The sharpest of the sharp?

My sharpest knife out of the box was a lone wolf t-2, the dullest would have to be an opinel but I got it shaving sharp in a few minutes.
 
In my opinion there are two; both of which have cut me.

1. The William Henry with African snake wood, and
2. The Kellam Prowler with 3" blade.
 
hmmm... old thread. But I'll play along too.

Sharpest out of the box were Spydercos. My Endura moreso than the Native. They were scary sharp out of the box, but the Native was a little more on the mildly frightening side of scary sharp, a few passes on the Sharpmaker and a strop got it to that scary sharp level.

Interestingly enough, one of the dullest knives out of the box I've ever bought new was a Kershaw Hawk. Interesting becuase I've never seen a dull Kershaw. This wasn't dull by knife nut standards (meaning it's dull if it won't shave hair) this was butter knife dull. It took a little time on some large benchstones and then the Sharpmaker, but it's scary sharp now.

I also got a new in box, 2005 stamped Buck 110 that was pretty dull, but it sharpened right up on the Sharpmaker without having to reprofile on the benchstones.

Of all my knives, the one that goes above and beyond the sharpness of any NIB Spyderco is an old Camillus carbon steel stockman. That little knife is a different kind of sharp, nothing I've ever handled can compare. With a few passes on a fine stone and a strop that Camillus will slide through just about anything. Very thin blades and a sub-10º edge make it a mean slicer.
 
Sharpest first-Spyderco those guys know sharp! :eek: second Buck I have a love/hate thing with Buck some of their stuff is on par with Spyderco and some....

Dullest my Buck Nighthawk..I had to reprofile the bloody edge! for it was so thick as to be useless!!! :grumpy: Buck steel is also kinda hard..I been thinking diamonds :D
 
Morgoth412 said:
Out of the companies I own it's definately Spyderco. I own two Spydies and they both came scary sharp out of the box...sadly, sharper than I can make them...:grumpy: :o

Dullest: Victorinox... I own two, and they both came with reasonably sharp edges...but not shaving sharp. I love V'nox knives but I find it annoying that the seconed you open one out of the box you have to sharpen it yourself to gain a good edge. (In a knifenuts oppinion)

-Kevin
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u own spyderco AND victorinox?!!dude u must be like the richest guy in the world:D
 
Responding to the orignial post, that the Cold Steel Oyabun is the "bluntest" knife - wow - mine a 9 inch razor. ALL of my Cold Steel blades are razor sharp, and easy to resharpen (Kobun, Oyabun, Voyagers, Ti-Lite, and Bushman).
 
Spyderco knives always have a higher out of the box sharpness than any other company, at least in my opinion. Nothing else really comes close from the factory world. Although I'd put CRK up there in sharpness too. If you want to really see sharp, check out a knife from Bob Dozier.
 
Old topic, but Spyderco and Kershaw knives have always come with very sharp factory edges.
 
Sharpest NIB

CRKT M16 partially serrated. (but only because the chisel grind gives an included edge angle of 22 - 23 degrees)
CS Master Hunter

Sharpest when I sharpen (disclaimer: I have some knives that I have not shapened yet)
an old Gerber A475

Dullest NIB
Definitely an Okapi I got for free.
 
Sharpest ever - Spyderco Callipso Jr. ZDP189.

Usually all Spydeco knives very sharp out of the box.

I should also mention that Microtech has thinest edge among all manufacturers - usually 2-3 times thiner.

Thanks, Vassili.
 
Spyderco Delica, vg-10. It is the standard I measure all other knives by for out of box sharpness.

Note: I have never owned an M2HS Benchmade NIB so can't speak to those, although I have heard that they aren't always as sharp as they can or should be right out of the box.
 
Sharpest: Spyderco Endura VG-10
Dullest: Queen Whittler D-2 (Main clip blade was very dull and hard to put an edge on. Pen blade and coping blade came with a good edge.)
 
I am curious about the wide spread and casual use of the term "scary sharp".

As best I know, this term refers to a particular method of sharpening single edged tools such as chisel blades, planes, etc.

Has it taken on a general, but basically subjective reference to imply a very sharp edge? Does the term imply anything other than 'very sharp'?
Otherwise, why use it?

Thanks.
 
Scary hair popping sharp:
My Dozier Knives
CRK NICA Tanto Sebby
Emerson CQC7 Tanto

Acceptable sharp: CRK Lg Reg. Sebby
Combat Elite Auto
MT Troodon OTF

Dull or not acceptable: Haven't had any luckily.

MPE
 
rhino said:
My Spydercos have felt very sharp out of the box and popped hair nicely and cut paper, but they didn't slice that well. The edge was too polished.
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My R2 and Manix not only had great push cutting edges but had really good slicing agression. Which knives did you get that had no aggression?
 
The sharpest knives out of the box I ever had are my CRKT Viele Wasp. Had 5 of them at one time and all were super sharp. My Spydercos were very sharp out of the box also, but the Viele Wasp edged (haha) out the Spydies a bit in sharpness.

Dullest?...my $0.50 Tomahawk from Big Lots.
 
American production knives: Kershaws and Spydercos, e.g. the Boa and the Kiwi.
Consistently sharper than that: only Japanese knives (well, Kershaw is owned by a Japanese company, but all Western style).
 
Hmm.. sharp - old straight razor I found or the folding surgical prep razors from Derma-safe...
 
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