Kershaw simply too sharp!

Michael Dye

Michael Dye

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Having been in the knife business for over 30 years, this has happend to me only once before. Fellow just returned TWO Kershaw's because they were TOO SHARP. I agree they were very sharp, but ain't that what they is suppose to be?
My public apologies to any of you Kershaw nuts that have purchased Kershaw's from us that were too sharp. Should we consider implimenting a knife dulling service prior to the final sale (for a nominal fee of course) ;)
md
 
I have heard a few hunters talking about knives that come to sharp..seems some prefer a slightly duller edge for dealing with game so it doesnt cut more than they want...obviously they werent use a kershaw though. I prefer knives to be as sharp as possible and resharpen by working knives before every use.
 
Michael Dye said:
Having been in the knife business for over 30 years, this has happend to me only once before. Fellow just returned TWO Kershaw's because they were TOO SHARP. I agree they were very sharp, but ain't that what they is suppose to be?
My public apologies to any of you Kershaw nuts that have purchased Kershaw's from us that were too sharp. Should we consider implimenting a knife dulling service prior to the final sale (for a nominal fee of course) ;)
md
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That is hilarious. Did you tell him that is why you give out the band-aids in those little keychain holders? You should have pointed this guy over to the trainer knives. I believe that would have been more his speed.
 
I think it is reckless and dangerous to sell such sharp objects. What model were they? Perhaps I should buy them to get those dangerous items out of the public.....
 
...A knife that's too sharp? That's just retarded...Unless they ment that the blades were so sharp that they were too thin to cut steel with, without rolling. That's still just retarded.:D.
 
When using a tool you need to be aware of what you are doing. If you are not experienced or if you are distracted or if you do not respect a sharp knife you might cut more than what you wanted.

You need to learn what a blade can do and respect it just as someone would respect a firearm. The first rule in handling a firearm is to always treat one as if it were loaded. With a sharp knife there is no second guessing or looking in a chamber. The edge is right there in plain view. A sharp edge is always loaded and ready to cut.

I sharpened some hunting knives for the guys at work. the Monday after opening weekend one of the guys told me he appreciated how sharp his knives were. He cut himself four times during that weekend. He took off his field dressing gloves and they were filled with blood. He saw where he had cut himself but he wasn't sure if the blood had come from the deer through a hole in the glove or from his own cut.

I have caught my wife cutting strawberries using the palm of her hand as a cutting board. I stopped her and informed her that we didn't have any more dull knives in the house. They are all sharp. We now have a "bar board" and we will be getting a few more.

I am not new to sharpening but I am new to successful sharpening. I have new found respect for what a really sharp blade can do. I would rather have a sharp and efficient edge than a dull and inefficient one. I know what a sharp edge can do. A dull edge is unpredictable. I know what sharp is. Dull can vary a bit.
 
I simply cannot imagine returning a knife for being too sharp.

Dolts. Spiralarchitect is right, training knives are more their speed
 
someone find out this womans name -no way it was a man ,that would be a class a felony against man law-too sharp-yeah right-
 
rosconey2 said:
someone find out this womans name -no way it was a man ,that would be a class a felony against man law-too sharp-yeah right-
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That's a fact for sure! If it was a fella, He should be instructed to send in his "Man Card" along with his knives! A man who prefers a dull knife should not be allowed the privilege of ownership.:D
 
There is a quick fix for that,using a coarse whetstone preferably silicon carbide hold the blade at a 90deg angle and using plenty of oil hone back and forth just like you are sharpening a pair of ice skates for 30 sec to one min depending on the Rockwell hardness rating of the knife blade steel.
 
Mike, perhaps you should have shown him the butter knives from your lunch counter!

On another note, got them t-shirts in yet in XXXL blue?
 
That's like having a car too fast that gets great fuel mileage.
Or a cell phone that always connects but you don't get charged for the time.

You should have gone out to the parking lot and dulled
them on the concrete curbs and then handed them back to him and said...
"HERE, STUPID."

Ahhh, but I digress.

mike
 
i was just about to buy a vapor, and was excited on seeing how sharp the blade was, i don't know why you would return knives for being too sharp.
even if they were "too sharp", just dull them on a stone, how hard could it be.
 
Sorry to say I have heard that one before. More than once too. Sold a few Severtechs to guys at work, mechanics mind you, and one proceeded to lop off 1/4 inch of a finger tip closing the knife. He never carries it but won't sell it. Wuz up wit dat?
 
Hahahaha! Too sharp!!! I've heard it all. Thomas, do you have any "Bonehead" model sprints coming up soon? It seems there's a market now. Joe
 
Maybe the guy didn't realize how fine of an edge he would be getting and he is concerned for the safety of his son if he finds the knife maybe. I agree that returning a knife for being sharp is ridiculous. I wonder if he would return a rifle for being too accurate? LOL! "no challenge using this gun. It hits everything I aim at. I want a refund".
 
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