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My kitchen knives are sharp. If my wife or daughter hand one to someone they always warn them, "It's sharp. No, really, it's sharp!
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Do you sharpen knives to the point that your afraid to let someone use it?
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It happens, a contractor asked for my leatherman at work and did the same thing. I keep it touched up with the Sharpmaker I keep at work, but it wasn't anywhere near as sharp as my EDC. I only let some people borrow my knives, I typically sharpen all the knives of the guys that work with me so I see what kind of condition they come to me in. *shudder*
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I just did a knife for a coworker, fixed the tip on his CS code 4 tanto (for the 2nd time - next one I'm charging him!) and redid the rest of the edge and serrations.
He came in a few days later, said he'd needed to cut an old fleece blanket down the night before for some 5wk old puppies he's raising. His wife held it up and first cut, full length top to bottom, he said "I'd almost say it went through like butter, but it actually went through like it wasn't there - no resistance, you couldn't feel it cutting".
He came in a few days later, said he'd needed to cut an old fleece blanket down the night before for some 5wk old puppies he's raising. His wife held it up and first cut, full length top to bottom, he said "I'd almost say it went through like butter, but it actually went through like it wasn't there - no resistance, you couldn't feel it cutting".
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I was sitting in the back yard sharpening a knife when a know it all neighbor told me how I was doing it wrong. I didn't say anything, but I proceeded to sharpen an Opinel as sharp as I could get it. Opinels take a hell of an edge with little effort. A few days later, I gave him the Opinel. The very next day, I saw him with a bandage up thumb. He never criticized my sharpening technique again.
Sorry, I don't lend out my knife to anyone. Heard it said that if someone really knows how to use a knife, they'd be carrying one. They aren't, so they don't. Simple as that. It won't be treated with the same respect and care you'd use. They'd use it to do something stupid like pry open a paint can, cut a cardboard box and run into one of those wide 3-in staples, or even drop it. It'll be returned with an oops and a sorry and seriously damaged. Maybe not at that specific instance, but lend it out enough, and it will. Ask me how I know.
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No of course not, a dull knife is more likely to get someone hurt than a sharp one. I never worry about loaning my knife out as most people tend to be as afraid of anything I carry as they are of me, especially with my buddy bragging about how sharp I get his knives when he tells me they're getting dull.
I recently sharpened a pairing knife for my brother, a buddy of his was over visiting. He had really really hairy hands.. like 1" tall hair on them. He swiped that pairing knife over his hand .... it took about 3 inches of hair off and he started bleeding afterwards. He didn't even flinch... just looked at me and said, "Yep, that's pretty sharp." After a minute or two of his hand bleeding on the garage floor, I asked him if he needed a band-aid?
I guess he was used to his "Diving" knife on his hip that was really dull?!
I guess he was used to his "Diving" knife on his hip that was really dull?!
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If I think the person is mature and has some common sense, then yes. I do warn them first. I'm getting to the point where I'm more hesitant just because I see that almost no one knows how to cut using a sharp knife.
The other day I handed a freshly sharpened knife to a buddy because he was interested in buying it. He picked up a piece of paper and started trying to saw through it. I told him he could just lightly push and the knife would zip right through it. So what did he do? He zipped right through the piece of paper and clipped his own leg. Luckily it was at an angle and only cut his pants. He handed it back slowly and said it was too sharp for him.
If I do a favor for someone and sharpen their smith and Wesson POS or whatever they carry I sharpen like I normally would then do a couple of light perpendicular passes over a fine stone to dull it slightly. Most people don't know what a sharp knife is, let alone how to use it safely.
One of the funniest thing I've seen. A guy said he's sharpened his own knives for a long time so I thought he knew what he was doing. This dude is a gorilla. Covered in hair. Anyway, he took my knife and quickly ran it almost the length of his forearm. Total bald spot from his wrist almost to his elbow. He sat there, mouth half open, staring at his arm and the hair that was all over the knife in semi-shock. I was cracking up. He slowly handed me the knife back and said "yyeep, it's sharp." Well, yeah dude. Lol. I'm just glad the dude didn't flay his arm open.
After things like that I'm pretty cautious.
The other day I handed a freshly sharpened knife to a buddy because he was interested in buying it. He picked up a piece of paper and started trying to saw through it. I told him he could just lightly push and the knife would zip right through it. So what did he do? He zipped right through the piece of paper and clipped his own leg. Luckily it was at an angle and only cut his pants. He handed it back slowly and said it was too sharp for him.
If I do a favor for someone and sharpen their smith and Wesson POS or whatever they carry I sharpen like I normally would then do a couple of light perpendicular passes over a fine stone to dull it slightly. Most people don't know what a sharp knife is, let alone how to use it safely.
One of the funniest thing I've seen. A guy said he's sharpened his own knives for a long time so I thought he knew what he was doing. This dude is a gorilla. Covered in hair. Anyway, he took my knife and quickly ran it almost the length of his forearm. Total bald spot from his wrist almost to his elbow. He sat there, mouth half open, staring at his arm and the hair that was all over the knife in semi-shock. I was cracking up. He slowly handed me the knife back and said "yyeep, it's sharp." Well, yeah dude. Lol. I'm just glad the dude didn't flay his arm open.
After things like that I'm pretty cautious.
Hi folks.
What a great thread. I was just going to put something up like what has been said. This last week I restored a small slip joint knife for one of the lads and brought it back to like new. I polished up both small blades and then sharpened them. When I gave it back to him, I told him to be very careful it was sharp. Oh he said it looks great and then he went and cut himself. I said "I told you it was sharp". I now tell everyone that I have sharpened knives for how sharp they are.
As other folks have said there is sharp and then there is sharp.
Regards
Tar
What a great thread. I was just going to put something up like what has been said. This last week I restored a small slip joint knife for one of the lads and brought it back to like new. I polished up both small blades and then sharpened them. When I gave it back to him, I told him to be very careful it was sharp. Oh he said it looks great and then he went and cut himself. I said "I told you it was sharp". I now tell everyone that I have sharpened knives for how sharp they are.
As other folks have said there is sharp and then there is sharp.
Regards
Tar
I usually carry a beater knife to let others use. I'm honestly not a very good sharpener, although I use a sm. I don't consider my knives near as sharp as some of y'all can get them, but I can whittle tensioned hairs and pop hair off my arm. That's as sharp as I want it. Well, I'm a mechanic and this high-school kid came into the shop. I knew him and we talked a little. He is one of those know it alls that brag about everything they own, no matter how good it actually is. So he hands me his cold Steel recon and tells me how sharp it is. I didn't check, just said yeah. Well he insists that I cut some paper with it, so I go and grab a piece. Yeah, it's sharp I guess. Doesn't glide through, but it gets the job done. Well, that's not good enough for him. He has to compare mine to his. I, being the competitive Jerk I can be, pull out my fresh sharpened manix xl, and hand it over. I'm getting tired of all the bragging he's doing. He pulls it out, awkwardly opens it with two hands, and thumbs the edge. Then he takes the paper and pulls the knife to him gently through it. Says it's not very sharp, until he gets to his finger and it push cuts him. Deep. Never handing my good knives over to anyone again, even to prove a point.