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What kind of math do you use to tell us the numerical value of the snap of your knife?![]()
still new to traditionals cna you explain snap for me please
still new to traditionals cna you explain snap for me please
You have to do this in the presence of your significant other. It helps if they are not a knife aficionado who would also appriciate a knife's snap (you can test another's knife aficionado-ness by quizzing them on which side is the Mark and Pile side)...
To determine your knife's snap value: sit next to the test subject while their favorite show is on (if they're not a refined knife-person then you'll probably have to bear through a few minutes of some show like "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"). Counting down from 10 let the knife snap closed every few seconds. When you get the evil eye, stop counting snaps. For example: if you get the evil eye after 3 snaps then your knife is a snap level 7.
Note: if you cut yourself on the first snap and start crying and then receive the evil eye after just one snap, this does not count. You have to re-test the knife at least one week later.
Not recommended to try with a GEC #73 as the grunting to get it open will distract from the boom of the snap.
I believe the correct unit of measurement is decibels, the louder and "ring-ier" the better.
Just keep fingers well clear, cause I let 'em snap like gators. I'd rather sharpen out a dent than let one down easy.
You have to do this in the presence of your significant other. It helps if they are not a knife aficionado who would also appriciate a knife's snap (you can test another's knife aficionado-ness by quizzing them on which side is the Mark and Pile side)...
To determine your knife's snap value: sit next to the test subject while their favorite show is on (if they're not a refined knife-person then you'll probably have to bear through a few minutes of some show like "Keeping Up With The Kardashians"). Counting down from 10 let the knife snap closed every few seconds. When you get the evil eye, stop counting snaps. For example: if you get the evil eye after 3 snaps then your knife is a snap level 7.
Note: if you cut yourself on the first snap and start crying and then receive the evil eye after just one snap, this does not count. You have to re-test the knife at least one week later.
Not recommended to try with a GEC #73 as the grunting to get it open will distract from the boom of the snap.
Uh, yeah! What he ^^^^ said.We never let the blade snap when closing.
We never let the blade snap when closing.