Can your knife cleanly cut toilet tissue?

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Shann said:
I don't know if any of my knives can cut it, but I know that my finger can push through it :barf:
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Their goes some coffee I will never get back! :thumbup: :D :cool: :p
 
I wonder how many people are going to go in and take a crap tomorrow, either at home or work, and find that all the TP looks like Zorro had gotten there first :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Use corncobs. Easy to cut. Also Sears catalogs. A bit on the "skiddy" side, but when it comes to knife cuttin' who cares?

:D
 
Not that cutting TP isn't a good ideal for a sharp blade, but please have some sense in considering that you are using a razor sharp knife, and you might not want to test it out while on the throne, given the fact that your pants are down around your ankles. You might be a party to your own bris!
 
I test with Scott's cheap-o TP. I also don't do this while I'm using the toilet. I have a roll near my sharpening equipment. It's a good way to test the edge. If it catches, the edge still needs some work.
 
Well, now I am humbled. I'm "the sharpening guy" when it comes to my friends over the years, and I definitely can't cut even a facial tissue with my Spyderco Endura (I tried this morning) I've been using lately. You guys are on a different level than I am.

Maybe I need to swallow my pride and resort to some kind of tools to help hold the angle while sharpening. :(
 
You are hardcore! I admire you having paper to test by your sharpening equipment. That was a great photo btw.

As for a previous comment about why bother cutting toilet paper, we just need a functional knife....the answer, as Cliff Stamp said, it that this raises the bar for knife people. It's a new avenue of exploration and is just fun as well.

But doo be careful. You may pee in a new direction if you're not carefull. :D

cliff
 
Im currently out of TP :eek:
Anyways, these days I only stock cottonelle with "ripples" ,, no I dont work for them, but seriously if you haven't tried it I suggest you do - no b/s its the best TP on the market.
 
Okay ... question time.

Do I want an ultra-polished edge to do this, or is "toothy" better for slicing TP?

I assume for push cutting through it, a polished edge is going to be the thing, but I need to walk before I can run, so I need to get 'em slicing first.
 
it's like in the "Bodygard" movie, when the falling piece of silk tissu is cut by the katana's edge of Kevin Costner Character. :D :D :D
 
Usually I don't test on TP. Its too inconsistent. The really soft quilted stuff is really hard to cut. The cheap, hard single ply "work" TP is almost easy. Usually, I try to cut paper towles. Free hanging, initiating the cut somewhere in the middle and draw cutting smoothly and slowly (as opposed to slashing) through the paper. Or I would softly fold it over to form a "loop" or a "tunnel" if you will and then cutting into the tunnel in a shallow angle. Initiating the cut from the edge is pretty difficult, but also possible. These are all draw cuts, never managed a pure pushcut on Papertowels.
 
rhino said:
Do I want an ultra-polished edge to do this, or is "toothy" better for slicing TP?
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Paper and such is best cut with a very highly polished edge, from what I have seenm a draw does more to reduce folding than actually cut which is very different from how an aggressive slicing edge cuts ropes and such.

HoB said:
Usually I don't test on TP. Its too inconsistent.
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Yes, the brands are all over the place, some are really easy, some are really hard. The one I use for stock testing now is the hardest thing I have seen to cut, you can get a blade to catch hair above the skin readily and it still won't push cut it.

-Cliff
 
rj martin said:
Cliff: I cut papertowels on occasion, and I notice that a thrust cut often cuts better than a pull cut. Depends on the angle the edge is presented to the cut, too.
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Most sharpening methods will cause the "micro serration" pattern to point backwards (like a rod setup--think about how the grind pattern would be). Pulling backwards would be more aggressive and cause more ripping/gripping.
 
I just stick with the basic Scott TP since it's cheap and readily available. I can use up an entire roll pretty quick if I'm doing a lot of testing. I have never tried slicing at the fluffy multi-ply stuff. It seems to be it would be like testing a knife on a pillow rather than a piece of fabric. There are so many fine layers it seems like it would readily catch and tear and bunch up, etc, ahead of the edge. The level of sharpness required to do this maybe beyond what I'm prepared to put on my EDC knives. I can easily slice TP with a highly polished 20 degree per side edge. It's gets even eaiser if I go 15 degree or less per side. I usually strop before I attempt the TP test. As far as sharpness goes I can shave arm hair long before the edge will slice TP cleanly. Cutting hair above skin level can be even harder to accomplish and is one of the ultimate tests for me, since I have fine arm hair. I'm sure there are guys here that have thick manly arm hair that would be far easier to catch and cut above skin level than my wispy peach fuzz. :) Although I have managed to get my knives to catch and cut my arm hair above skin level and I can easily do this with my straight razors when they are properly stropped and ready to take to my face.
 
The knives of my collection which where able to snap cut free hanging TP are:

Microtech Scarab (S30V)
Emerson HD7 (154cm)
Custom Airkat Tripwire (154cm)
Spyderco Police serr. (VG10) which was the sharpest of all.
 
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