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I have read on numerous occasions about tests done on knives by various people.
Some of these tests, I thought, were rather extreme. Are there any agreed upon standards or tests for knives, perhaps laid down by the American Bladesmiths Society, or even the Bladeforums Moderators Guild?
If there are no Common Laws on Knife Testing, there should be some by now.
Perhaps there can be something like the Ten Commandments of Knife Testing. To achieve a common understanding of what entails in knife testing, certain ground rules must be made clear and agreed upon by knifemakers and recognised authorities on knives.
In this way, there would be no dispute in future about unfair standards imposed on knives. Scientifically, any knife can be broken or bent or knocked out of shape if enough pressure is applied.
Consider some of the best metallurgical products ever marketed. Still we read about flaws and other stuff that happens to these unbelievably strong metals under exceptional circumstances.
Like I say, given conditions experienced under perculiar conditions, anything can happen. Same goes for knives.
It would benefit everybody if some standards or tests are agreed upon. Then when knives are subjected to these tests and still perform magnificently, let no one dispute the results.
Some of these tests, I thought, were rather extreme. Are there any agreed upon standards or tests for knives, perhaps laid down by the American Bladesmiths Society, or even the Bladeforums Moderators Guild?
If there are no Common Laws on Knife Testing, there should be some by now.
Perhaps there can be something like the Ten Commandments of Knife Testing. To achieve a common understanding of what entails in knife testing, certain ground rules must be made clear and agreed upon by knifemakers and recognised authorities on knives.
In this way, there would be no dispute in future about unfair standards imposed on knives. Scientifically, any knife can be broken or bent or knocked out of shape if enough pressure is applied.
Consider some of the best metallurgical products ever marketed. Still we read about flaws and other stuff that happens to these unbelievably strong metals under exceptional circumstances.
Like I say, given conditions experienced under perculiar conditions, anything can happen. Same goes for knives.
It would benefit everybody if some standards or tests are agreed upon. Then when knives are subjected to these tests and still perform magnificently, let no one dispute the results.
