Bad sounds

[Peregrin]

What about the sound of a knife hitting pavement? Or perhaps worst of all, the backspring breaking?

You mean like this? The ping of doom.

It ended up ok. I shipped it to Japan and Mr. Ohta repaired it, and sent it back no charge. The knife was at least a decade old. It left the US and I had it back, as good as new in under 2 weeks.

 

[Barman1]

I wasn't a fan of sharpening after every meal so I came up with this solution.
With my well used GEC 97 steak knife.

 

[mitch13]

LOL! Funny where we pick stuff up! I haven't seen Jaws for decades I'm afraid, but I can recall having to explain, to younger friends, in relation to this scene, that beer cans were steel in those days, rather than aluminium

I watched it again last week, still a classic.
The sound doesn't bother but any knife scrapped across a dinner plate physically bothers my daughter.
What makes me cringe is when 1 of your kids borrows your knife & proceeds to stab the tip straight down through the food & you can hear the tip hit the plate Had to show her how to use it.
I don't worry to much I use my knives.
I do have my own wooden chopping board. The wife uses plastic boards they do dull blades pretty quick.

 

[mitch13]

You mean like this? The ping of doom.

It ended up ok. I shipped it to Japan and Mr. Ohta repaired it, and sent it back no charge. The knife was at least a decade old. It left the US and I had it back, as good as new in under 2 weeks.

that would of brought a tear to your eye. Glad he stood by his workmanship

 

[kamagong]

You mean like this? The ping of doom.

It ended up ok. I shipped it to Japan and Mr. Ohta repaired it, and sent it back no charge. The knife was at least a decade old. It left the US and I had it back, as good as new in under 2 weeks.

Look on the bright side. That was a very rare opportunity to fully clean out the joint. Not an easy thing to do with spring knives.

 

[Peregrin]

that would of brought a tear to your eye. Glad he stood by his workmanship

It was quite a shock! Dealing with Hiro was a great experience. A true professional.

 

[kamagong]

Did it really sound like a ping Gary? Every time someone here has posted about a broken backspring, they always describe the sound as a "ping."

 

[Peregrin]

Did it really sound like a ping Gary? Every time someone here has posted about a broken backspring, they always describe the sound as a "ping."

It really did! That's the only word I can think of to describe it.

 

[Just Tom.]

Or perhaps worst of all, the backspring breaking?

You mean like this? The ping of doom.

(Happened while flicking it open like a gangster, just to open something in the kitchen…)

And yes, definitely a “PING!”

 

[Ernie1980]

Thirds on the ping sound, which I had a picture to go along with it! Definitely the worse sound, but a sharp blade against a glass cutting board (which has since mysteriously disappeared) is a close second

 

[Prester John]

LOL! Funny where we pick stuff up! I haven't seen Jaws for decades I'm afraid, but I can recall having to explain, to younger friends, in relation to this scene, that beer cans were steel in those days, rather than aluminium

Boy, you're old! (I remember the steel cans too.)

I'll use my knife in a restaurant if I have to, and happy to use it on a board in the kitchen, in fact I'm happy to do just about anything with it in a pinch, but I have good crockery at home, as well as decent cutlery, and a sharp knife makes a mess of the glaze! In restaurants, I think that if they can't provide decent steak knives, sod their crockery!

If I use this "Brtitishism" around here, no one will understand me. But I love that phrase!

What about the sound of a knife hitting pavement? Or perhaps worst of all, the backspring breaking?

Dropped a SAK and chipped the scale. But it's just some kinda plastic, so that's okay. Didn't like the sound, though. I hate dropping knives!

 

[Jack Black]

Boy, you're old! (I remember the steel cans too.)

If I use this "Brtitishism" around here, no one will understand me. But I love that phrase!

LOL! Maybe I should get T-shirts printed Vince!

 

[GaiusJulius]

I will happily use my pocketknife at a picnic, restaurant, etc. if it’s necessary. I don’t usually use it to eat at home. Once in a while I’ll use it for fruit or to slice something impromptu.

 

[abcdef]

The ping blows. I had it on two GEC's.

 

[JoKr]

The silence of the lambsfoot

 

[Will Power]

Surely the worst sound is the sound you'll never hear....when your knife slips out of your pocket to possible oblivion....

 

[kamagong]

Surely the worst sound is the sound you'll never hear....when your knife slips out of your pocket to possible oblivion....

As someone who has recently experienced that, I fully concur.

 

[Rob47]

Steel cans and “church keys”. Responding to the OP, I worry more about the plate than the knife. The knife I can sharpen, the damage to the plate is permanent. The sound is a signal- you’re pressing too hard because your knife needs sharpening.

 

[Just Tom.]

Surely the worst sound is the sound you'll never hear....when your knife slips out of your pocket to possible oblivion....

I have solved the problem of the stealthily escaping pocket knife by wearing only jeans, except for a couple of hours a week when I wear dress pants, and for those couple of hours I either leave my knife at home, or in the car. I do still keep the tiny MAM knife I have on my keyring at those times though.

As for plates - I pretty much never eat in restaurants, and if I did, I wouldn’t use my knife. Why? And at home I have kitchen knives and cheapo steak knives if needed.

 

[dsutton24]

There's a TV chef that uses the edge of her knife to scrape the cutting board. Drives me crazy. I can only imagine what the poor guy who has to maintain her knives must go through...