hey guys, so I know lots of people ask about the blade steel buck generally uses for most of their knives(420HC steel). I got a buck 112 for christmas last year and haven't really used it that hard since I got it, until now.
It doesn't have the factory edge anymore, though. I got a hair-popping razors edge on this knife before i started the tests. it didnt need much work so i touched it up(freehand) on the fine stone from the gatco sharpening kit and stropped it with no compound.
Test one: I got a pine board and went to town on it. it was maybe 8 inches long by 8 inches wide and 3/4 thick. i shaved it down to about 3 inches long.
Test two: I didn't really go that deep into this one. i just got some zipties(maybe 10 or so) and cut them up into fourths.
Test three: 51 cuts into a phone cord that was just laying around. nobody seems to use those anymore.. so i figured sure, why not?
and lastly 130 cuts into normal corrugated cardboard. after every test i checked to see if anything happened to the blade. it held its edge very well until i got through all of those cuts with the cardboard. it can still slice through thin notebook paper with no hangups. I wouldn't consider it dull yet. I made a huge mess, so i don't want to do any more testing for today. but i figured you guys might want to hear the results anyway
To me, that's pretty good. what do you think? it definitely beats any of those crappy china knives you can get for 5-15 dollars at a local army navy store. although i still prefer my delica
It doesn't have the factory edge anymore, though. I got a hair-popping razors edge on this knife before i started the tests. it didnt need much work so i touched it up(freehand) on the fine stone from the gatco sharpening kit and stropped it with no compound.
Test one: I got a pine board and went to town on it. it was maybe 8 inches long by 8 inches wide and 3/4 thick. i shaved it down to about 3 inches long.
Test two: I didn't really go that deep into this one. i just got some zipties(maybe 10 or so) and cut them up into fourths.
Test three: 51 cuts into a phone cord that was just laying around. nobody seems to use those anymore.. so i figured sure, why not?
and lastly 130 cuts into normal corrugated cardboard. after every test i checked to see if anything happened to the blade. it held its edge very well until i got through all of those cuts with the cardboard. it can still slice through thin notebook paper with no hangups. I wouldn't consider it dull yet. I made a huge mess, so i don't want to do any more testing for today. but i figured you guys might want to hear the results anyway
To me, that's pretty good. what do you think? it definitely beats any of those crappy china knives you can get for 5-15 dollars at a local army navy store. although i still prefer my delica
