How much does sharpening take away from the value of a knife?

ShitsInaBush said:
I got to hand it to ya man, they way you brought back that thread from the dead like some valiant magician pulling the sword out of the stone, 14 years later, fuckin awesome
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Didn't want to start the same thread again. You better give me some advice or balanced opinion, as I am well aware about this awesomeness )))
 
ljubimov said:
What if the sharpening is done professionally by a reputed shop, like Josh at REK? Also, I once sent a new LUDT to Microtech for authenticity check and they sharpened it as a routine maintenance, although it was never used and had a factory edge. I don't think this would remove some value from the knife...
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It depends on who you think is good. For example, I will not buy any knife sharpened by ApostleP.
 
jjg6319 said:
For example, I will not buy any knife sharpened by ApostleP.
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Not challenging, just curious: Why? I've watched some of his YT vids when browsing for info on specific knives, and I never had the impression of a badly mangled job. Was I not paying attention?
 
I thought it was from 2019. My best advice is I think at some point starting a new thread is betterer.

Any answer to this is going to be entirely subjective to the knife, seller, and buyer. It's an impossible to answer general question. If it's a rare knife that someone will pay double or more for on ebay, you can get your money back maybe more. If it's common probably gonna loose something. This is assuming the sharpening job is perfect and appealing to a buyer. So if a buyer wants that knife sharpened by that guy you're in luck right? Even the MT. If you end up selling it to be open about condition you should make it known what you sent it in for and what they did. It might not be considered nib to a die hard collector that wants a safe queen.
 
betzner said:
How many answers does one need after waiting 14 years to again drop into a listing that has already answered the question?
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You must be a genius if you know that answer... Maybe you could enlighten the others? So many people, so many opinions...
 
ljubimov said:
You must be a genius if you know that answer... Maybe you could enlighten the others? So many people, so many opinions...
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While I may very well be omniscient, the above is mentioned nowhere within the scope of my employment contract or job dscription ;)
 
betzner said:
While I may very well be omniscient, the above is mentioned nowhere within the scope of my employment contract or job dscription ;)
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It’s always listed on the resume. ;)

Whether or not sharpening impacts the value of an item depends on the item. If it is a recent and common knife, where pristine examples abound, then your knife will fall below those in better condition and its desirability would drop. If it is a unique or harder to find antique then the question becomes whether the item represents a fine example of the kind. Very few 100 year old knives retain their original factory packaging, documentation or edge.

n2s
 
I used to be the guy that bought knives and looked at them and that was it. I've finally realized why have them if you never have the joy of carrying it and using it. There is some that I still wouldn't use and honestly I have so many now, a lot still don't get carried. But if I want to carry it then I do. And the edge that I put on a knife is almost always better than the factory edge so it just improves the knife, in my opinion. I still have knives that I mainly use for work, which is generally a CRK Umnumzaan that I purchased brand new and immediately made it a work knife. It now has character and looks better now worn in, then when it was new. Just my thoughts and YMMV!
 
22-rimfire said:
Most would never recognize that a bald has been sharpened if it is done carefully. Sharpening does not require that you scratch up the side of a blade due to too sharp of a polishing angle. So, my answer is IT DEPENDS. But in general, you sharpen your everyday knife and it is worth less until time takes its effect on the value.
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Wow- Archived thread flashback, Batman! Does anyone know anything, or have any 411 regarding 22 rimfire? I always enjoyed reading this member's contributions here.
ljubimov said:
What if the sharpening is done professionally by a reputed shop, like Josh at REK? Also, I once sent a new LUDT to Microtech for authenticity check and they sharpened it as a routine maintenance, although it was never used and had a factory edge. I don't think this would remove some value from the knife...
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Personally, if I saw a knife listed here on the exchange, and it had been professionally sharpened by Josh @ REK, I would consider it to be a nice $$$ upgrade/bonus, and IMO would enhance the value of that particular knife. I feel that this question is subjective, and as we've read here, one that you're going to get a variety of answers on.

FWIW: I just received a Hinderer Eklipse in the mail this past Monday. It was a light user and had been sharpened by it's previous owner (KKellogg). I was very pleasantly surprised, at what a professional job he did with his EdgePro; this blade has 1 of the nicest, even/symmetrical grinds I've seen on a knife....and, it's freaking hair popping sharp!
ShitsInaBush said:
I got to hand it to ya man, they way you brought back that thread from the dead like some valiant magician pulling the sword out of the stone, 14 years later, fuckin awesome
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This sure made me laugh! I clicked on this thread late last night, and as I was scrolling down, I thought- Man this is kind of odd seeing so many names I didn't seem to recognize, as well as every poster being long time member's....until I got to the bottom....and then it hit me and I scrolled back up and had the same reaction as you. "F-in awesome!" With an exclamation point! I personally like seeing old thread's like this one, resurrected from the dead......

The next thing you know, ApostleP will be showing up here.

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Hahaha..... I'll put a different stink on it.....

Since I hand grind my bevels and edges, IF you were to use a fixed, sharpening fixture....you might actually make the edges better looking compared to my lopsided, wonky lines?
Please do!

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It depends on the sharpening job. If it's a really bad resharpening with a lot of metal removed I would likely pass, same with some super acute edges with super wide bevels.

A good sharpening job on the other hand is better to me than a really bad factory edge.
 
TC said:
Not challenging, just curious: Why? I've watched some of his YT vids when browsing for info on specific knives, and I never had the impression of a badly mangled job. Was I not paying attention?
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I have seen his work on Sebenzas and he drops the angle too low and when he is done the grind is not very uniform. In my opinion he did a disservice to the owner of the knife.
 
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I think sharpening generally does lower the resale value of a knife, just like driving a new car off the lot reduces the resale value of the car. It's not necessarily because the knife got worse (it's often better), but because it doesn't have that minty new knife smell.
 
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