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sharpest--spyderco and most SOG I love the SOG seal 2000
dullest--CRKT
dullest--CRKT
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Name the sharpest knives out of the box
- Thread starter Kaizen1
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ignoramus said:
Sharpest knife I ever got out of the box was my Spyderco Bill Moran Featherweight (Hunter blade). That thing is kinda terrifying in its understated, "what, me?" scary-sharpness!
-Jeffrey
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edamhcneb said:
My Benchmades have also not impressed me right out of the box, but they take a wonderful edge.
Their design and construction make up for what they lack in out-of-the-box sharpness, in my opinion.
-Jeffrey
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Do I dare revive this thread from the dead? Sure, why not. Mostly because I am unimpressed with my new Scarab. This thing will NOT slice printer paper cleanly. The top edge is a bit better than the bottom, but overall what a disappointment for a $400 blade. Is this is a typical Microtech thing similar to Benchmade?
Anyway. Sharpest blade out of the box for me would be (in order of sharpness):
1. Spyderco Chaparral in CTS XHP (Hair whittling)
2. Cold steel Espada XL in AUS8 (This this was just scary in general)
3. ZT-0392
4. Spyderco Endura Super Blue (and every other Spyderco I have purchased)
5. RAT RC-4 (Rowan)
Worst (relative to price paid and expectations)
1. Benchmade (crappy edge on 80% of all benchmades purchased)
2. Microtech Scarab Executive D/E-S (serious downer for a $400 blade)
3. H&K Tumult
Anyway. Sharpest blade out of the box for me would be (in order of sharpness):
1. Spyderco Chaparral in CTS XHP (Hair whittling)
2. Cold steel Espada XL in AUS8 (This this was just scary in general)
3. ZT-0392
4. Spyderco Endura Super Blue (and every other Spyderco I have purchased)
5. RAT RC-4 (Rowan)
Worst (relative to price paid and expectations)
1. Benchmade (crappy edge on 80% of all benchmades purchased)
2. Microtech Scarab Executive D/E-S (serious downer for a $400 blade)
3. H&K Tumult
I don't know what happened to CRKT: Sharpest folding knife I can remember was a CRKT Appache, hollow ground blade with a hollow ground edge bevel on one side... I failed to maintain that edge though, as I didn't understand how to sharpen it...
Sharpest fixed blade OOB was something called the EK Warrior Bowie. Ugly as hell, and with a rickety guard that shook as you shake the knife... The huge handle you shape yourself was a stupid concept on a plain straight full tang... Hated it, despite its qualities.
But what does sharpness matter? Edge thinness is what matters: Thinnest big knife edge for me has consistently been Randall, especially the stainless ones...
Gaston
Sharpest fixed blade OOB was something called the EK Warrior Bowie. Ugly as hell, and with a rickety guard that shook as you shake the knife... The huge handle you shape yourself was a stupid concept on a plain straight full tang... Hated it, despite its qualities.
But what does sharpness matter? Edge thinness is what matters: Thinnest big knife edge for me has consistently been Randall, especially the stainless ones...
Gaston