Nasty Knife test

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I've seen rope tests, board tests, can tests cigarette paper tests, cement block tests, but yesterday I did the ultimate test for a knife. I'm in the prossess of re-shingeling(sp?) the roof of the shop and need to trim some of the excess off. Well I go and grab one of my earlier knives and start cutting. IT'S BRUTAL!!!!. The blade is pretty gummed up, gouged to hell but there are some sharp sections left on the edge(shaving sharp) Eat your heart out Cliff Stamp
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KSwinamer

Atheism....A non-prophet organization
 
Yeah, been there done that. It eats the edge like candy, and completely gums up the blade on the first cut. The shingles are made of asphalt so I guess you should expect that though.
I just found another tough test yesterday. My parents are remodeling the house, and my dad and I are doing it all ourselves. We had to tear up carpet that was layed over lanoleum. I used a delica ATS55 to cut it into sections. Cutting through a layer of old carpet, and a layer of lanoleum took it from hairsplitting sharp to unbeleiveably dull in about 4ft of cutting.

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Fix it right the first time, use Baling Wire !
 
Raise you one better. I bought the Spyderco Plain Military as a emergency tool and tested it out, it took one hour and over 20 ft of carpet cutting to dull it (cut rough). It wasn't perfect in my hand but it did the job with minimal scratches, the liner can be harsh. I carry an AUS 6 Delica that did okay but would've taken longer and doesn't have the leverage of the Military.

 


Matt and Smoke,

In one word......Ouch!!!
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Forgot what carpet can do.

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KSwinamer

Atheism....A non-prophet organization
 
Welcome to the world of the Stage Tech! Cutting carpet for runners and cutting Tarkett (heavy duty dancefloor lino) are 2 of the routine tasks my serr Syderco Police is forced to endure. Thank Sal for the Sharpmaker
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Aren't there specialized (and disposable) cutting tools for hard linoleum and carpets?
Carbon-steel utility blades that you just toss after an hour or two of cutting, then replace for $0.50?
 
Johnniet,
We are knife users. Don't come in here preaching to us about "the right tool for the job" and all that garbage. You'll start to sound like me.
I was doing some woodworking yesterday with (actually for) a friend. There was a small "nubbin" on a 2x2 that I needed to remove so I set off towards the garage.

My buddy yelled, "Where are you going?"
"To get a wood chisel!" I replied.

When I returned, he was carving on the piece of wood with the Crawford Kasper neck knife he is in the process of purchasing from me. (Hey, Dave, when are ya gonna pay me for that?)
I got mad! How in the world am I going to justify buying more tools if I don't use what I already own!?!
 
Shingles have a mineral coating that should be really great for testing knives.

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Roger Blake
 
"Aren't there specialized (and disposable) cutting tools for hard linoleum and carpets?
Carbon-steel utility blades that you just toss after an hour or two of cutting, then replace for $0.50?"
Yup, I opted for the specialised cutting tool that you toss after 10 years and replace for $100. Good for rope and even braided high tensile wire rope. Even passes the bagel test
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I had a good time the other day cutting sod with my Spyderco Lawn and Garden. (It looks a lot like a serrated Endura.)

David Rock

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Stop when you get to bone.
 
There is a proper tool for every job, and that tool is usually a REALLY cool knife!

(What can I say, Primitive Pete is a god to me!)
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I cut it, and I cut it, and it's STILL too short!


 
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