Scary Sharp

It is pretty easy to make knife whittle hair and many able to do this once it was discovered that it is possible.

This is how I am doing it, if you want to learn it yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TscN9h-1xQ

No need for special skills or equipment - anybody can do this. Many BF members done:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=554632

there is some video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPwHu4lxsQ

And this is first one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piEsCIKixtE&feature=channel_page

So far I do not know any other level of sharpness. I am talking about solid documented repeatable cases which does not have any doubts.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
houtex said:
How long does the sharpness of a scary sharp blade hold? I don't think I've ever had anything that sharp.
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About 30-45 minutes from completely ruined edge.
If edge is in good condition - 5-10 minutes.

I am talking about CrO method which I use. I do not know how it works with ceramic "light touch" method or others.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
when you feel the edge and it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end, and makes you feel sick to your stomach, thats sharp
 
fujita yuji said:
I dont think they are scary.
I'd say smiley sharp.
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Only the unenlightened say a knife is "scary sharp". Correct descriptions are: "sweet"; "smiley"; "hair popping"; "wicked". The cognescenti realise the truth - there is no such thing as a "scary sharp" knife just "scary blunt" ones.
 
I have never used the term, and I shall leave it to those who like to impress themselves and others with words.
For myself there is sharp and not sharp.
 
My Emerson has a extremely sharp edge on it now that I have worked it over on my "mr2blue" strop. My BG-42 Buck 110 is the same way...

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From the factory, my two Buck Mayo's came wicked sharp!!!:eek:

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Never been able to get my knives back to scary sharpness. My definition of scary sharp is being able to push cut newsprint. I can get it to slice extremely smoothly, but can't for the life of me get it to push cut anything thinner than inkjet paper. Think I gotta invest in a nice set of stones or something in the 8000 grit range.
 
antonio_luiz said:
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Only the unenlightened say a knife is "scary sharp". Correct descriptions are: "sweet"; "smiley"; "hair popping"; "wicked". The cognescenti realise the truth - there is no such thing as a "scary sharp" knife just "scary blunt" ones.
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What about ridiculously sharp?

I don't think any of my knives have been super sharp as described here, but
certainly sharp enough for my needs.
 
cbxer55 said:
Ever try to cleanly slice tissue paper or toilet paper?
Scary sharp is when you can do that. Nothing else
qualifies. I can get a knife sharp enough to make hair fly,
but will tear tp.
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I can't cut TP with a razor blade, therefore, I am skeptical.
 
Hair popping/tree topping hair off your arm sharp is good enough. If you can get a knife to whittle a single thin hair, then you're getting to the "scary sharp" stage. I can get to this stage pretty easily.

I like to keep my knives all shaving sharp, but I really do feel that breaking out the 900,000 grit waterstones and the magnifying glass and all the super fine compounds to produce a ridiculously sharp/polished edge is quite unecessary. It's just a novelty to me.

Personally, i don't think toilet paper and a sharp edge get along very well. It's not a valid test to me.
 
nikoknife48, yayilikepie, you need to check into the paper wheels. the knives i make slice through inkjet paper just as easily as newspaper if not easier. cjpgeyer coined a new term when it comes to how sharp i get the knives i make. he calls them sick sharp. i guess its because it makes you sick to think how bad you would get cut by one. check out the vids at my website http://sites.google.com/site/richardjsknives/
 
All mine easily shave hair but I have seen a few (not mine) that can actually split a hair. Now that's scary sharp. But I don't think that is practical for thicker, heavier choppers that need more metal behind the edge. Or maybe I'm wrong.
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
All mine easily shave hair but I have seen a few (not mine) that can actually split a hair. Now that's scary sharp. But I don't think that is practical for thicker, heavier choppers that need more metal behind the edge. Or maybe I'm wrong.
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You nailed it Ty. I have a few (ZDP, 110V and SG2) that can split hair. You can get just about any decent steel to do it, but the edge geometry isn't right for me on a knife I carry and use daily. The nice thing about the three steels I mentioned are you don't have to thin them out to a ridiculous degree to get them "stupid sharp"!
 
OK RJ, I see what you mean. I guess we can call you knife sharpening skills Scary Sick Sharp! SSS for short :D
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
All mine easily shave hair but I have seen a few (not mine) that can actually split a hair. Now that's scary sharp. But I don't think that is practical for thicker, heavier choppers that need more metal behind the edge. Or maybe I'm wrong.
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I'm gonna disagree here. The angle of the edge bevel is largely independent of the sharpness/polish of the actual edge. I just split a hair with a knife that has 20 degree per side edge bevels.
 
i made a chopper for brian jones that has a thick convexed edge and it would shave just as easily as a thin edge blade. he used it to tear out drywall and it still shaved hair. i have sharpened several busse knives with thick edges and they would shave hair after i was done. lucid is one member who was amazed that a thick edge busse would shave hair.
 
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