I put a really ssharp convex edge on it and cut up 5 chickens.I was cutting chicken carcasses and tried cutting few bones too. The knife went through it all like through butter however there was one small chip at the end.The knife was still razor sharp.Is this usual for vg10 or i should lower the angle or smtg or give it a secondary edge.All input welcome!
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sounds normal to me. and i wouldn't compromise on the edge thickness to cut through bones, carcasse is one thing, but my "boning" knives won't go through leg and wings bones, if i had to make the edge tough enough for hacking bones that would be too much of a compromise for me.
let's say that it depends on your other every day tasks.
let's say that it depends on your other every day tasks.
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Try cutting the joints instead.
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Wanted to ask for some advice regarding my grip of the knife.
It took me about 2 days of use before I realized that the spine was cutting my thumb:
Since I'm cutting corn with the knife and the corn is a bit old, it's roughly like cutting wood. There's a small patch of non-slip material on the back of the handle for the thumb, but I find that I can't exert enough force to cut through the stalk unless my thumb is further up on the spine. I was wondering if there's a proper grip for power cuts, as I usually don't need to use that much force for cutting things. If not, I was considering taking the spine to a belt sander and rounding it off.
Performance-wise, this knife cuts almost as well as my Phil Wilson South Fork, as it seems much thinner behind the edge than my Para2. Steel performance is good thus far. No rolling or chipping, and still sharp enough to slice paper:thumbup:.
It took me about 2 days of use before I realized that the spine was cutting my thumb:
Since I'm cutting corn with the knife and the corn is a bit old, it's roughly like cutting wood. There's a small patch of non-slip material on the back of the handle for the thumb, but I find that I can't exert enough force to cut through the stalk unless my thumb is further up on the spine. I was wondering if there's a proper grip for power cuts, as I usually don't need to use that much force for cutting things. If not, I was considering taking the spine to a belt sander and rounding it off.
Performance-wise, this knife cuts almost as well as my Phil Wilson South Fork, as it seems much thinner behind the edge than my Para2. Steel performance is good thus far. No rolling or chipping, and still sharp enough to slice paper:thumbup:.