Do you sharpen your knife as soon as you get it?

Most of the time. I've had very few factory edges that were up to snuff.
 
knifenut1013 said:
No offence rat, but your response sounds like the opinion of someone that has never seen a truly sharp knife. Nothing counter productive about a sharper tool.
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No problem at all but can I say that you sound like someone who never rolled an edge that had too acute of an angle. No offense but this does happen; ask richardJ about it. As a matter of fact this is exactly what NoshNuz whatever his name is the troll does to some knives which he then complains about when the edges roll on him!

I have had some knives that needed to be sharpened out of the box, specifically a Benchmade Presidio and a Becker BK7 but I have had good luck too. My Ontario and Fox folders were razor sharp from the factory as were a KaBar and Kanetsune Ryo. Bark River knives are said to be very sharp out of the box as well and as the old saying goes "YMMV".
 
I've never bought a Spyderco that wasn't shaving sharp. If it won't shave, it gets sharpened. :)
 
Most users I buy gets a new bevel and sharpening unless it's close to what I prefer, between 20 to 30 degree inclusive, depending on the blade steel. They all eventually get this treatment on their first sharpening session anyway.
 
Usually yes, but not usually my Spyderco purchases. Gee wonder why that is? :D

STR
 
Most of the knives i've bought are very sharp, very few knives from the factory hav let me down. granted i am moving to the point where any knife (other than rats and beckers) that i am inetrested in is 200+ dollars expect knives that i pay that kind of money for to come with good edges from the factory. Also i have never had a dull spyderco.
 
no. i've never had a knife that i've just bought that couldn't slice through skin and cut my finger off with its factory edge; i think that's good enough for me and my uses...
 
I keep my knives shaving shrp. For me that is the gold standard as this is the sharpness that can complete all the tasks I ask easily. I dont need ultrasharp razors. In fact, I actually find them to be less productive as I find they are just too sharp.

Some people on these forums are obsessed with blades that can cut air, I am not one of those. Seems like a waste of time for me. YMMV
 
I test my edges by plunging the knife through a sheet of newspaper and cutting a half circle to the left and then one to the right. The radius of the cuts is 3-4 inches. If the knife doesn't pass, I reprofile the edge to fit my adjustable jig. 40 degrees inclusive for camp knives, 30 degrees for most everything else. If I varied my angles very much, I would have to keep notes. So one size fits all.
 
pilote said:
no. i've never had a knife that i've just bought that couldn't slice through skin and cut my finger off with its factory edge; i think that's good enough for me and my uses...
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A 1" pipe will cut your finger off if you hit it hard enough. I've seen it happen and I wouldn't consider a pipe very sharp. :D:D
 
I too sharpen most of the knives I get, mainly because 99% of the times I find they are really blunt. Of the many knives I received, it was just one that actually showed true sharpness, and as such I didn't touch it. I was pretty surprised. Also, I take out geometry imperfections or simply change edge angle to suit my taste. Knives shall be ready for use in my opinion. It's like keeping flashlight batteries discharged: it just makes no sense.
 
By the way, my Spyderco mule came in very dull, just as the majority of factory knives I got. But that's the only spyderco I own, as I'm not a fan of the brand and I'm not into costy folders in general. Just to add my experience as I saw it was discussed previously and seems that those spyders usually come sharp from the factory.
 
I didn't use to sharpen them immediatly. But, now that I've had a number of knives and knife experiences and I carve more I've come to really appreciate an air bleeding edge and, they just don't come from the factory that way. So, most of the time I do resharpen after some test cuts.
 
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If a knife is dull, I'll sharpen it.

So, if it's dull out of the box, you bet it gets sharpened. If it's sharp out of the box, I'll wait until it needs a touch up before giving it a touch up.

If it ain't broke...
 
I started reading posts on the Spyderco forum about 2 years ago.Someone

had a thread sharpening your new Spydie.Most people who responded said

yes they did sharpen their new Spydies.

I was into Spydies then and sharpened my new ones too.Ive been doing the

same with all my others knives too.;)
 
There is no such thing as a knife that is "sharp enough". Not only do I immediately sharpen every knife I buy, I typically retouch the edge oftener than I use it. I have many excuses for this behavior, but none of them relate much to practicality. One of my better ones is the "weakness of factory edges". The concept is that most factory knives are sharpened somewhat quickly. That often leaves an edge that is sharp, but has a burr or other structural weakness. It will breakdown unusually quickly.

The primary reason is that I have to lower the bevel down below 10 degrees or it will not shave adequately. I don't need to shave with my knives, but I am used to knives that have very thin edges and a true razor finish. Knives that are so obtuse that they are 15 degrees per side just creep me out.
 
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