Do you test your new knives?

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I think we buy knives:
1. That we like
2. That we can afford
3. That we have plans for (even if those plans are only dreams)
Once we have the knife, it's ours to do with as we please.
So go ahead and beat the hell out of it. It's yours.
 
I mainly test to see if it will cleanly cut T. P. If not, I sharpen until it does.

T. P. = toilet paper. Since we use single-ply, I test it cross ways, lenght ways and diagonally. If it does not cut cleanly in all three, it sees the diamond hone.

I recently received a Cold Steel Espada Large, and it passed all three out-of-the-box.:thumbup:

Not many do that.:grumpy:
 
I like folders and fixed blades, most work a fixed blade will see is chopping hardwood, easily enough checked.

Folders are all about smaller/lighter chores.

In the woods I like fixed blade and a folder. Society limits me to carrying a folder in public.
 
If i had a tree stump to test my knives on, i would probably do that to all my knives.
I don't, so i usually just bang most blades on their side to see if they shatter into a million pieces.
And of course i test the sharpness on whatever paper material i have laying around.
 
ill test the edge on some newspaper or a receipt.

ill test the lock by tapping either my palm or sole of a shoe.

that's about it.
 
Oh mr.mark bumped a old thread of mine. I feel so honored. Too bad hes on ignore I guess I missed out on some more fanboy rage.
 
Guess what.

Bleeding your childish crap into the General forum is not going to be tolerated.

Next time there will not be warnings. Grow up you two.
 
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