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If this thread has already come up in the past, I apologize in advance. I did a search but came up empty.
The background story: I have been looking to obtain a plain edge Random Leek for well over a year, with no success. They have come up on That Auction Site and in the exchange here on Bladeforums only a handful of times. When they did, I either missed them or they sold for a price that makes me uncomfortable, even in memory. I have so many unanswered questions about the scarcity of the plain edge model. I have been vexed for some time.
So!
In an effort to get my hands on this elusive creature, and in the interest of (proto) science, on the behalf of fellow Kershaw fans, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Grind the blade of a combo edge model, you say? Pssshh!! Grind down the tip of a standard Leek? Please! No, I decided that the only way to go about this experiment is to think old school. As in, 12th and 13th century old school.
Being that I desire a plain edge Random Leek, I felt it only made sense to enclose a Random Task II (blem) and standard model Leek (both plain edge, naturally) in a box together. Alone. With nothing else to do but...?? *wink wink!*
See you in a months time, you two. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Tape to prevent accidental disruption of the experiment.
All sealed up and ready for action.
One month later, after sitting in a closet in the dark:
Note the crumpled edges of the box. I confess I did not follow the advisory on the side. The box was left entirely unattended for a period of one month. Oops.
Kershaw Piston called into duty.
What.
This didn't go well.
The results of the experiment. A couple things to note: One, the two knives were open when the box was sealed. Now, I find both knives were folded. Two, there was a slightly off-putting smell coming from the box.
Aside from the two knives, I found a paper clip, four wasabi & soy sauce almonds, and a used copy of Ghostbusters II for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the last photo, there are only three almonds. Nervously, I sniffed one and then proceeded to eat it. Turns out, that was the cause of the smell. I like wasabi as much as the next guy, heck, maybe even more, but this wasn't right. After crushing them, I threw the remaining three away. The paper clip and cartridge have been relegated to a plastic baggy in my shed until I determine how they came to be and what exactly to do with them.
Needless to say, I'm a bit perturbed. This didn't go at all how I had planned. If anyone else is considering trying the same thing, my advice is this: Don't. The plain edge Random Leek obviously has more going on than any of us can begin to understand. I feel like what I've done was disrespectful to several schools of science, perhaps even metallurgy, and I'm moving on to greener pastures. (And before anyone points it out: Yes, I considered both that I left the box unattended and that I used a blemished model of the Random Task II, but after careful evaluation, both before and after the experiment, I decided that these factors were more incidental to the results than anything else.)
Thanks for reading. Sorry about everything.
The background story: I have been looking to obtain a plain edge Random Leek for well over a year, with no success. They have come up on That Auction Site and in the exchange here on Bladeforums only a handful of times. When they did, I either missed them or they sold for a price that makes me uncomfortable, even in memory. I have so many unanswered questions about the scarcity of the plain edge model. I have been vexed for some time.
So!
In an effort to get my hands on this elusive creature, and in the interest of (proto) science, on the behalf of fellow Kershaw fans, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Grind the blade of a combo edge model, you say? Pssshh!! Grind down the tip of a standard Leek? Please! No, I decided that the only way to go about this experiment is to think old school. As in, 12th and 13th century old school.
Being that I desire a plain edge Random Leek, I felt it only made sense to enclose a Random Task II (blem) and standard model Leek (both plain edge, naturally) in a box together. Alone. With nothing else to do but...?? *wink wink!*
See you in a months time, you two. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!
Tape to prevent accidental disruption of the experiment.
All sealed up and ready for action.
One month later, after sitting in a closet in the dark:
Note the crumpled edges of the box. I confess I did not follow the advisory on the side. The box was left entirely unattended for a period of one month. Oops.
Kershaw Piston called into duty.
What.
This didn't go well.
The results of the experiment. A couple things to note: One, the two knives were open when the box was sealed. Now, I find both knives were folded. Two, there was a slightly off-putting smell coming from the box.
Aside from the two knives, I found a paper clip, four wasabi & soy sauce almonds, and a used copy of Ghostbusters II for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the last photo, there are only three almonds. Nervously, I sniffed one and then proceeded to eat it. Turns out, that was the cause of the smell. I like wasabi as much as the next guy, heck, maybe even more, but this wasn't right. After crushing them, I threw the remaining three away. The paper clip and cartridge have been relegated to a plastic baggy in my shed until I determine how they came to be and what exactly to do with them.
Needless to say, I'm a bit perturbed. This didn't go at all how I had planned. If anyone else is considering trying the same thing, my advice is this: Don't. The plain edge Random Leek obviously has more going on than any of us can begin to understand. I feel like what I've done was disrespectful to several schools of science, perhaps even metallurgy, and I'm moving on to greener pastures. (And before anyone points it out: Yes, I considered both that I left the box unattended and that I used a blemished model of the Random Task II, but after careful evaluation, both before and after the experiment, I decided that these factors were more incidental to the results than anything else.)
Thanks for reading. Sorry about everything.
