The Oversharpened Hall of Fame

[Vanguard41xx]

That's so clean and well cared for, it looks like a new blade style, maybe a Vanguard clip? Who knows this may start something...

Ed J

Haha, I like that. To be honest, I like the blade shape it is now versus when I originally bought it.

 

[gruntmedik]

I remember these from a previous post, very cool! If i remember correctly you said your father filed the back of it to make the blade go back a bit? there's a lot of character in those knives

You are correct sir, but it was my Grandfather. He would file them to open a bit further to get the point more in-line for him. He is the same man that had a fork with one edge sharpened. lol

 

[cnas122]

Here's a couple. Not too bad thought....

 

[AKC]

The FIL's old 303, carried for God knows how long. I seem to recall that 220 Wet-or-Dry on a tabletop was his favorite flavor.

 

[Rugger]

My mother used one of those for a long time, to 'touch up' her kitchen knives. Long before I knew anything about sharpening, that awful grinding sound convinced me it was just wrong. Hated that sound. I think even she wised up to it eventually, as she just stopped using it at some point.

No kidding- I always hated that sound.

 

[War Eagle]

This is one of the first knives I ever had as a kid, so I know it's at least 20 years old. I don't know the model number or anything but I can tell you it's small. It was almost perfect for a kid because it was small and also had a lock so it made it a little safer anyway. I remember treating it not so great and somehow broke the tip off. For a long time I had forgotten about it then out of the blue I found it at my grandmothers house a few weeks ago in an old cigar box. She passed about 11 years ago and never told me she had found the thing. Also found a old wallet of mine that I had lost in the same box that she also never told me she found. Anyway I had to think about how I wanted to go about trying to fix the old thing and decided to just sharpen it until the blade looked "normal" again instead of grinding some of the top of the blade down to meet the edge. It turned out ok and the steel took a nice edge, I'm not sure exactly what the steel is I just know it's carbon.
Anyway sorry to go on so long but I thought of this thread when I was done a decided to post a pic here. It's not much of a knife but it's kinda special to me because it was one of my first knives and I hadn't thought about it in a long time and then suddenly got it back so I plan on carrying it every now and again since it's still a pefectly good user.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

That's a cool little knife, War Eagle. The re-shape of the blade looks great. :thumbup:

The model number should be on the tang of the blade, underneath the 'SCHRADE' mark. Should be a number after the 'USA', and followed by 'OT' (as in, 'Old Timer'). The steel is likely 1095, as with most of the carbon-bladed Old Timer knives. Good stuff.

EDIT:
Maybe '18OT' for the model number (I'm guessing). 2-3/4" closed, clip blade, liner lock. Schrade called it the 'Mighty Mite'.

 

[Wallbright]

Is it sad that I can't tell the knives in some of these pictures are over-sharpened?

 

[richstag]

Maybe some would be better described as sharpened away over time.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Is it sad that I can't tell the knives in some of these pictures are over-sharpened?

Could also be a testament to the sharpening skills of the owners/users of those knives, I think.

 

[War Eagle]

Thanks Obsessed with Edges, after a closer look it is indeed a 18OT.

 

[coot_shootr]

Here's one of my grandfather's case knives. He could put an edge on the knife whether the knife liked it or not. I learned early on not to let him sharpen one of mine if I didn't mind having the ENTIRE surface of the blade sharpened.

 

[555]

Maybe some would be better described as sharpened away over time.

IMHO I believe calling some of them Hard Working, is a better description.

Just because they are worn down doesn't mean they were Oversharpened.

Most of the knives I see on the forums look rarely used. The Old Men I knew who were around before WWI, are gone now. They would carry the same knife for decades. Pocket Knives were like an extension of their arm, something they used all the time and would use them in public without a second thought or fear of what others might think.

Knives that saw as much of the outside of the pocket as the inside, with less idle time.

Lifestyles have changed a lot from what these men knew, to where most live lives where knives have become a novelty of a bygone era and mainly used in a kitchen setting.

Today Office life is the norm and TV shows about men working with their hands in blue collar jobs, is entertainment.

 

[richstag]

555, there are still some hard working men and women

But, I hear you.