Is sharp too much to ask?

last 2 knives that came to me had dull edges. it wasn't cost effective for me to send them back (plus it would take 4-6 weeks to and fro) and the maker did not offer to bear the cost. He said he was sorry for the oversight. Was I happy? absolutely not. It's sad to see a knife without a shaving sharp edge OOTB.
 
Depends ont the tradition of the knife maker and style of knife imo
If it is a working blade hand forged by a old school japanese knifemaker
I think they used to leave them less than razor sometimes ? .
If its a modern style tactical fixed blade it should come sharp .
And your perception of sharp , ie toothy or polished .
 
for my experience,
some of my customs or productions the first grinds, did not hold that long under heavy use
the second grind will lasted much longer.

there are off course exceptions,

i see many knife makers can not put a decent edge on there knifes, beautiful well made knifes.
and i really don't mind, resharpening is something a knife user should really master him self
for the high end customs... there most off the time display queens, razer sharp would not be necessary

dull it would not cut paper... yeah send it back
 
If factories can mass-produce knives that come sharp then what excuse could a custom maker possibly have for sending it dull?

None.
 
Personally, I think it's a reasonable expectation to have your knife arrive sharp (I know sharp when I feel it). Only two knifemakers have consistently delivered sharp knives (plural) to me every time: MicroTech and William Henry. They're doing something right there.
 
Totally agree with the dudes saying you're well within your rights to feel disappointed. If you're dropping that kinda cash and the maker takes his work seriously, then that blade ought to cut some damn copy paper (at least!).
 
I'm with RamZar on the sharp Wm and Henry knives. I haven't owned a Microtech.
 
If it's a 'custom' meaning I can customize, couldn't sharpness be one of the features? If I want 'stupid' sharp, and maker can't deliver, what then? Maybe asking if maker could make it stupid sharp before purchase would be ideal.
 
Perhaps it was a concious choice to not sharpen the knife so the maker leaves you in charge over the prefered angle?
No offense but someone who's into knives enough to order custom should be expected to have decent sharpening skills? So again, maybe it was intentional.
 
I feel you. Any custom or semi custom knife should at least come sharp enough to slice paper. I've had some pretty butter-knife sharp (read: DULL) knives show up at my doorstep, some that I've ordered, and some that friends have sent in despair so that I could sharpen them. The worst one had close to 60 degrees inclusive on the edge.
 
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