FFBM edge hyjinks

clintg

clintg

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So...I got my FFBM a couple weeks ago. Since then I've chopped countless 2x4's and decided they were too easy. I chopped two live 8 inch black oak limbs off a tree, VERY hard stuff. After the live branches, my edge was sort of dull (not shaving sharp, or even close). Yesterday I chopped a 2x6 into 4 sections for fun and noticed my edge is back to what it had been before I chopped the live limbs. Shades of Stephen King's book "Christine"-spooky!
Anyone have any idea how/why this could happen? Thanks, Clint
 
One of our most eminent members, Cobalt, speaks of such shenanigans ... in some detail.

I know it seems eerie, but it's documented behavior for INFI.

Just send Cobalt a PM or e-mail and he'll fill you in on the specifics.

I just haven't 'beaten' my INFI hard enough to see this ... yet. ;)
 
you should not use it anymore it's damaged

Send it to me for immediate repair :D
 
I had a customer who chopped down quite a few live pines with a custom knife I made back in the '80's. . . Afterward he made a big deal over how dull it was . . . . So, I got a can of WD-40 and "sharpened" it for him be removing the sap that had built up along the edge. . .

Might be the same thing that happened to you. . . or it may be that your knife just needed a good beating and it was pouting until you gave it the proper lovin' ! ! ! ! ! :eek: :D :thumbup:

Jerry :D












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According to the busse combat web site you really don't want jerry sneaking in to sharpen your blades.

Quoted from Busse Combat...

"...The spine of the knife is usually sharper than the edge when I'm finished applying my magic stone sharpening technique... -Jerry Busse"
 
It has been my experience that when skinning deer a knife will lose its perceived sharpness, but will regain it upon cleaning all of the fat and blood from the blade. It seems that this build up, as in the case of the mentioned WD-40 and tree sap, decreases the preceived sharpness (how well it seems to cut), but not the actual sharpness of a blade (how well the two planes of the edge bevel meet to form a V).
 
hlee said:
It has been my experience that when skinning deer a knife will lose its perceived sharpness, but will regain it upon cleaning all of the fat and blood from the blade. It seems that this build up, as in the case of the mentioned WD-40 and tree sap, decreases the preceived sharpness (how well it seems to cut), but not the actual sharpness of a blade (how well the two planes of the edge bevel meet to form a V).
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I bet having a nice polished edge would lessen that affect. i.e., Having a 'toothy' edge would probably allow for more buildup of sap/fat. Just a theory :)
 
Thanks for the great thoughts, guys, they make alot of sense. However, I personally will choose to believe that it has magical regeneration properties a la "Christine" by Stephen King. Beat it to hell, come back the next day and it looks/cuts like new. Of course, Christine also took over people's souls, but I guess there could be worse things than a soul infused with INFI, huh? Thanks, Clint
 
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