Can you do this with your knife?

Any properly sharpened knife should be able to do what he does.
 
I agree, Vivi.

Sometimes I see this kind of guy on the street.
Fun to see it.
But better get knives at some other 'off the street' shop, in my opinion.
 
Well, I can get my knives sharp enough to shave the paper somewhat like he does. But I have yet to get a blade sharp enough to slice a sheet of paper thrust at the stationary knife. Maybe there's a trick to it?
DD
 
No trick, aside from attacking it at an angle, doesn't take that sharp of a knife to do either. There are other, much harder feats of sharpness, also his paper was pretty stiff compared to rolling or tissue paper.
 
DJD said:
Well, I can get my knives sharp enough to shave the paper somewhat like he does. But I have yet to get a blade sharp enough to slice a sheet of paper thrust at the stationary knife. Maybe there's a trick to it?
DD
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I just tried the stationary cut thingy with printing paper and newspaper and got it with a spydie native at a 20degree angle per side(micro bevel), but I haven't tried smacking it through wood though.
 
The only knife I have that will do that (cut the paper pushed against it) is an old Robeson Stockman I inherited that someone sharpened 20-30 years ago. It's an heirloom, so it doesn't get used much, but it defines "scary" sharp.

I've managed to put some very sharp edges on my knives at times, but for heavy use I don't.

thx - cpr
 
DJD said:
Well, I can get my knives sharp enough to shave the paper somewhat like he does. But I have yet to get a blade sharp enough to slice a sheet of paper thrust at the stationary knife. Maybe there's a trick to it?
DD
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This is what I did of course.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
nozh2002 said:
Can he whittle hair?
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I'm pretty sure that whittling human hair wasn't the point of his demo on the street - showing long term edge durability was likely his goal.

Not everything in this world is about whittling hair - besides, are you really that insecure that you have this unfilled need to brag about your blades being the sharpest in the world?

C'mon, gimmie a break already.
 
I find these demonstrations very interesting and I love watching them. Admittedly I can get a decent edge of any of my knives but I know that they would NOT perform as superbly as those shown in the video.

About the Maker - I see a Man that most likely has spent many many hours working to attain a goal. I see a Maker that is very sure of his knives abilities and is not afraid to test them in public. I would never show disrespect to someone who has obviously taken so much care and precision in what he does. As an American I feel that there are probably dozens and dozens of Knife Makers in Japan who have attained a great deal of expertise in Making and certainly Sharpening knives that we on this side of the ocean have never even heard of yet.

fujita yuji said:
Sometimes I see this kind of guy on the street.
Fun to see it. But better get knives at some other 'off the street' shop, in my opinion.
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I feel exactly opposite to this, I would definately purchase from this person if his prices were reasonable.


Thanks DJD for sharing!
 
Couldn't agree more Hillbill. The man is obviously quite expert in knife handling, and apparently expert in knife making as well. And the paper he's slicing doesn't look like stiff paper to me. It looks like squares of newspaper.

I used to read the stories of a Japanese sword maker who would test his blades by sticking them into a stream bed, where it would slice in two any leaves that floated downstream and hit the blade. I always thought it was poetic hogwash. Now I'm not so sure.
DD
 
Nice clip and i'd love to have a few of his knives.I wonder what the steel is?
 
Most likely Hitachi White or Blue, those are the most common steels used for traditional japanese cutlery, often laminated with a steel edge and wrought iron body.
 
After reading through this thread some more, I decided to see about pushing paper through a stationary blade. I went out to the shop in the garage, touched up the edge on my Kershaw JYD II SG2, put it upright in a vice, and waved a piece of printer paper at it, holding it by the corner with one hand. WOW:eek: That's a pretty cool way to play around with how sharp your knife is.:thumbup: For some reason it's different than doing normal paper cut tests. Lots of fun, I would recommend it!!:D

And no, I didn't say it was a superior test to hair whittling, just saying it's a nice little diversion when playing around with your knife's edge;)
 
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