Sharpness out of the box

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I know no one is going to say Queen. :) What trad brand or maker is consisently very sharp? Just like Spyderco and Murray Carter are known for great edges I never seem to read about killer sharp edges on slipjoints.
 
case and buck has always been good for me. the only ones i had a dull edge was queen and GEC. but i bought both recently and was pleased with the edge. so maybe they stepped up their game.
 
My experience has been the same: Buck and Case have provided the sharpest traditionals OOB. That isn't to say I don't touch them up when I get them, but they are the sharpest OOB.
 
With a little cardboard stropping, my Case Mini-Trapper could whittle hair OOTB.

It would still pop hair before that.
 
knarfeng said:
My experience has been the same: Buck and Case have provided the sharpest traditionals OOB. That isn't to say I don't touch them up when I get them, but they are the sharpest OOB.
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I would give the edge to Buck (pun intended)

And Rough Rider are consistantly very good
 
I will second Rough Rider, I sell a few at markets and every one is shaving sharp out of the box.
 
Case knives are sharp right out of the box.We had a booth at the Wild Hog festival in Abbeville Ga. my girlfriend opened up a Case knife in the display case and got a bad cut. She just barely touched the cutting edge.
 
Just got a Case SlimLine Trapper in CV steel in the mailbox this morning. Could'nt hardly wait to get to work and open the box!! Oh yeah.... it's sharp! I'm gonna start coloring up the blade at lunch.... get that nice little grey coming on.

I've had hit n miss on Buck knives....Most generally they are pretty good too.

Ya'll have a greta monday
 
db said:
I never seem to read about killer sharp edges on slipjoints.
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That's because most brands are inconsistent. I have gotten knives from Queen, Case, Boker, and GEC with subpar edges. I don't have any experience with RR, but they are one of the few that seem to have a decent rep for being sharp.

It's not something I really worry about since I'm going to have to sharpen it at some point anyway. I don't believe this applies to just traditional knives either. The only company that I have multiple knives from which were all sharp was a modern one you listed that is known for out of the box sharpness. Sadly, I believe they are the exception rather than the rule.
 
I'll 2nd (3rd, 4th, 5th?) the previous comments about Case knives. Most of the newer generation (post-2000) knives I've seen from them, have come with pretty good bevels. Sometimes need to clean up wire edges on the Tru-Sharp blades, but that's no big deal. One of the most nearly-perfect bevels I've seen on any production knife, was on a large 2009 Case Sodbuster (2138SS) that I found on the 'bay for $13.
 
Both my A.G. Russell knives came quite sharp. I'm about to recieve a third. If that one is as good then third time is a charm and I'll be able to say that the brand is good as a whole.
 
LX_Emergency said:
Both my A.G. Russell knives came quite sharp. I'm about to recieve a third. If that one is as good then third time is a charm and I'll be able to say that the brand is good as a whole.
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+1

I'd forgotten about those. I've been buying from him since the early '90s, and I don't think I've ever gotten a dull blade. Attention to detail is the absolute best from him, and if by chance you get a less-than-ideal one, his warranty is bulletproof.
 
[video=youtube;LyTKaVE8olc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyTKaVE8olc[/video]

I was watching another video on one of these stations that shows case knives being run across a belt sander by a robotic arm for final sharpening.

I think its a neat video that shows a little at the end of how they sharpen Case knives. It also states in the linked one above that workers sharpen the bevels on a belt sander until they are sharp enough to cut.

I think the sharpest out of the box knife was my 2011 GEC. It had no burr and the edge was extremely sharp.

Kevin
 
That's a cool video, Kevin. :thumbup:

They're actually a lot more automated than I thought. And MAGNETS everywhere (seemingly), for moving & handling the blades. Keep all your electronic devices at home ( :eek: ), when going to work in that shop.
 
Glad you like it David, and I agree very automated. I wish I could find the other video, it was just on TV recently.
 
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