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so i was back putting up shade tarps for various critters today , i was in the chicken run which is 30 x 60 and compartmentalized depending on needs at any given time , im using a trash knife from tractor supply , i think its mossy oak , in all honestly after 2 years the leather grip is still good and no rust , and has lived in the barn since i bought it ,but anyway i was trying to cut the nylon line i couldnt stop laughing , it was not cutting it , i was going post it as a goof to see the responses because i brought it up to the house to put an edge on , curious how well it takes one and more so how long it will stay sharp
 
migmaq said:
so i was back putting up shade tarps for various critters today , i was in the chicken run which is 30 x 60 and compartmentalized depending on needs at any given time , im using a trash knife from tractor supply , i think its mossy oak , in all honestly after 2 years the leather grip is still good and no rust , and has lived in the barn since i bought it ,but anyway i was trying to cut the nylon line i couldnt stop laughing , it was not cutting it , i was going post it as a goof to see the responses because i brought it up to the house to put an edge on , curious how well it takes one and more so how long it will stay sharp
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factory edge on it is dull cause its never been used in the 2 years its lived in your barn? am I following this right? if so....


not a big deal, put an edge on it and let it do some work. ive gotten many knives over the years with dull factory edges.....
 
migmaq said:
so i was back putting up shade tarps for various critters today , i was in the chicken run which is 30 x 60 and compartmentalized depending on needs at any given time , im using a trash knife from tractor supply , i think its mossy oak , in all honestly after 2 years the leather grip is still good and no rust , and has lived in the barn since i bought it ,but anyway i was trying to cut the nylon line i couldnt stop laughing , it was not cutting it , i was going post it as a goof to see the responses because i brought it up to the house to put an edge on , curious how well it takes one and more so how long it will stay sharp
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This is why they make folding utility knives with replaceable blades.
 
jackknife said:
This is why they make folding utility knives with replaceable blades.
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i keep one at the steel feed bins for cutting feed sacks , but sometimes you need a actual blade

if that thing got dull just from sitting in a barn thats not good , there is no rust on it , rust will kill a edge , not time , i havnt realyl used it much , handfull of times , maybe the nylon rope is tougher than i remember , i will break the stones out this weekend
 
The barn knife i remember growing up was a third hand steak knife with the serration points worn down almost like its butter spreading brethren, and it took 4 passes to chew through bailer twine. Dad had actually perfected the right way to pull the thread out of the top of the feed bag and reuse them, so I was aghast the first time I saw someone try to stab and open one with that knife.
 
A friend of mine grandparents past away early this year they were farmers in central Georgia both in their 90s they had leased the land out but stayed on the farm. This was the Barn Knife when you walked into the barn it sat between two beams with the handle sticking out. It was made locally from I think and old band saw blade and was still very sharp.20230323_162040.jpg
 
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