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Bige610

Bige610

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so im looking over the knife selection at bass pro today when the guy starts talking to me about sharpening. I ask what he uses and he shows me this electric monster. :barf:

I ask how it works and he shows me his griptillian that looks like a toothpick. I was like good god man what the hell. He told me he uses it daily and is already past his second serration. i showed him the stones and diamond stones. i hope he doesnt recommend that monster to customers.
 
I use that same philosophy with my wife. She gets a beating every day whether she needs it or not. I'm already past my second wife...




J/K!
 
Bige610 said:
so im looking over the knife selection at bass pro today when the guy starts talking to me about sharpening. I ask what he uses and he shows me this electric monster. :barf:

I ask how it works and he shows me his griptillian that looks like a toothpick. I was like good god man what the hell. He told me he uses it daily and is already past his second serration. i showed him the stones and diamond stones. i hope he doesnt recommend that monster to customers.
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UGGHH:barf:

My girlfriends dad used one of those things on her new set of kitchen knives which didn't come razor sharp out of the box. It ruined the edge. It took me FOREVER to fix the damage it caused!:grumpy:
 
Maybe he thinks his knife is too heavy, and he's putting it on a diet.
 
Im heading to bass pro in va tommorrow to pick up a griptillian. I have to always remind my mom not the use the stupid "sharpener" built into the can opener.
 
Most of the guys here sharpen their knives on big electrical grinding wheels :D :D :D
They mess up with the heat treat and make the blade narrow.
 
i wish i would have snapped a picture of him comparing his knife with an out of box knife. i was like what the hell. The weird part was he acted like it was normal for a 100 dollar knife to only last a couple years. weird.
 
my buddy has one up here at work & instead of his small case stockman lasting Years , I bet it does not last a solid year with the way the electric sharpeners eat away the flesh of the blade and leaves you the spine and little meat underneath, turns blades into awls.
 
I can understand folks frustrations at trying to sharpen, especially if they don't research how to do so. All those carbine sharpeners and electric sharpeners promise a quick edge in a few strokes. Folks just can't resist it. Plus, most folks have no concept of what a sharp edge is, so anything that turns dull to toothy feels exquisite to them.

I remember going through the whole freehand (untrained :( ), lansky rods then lansky guided hone systems. I never felt fully satisfied with any of them, although I learned the most and had more success with the guided hones than anything else. Then I finally bought a Spyderco sharpmaker and still think it is one of the best products out there. Now, even though I convex most of my blades, the sharpmaker still comes out for quick touch ups, it is just so easy!
 
at least it was only on a Griptillian and not a better looking, more expensive knife.

I really can't stand those electric sharpeners.
 
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