Definition of Scary Sharp?

scary sharp is when you try and shave hair off your arm, but wonder why the blade isn't moving, then realize it just sunk a quarter of an inch into your flesh...
kinda hurts.

or, a knife is very very close to scary sharp if you try and shave hair off your arm but it looks like the hair isn't coming off.
what's really happening is you're just not putting enough pressure on and the hairs are splitting in half the long way.
 
The lightness of touch to produce a cut is enough to scare. Fear that any pressure will result in injury is scary sharp. Take a new Sebenza and strop gently, then more gently, then just a whisper, then hardly at all. The result is that material, paper, skin, whatever will part at he mere presence of the blade. That, in conjunction with the learned advice preceeding this post is "scary sharp."
 
Scarey sharp: is used for the second time you pick up the knife (after you got the towel and bandaids)
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Scary is: the hair is frightened and jumps off before the knife arrives.

My straight razors are what scare me. You talk about THIN edge... 0.007" behind the edge, and they go "ringgggg" when you run your finger across at a 90.

Bought a couple straight razors on EBay, figured "what the heck, might as well shave a couple times with these bad boys to see wassup wit dat".

Yaknow, nothing sexy about old straight razors when it comes to actually shaving your face. Let's just say I got 3 very UNclose shaves on 3 consecutive days, cut myself slightly each time (I consider that a successful shave), no gushers. And DAMN those hurt on my upper lip... yikes! Damn my face got soft when I went electric.

No, the electric razor and the el cheapo plastic double edged razors are not sexy or stylish, but they are true innovations in shaving when it comes to performance.
 
Here's another question (since I'm relatively new to this myself;) What hardness should a blade have to be sharpened "scary sharp?"

What I mean is, how hard should it be before it's worth getting the blade so sharp so you don't have to worry about losing the edge the first time it's used?

[This message has been edited by fuchikoma (edited 03-19-2001).]
 
Scary sharp is when an accidental cut could become a life treatening event. I have a double edge John Smith "American Inner City Special" that if not handled correctly could end a life very quickly. Dick
 
Re, how hard do you need the blade before scary sharp is practical: it depends on what you are going to cut and how often you can resharpen. If you are cutting meat, hide, and wood without knots I would say 56-58 will work pretty well. If you may run into some bone to cut you want a superior alloy and about 60 RC. I've found BG42 works pretty well when scary sharp for a wide range of uses. Convex edges will give you the highest strength per unit scariness. Hollow ground (like a straight razor) will be the most scary (most inclined to dive into flesh), but will not be as practical for tough jobs.
 
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