Are you all obsessive-compulsive like me?

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pradeep1

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I am a little drunk tonight. :) Please forgive me if this question has been answered already.

Whenever I get a knife, unless it is a pretty shelf-queen that I have designated before purchase, I usually regrind the bevels and make my knife scary sharp.

Do you guys do the same? I figure you would, but my family does not understand the need of sharpening a "new" knife.
 
I do it every time, especially on ones the previous owner had as a safe queen.

I like to show them that they are loved!

In fact, I read this while taking a break from reprofiling my new Hell Razor!
 
Yup, I can't help my slef, or mods to the sheath? I've done it to all of'em, my ka-bar sheath rides high and tight now, good setup.
 
This is where you guys are way ahead of me. I've never reprofiled a knife and I'm pretty sure I'd f*ck it up if I tried. Do you guys generally use a sharpmaker for something like that, or would you hand grind it, or what?
 
swedishdwarf said:
This is where you guys are way ahead of me. I've never reprofiled a knife and I'm pretty sure I'd f*ck it up if I tried. Do you guys generally use a sharpmaker for something like that, or would you hand grind it, or what?
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I take a DMT to it, 600 grit and have some fun, my Master Hunter has one of the most ridiculously sharp edge's I've seen, that knife is a crazy little bugger.
 
For me, it depends on the knife. SOme new knives are useable out of the box, others aren't. If they seem to have a decent edge when I get them, I leave them be and use them as is until they need to be touched up.

It depends on the knife and its usage a little, too. I'd say that larger fixed blades require more attention than smaller fixed knives and folders. Usually. And mass-produced production knives are usually the most in need.
 
I modify most of my gear to my liking, especially my knives.

But I wouldn't call it obsessive compulsive. Having OCD requires medication.

I lived with a couple that were both OCD and it was intolerable. I'd get calls at 1 in the morning from them complaining that "there is a plate with crumbs on it in the sink, and the couch cushions are out of place." :eek:

The fridge at the house was covered with magnets, I could take a magnet from the top right of the freezer door and swap it with one from the bottom right of the fridge door and the next day they would be back in the original positions. :jerkit:

I was also "required" to clean the bathroom every sunday. They would actually inspect my cleaning. A single hair or drop of water left in the tub would incite a riot.

So keep on reprofiling, but don't worry about the OCD!
 
I am in the process of reprofiling (thinning and convexing) a Schatt & Morgan Mtn. Man folder.
 
Nice knives, but the blade is a little thick, so not real sharp. Once in a while they come with a little lateral movement in the blade, which mine has. Nothing to worry about though. If you are handy at removing the bolser and peening, it just takes a few minutes to fix. If not, send it to them and they will fix it under warranty.

Got mine for Christmas from the wife and GOD bless her heart. Not a bad looking knife, but I prefer 1095 to ats34, which mine has. I will return it after I'm finished with the blade, which could be quite awhile. I work on it a little at a time when I have the opportunity and working only with 400, 600 and 1500 grit paper slows the process down as well.

Overall, I like the knife and when it's cutting better, I'll probably carry it as EDC.

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