what do you do to test out your new knives?

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Every time I get a new fixed blade, I carve a spoon or a fork out of wood with it. I do that to see what the strengths and weaknesses are in the design. For example, long broad blades are great for chopping off excess wood in a hurry, to get the handle slimmer, but when you are spooning out wood, a long blade takes longer and requires more strength to control the tip, whereas the shorter blades dont chop so great, but in the delicate areas of carving they are better. I'm not teaching anything new here, but for me it sure beats just letting the new knife sit in the drawer doing nothing. Is there anything else I could be doing to test a knife out? Please don't ask me to do a destruction test, it's not how I treat my tools.
 
Shredding paper (that require shredding anyhow ) and food prep in the kitchen , but I do that also with my existing knives, not just the new ones...
 
Captain Airyca said:
I don't have a test, I just go cut stuff up. Now I feel like I need to invent a test too....
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I let the captain warm them up for me. And by that I mean I loan them to her, And she beats the piss out of them for about a week.

and i usually get them back.
 
I've started beating all my Beckers with an ESEE 5 and a sledge hammer. Works great! :p :D

Seriously, I just use 'em. That actually works even better.
 
I baton open the packages my other new knives come in.
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Less than 24 hours after receiving my first Becker (BK9) I had it at work and was chopping through 2 x 4's like I was some sort of lumber jack!! :D

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Not much of a test really. At one time or another my knives end up out in the woods and are used to chop, baton, carve, make fuzz sticks, etc.... That is really the only "test" I give them. If they do what I want them to do, they stick around, if not they are headed to a new home.
 
Today, I tried flash cards and a multiple-choice quiz.

Total bust. The knife just sat there like a lump.
 
lately i let them sit around and shoot the shit with the other knives.

however, they're always eager to do whatever i dish out on camping trips. soon. just use'm.

course, it's always fun if you have a routine, but i don't think i'd ever try to carve a spoon with a bowie, unless i was bored. really bored :)
 
When I get any new knife, i test the edge with my thumb, see if it shaves hair, check balance, ergonomics and whatnot, get a general feel for the knife.

If it fits the hand and mind, it stays.

Then it destroys the box it came in. There is no going back.
 
I shred paper, whittle paper then I take it out for a beating.. (if its a fixed blade of course) then I come back and see what kind of edge has remained, most likely I'll convex and in some cases re-profile the knife to take the punishment..
 
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