I told him it was sharp...

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Coonskinner

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I went by my friend's pawn shop today, and another friend of ours, who is a knife dealer and collector, was there as well.

He said something about a new knife he had traded for, and I pulled out the old Scrade-Walden Stockman that I was carrying for him to look at. I handed it to him, and said, "It takes a whale of an edge."

He promptly opened the master blade, ran his thumb along the edge, and yelled out,"Ouch! That does take an edge!"

He had sliced his thumb pretty bad. Some glue and a bandage later, he was all right. He said, "You had just told me that the knife was sharp...I guess I should have taken you at your word."

I hated it, but what do you say? In all seriousness, the old knife does take an insanely sharp edge. The old 1095 may not be the latest and greatest, but it has a beautiful patina, and it will get some kind of sharp.
 
Amen! My Boker King Kutter in (presumably) 1095 has done a lot of whittling over the years, mostly wood... but I have these funny stitch patterns running across the backs of several fingers...
 
I hated it, but what do you say?
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I don't say anything about my knife being sharp when I let someone use it.

Of coarse its sharp. It's a knife, my knife :D
 
Coonskinner:

I have thought several times about starting a thread in praise of what I call "soft steels." I too have some pocket knives, and a couple of fixed blades as well that easily take very sharp edges. And like you enjoy the character color they have taken on from their years of service.
No, they dont "stay sharp forever" like some of the new stuff, but they stay sharp plenty long enough for me to do the tasks I do with them. I suppose if I ever had the need to skin 5-10 deer at a time, one of the fancy steels would be nice. But first of all I am not that good of a hunter :D and second of all it only takes a minute or two on a good old fashioned arkansas stone to keep them skinning with the best of them.
 
knzn,

I know what you mean. I have some knives with the new "wonder steels" and they certainly have their place. But really, I prefer the simple carbon steels, or something like 52100 (my favorite). I enjoy sharpening a knife--if the steel isn't so wear resistant that it gets frustrating.

I also like the feel of the kind of edge you can put on the old carbon steels, and I like the way they feel on a stone. All of that is subjective, and I don't have three pages of "data" supporting my opinion. I just like what I like.

By the way, the comment on "data" wasn't a back-handed snide remark about those who post tables of data; I enjoy reading them. I just am usually not so scientific about my preferences. I use what I like. Simple as that.
 
I've been finding myself doing the same thing. I have some new Opinels coming soon (hopefully) that I can't wait to see how sharp I can get them. Still, nothing seems to sharpen up like my Buck 303. Only a few swipes and it shaves like no one's business.
Matt
 
Q. How do you tell from a knifenut?
A. Look for scars on the fingers!!

Guilty as charged.

:) :D :D
 
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