuff, etc. that is not a matter of great import to me. Except at work where I have to open 50lb bags of coating materials. My work knife has a very sharp stabby stab point that is very useful for opening the bags and I keep that point in very good shape.
You generally always get what you pay for...so when buying a knife for twenty bucks don't expect high quality of materials and craftsmanship.
When I'm working in my yard and need a knife that I can plunge into the ground to cut roots, etc. I use an inexpensive RUKO knife that I paid around twenty bucks for...it does the job perfectly, the steel is soft enough that it takes only a few passes of a stone to get a decent edge and I don't even think about the harm I may be doing when I shove it into the ground or cut something that may wind up hitting a stone or piece of metal, etc.
I won't use my Bark River drop point hunter for that purpose but then that knife is my back woods, deer dressing in the rough knife.
As you buy other knives you may/will discover that there are no perfect knives and will have to live with that...even more costly knives do not always satisfy or are described as perfect and you can read about it right here on this forum.
As far as points go...same as above...if you don't like what you got change it. I'd not want too much of a pointy point on a knife that is going to be used as a basic outdoors, do everything knife...I know I'll somehow damage that fine pointy point and it is generally useless as a camp/bushcraft tool anyway if I am worrying about it...imo.
If I'm going to use it as a stabby stab knife I'd want the point to be sharp and strong enough to penetrate whatever I'm going to be stabbing but as I really don't stab stuff, etc. that is not a matter of great import to me. Except at work where I have to open 50lb bags of coating materials. My work knife has a very sharp stabby stab point that is very useful for opening the bags and I keep that point in very good shape.
You generally always get what you pay for...so when buying a knife for twenty bucks don't expect high quality of materials and craftsmanship.
When I'm working in my yard and need a knife that I can plunge into the ground to cut roots, etc. I use an inexpensive RUKO knife that I paid around twenty bucks for...it does the job perfectly, the steel is soft enough that it takes only a few passes of a stone to get a decent edge and I don't even think about the harm I may be doing when I shove it into the ground or cut something that may wind up hitting a stone or piece of metal, etc.
I won't use my Bark River drop point hunter for that purpose but then that knife is my back woods, deer dressing in the rough knife.
As you buy other knives you may/will discover that there are no perfect knives and will have to live with that...even more costly knives do not always satisfy or are described as perfect and you can read about it right here on this forum.
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