What is scary sharp?

[grnamin]

My EU-17 Magnum is now the sharpest knife I have. It's so sharp that I take extra care when I run a finger over the edge perpedicular to it because the edge catches skin very easily. That, to me, is scary sharp! A Spyderco Sharpmaker and elbow grease did the trick.

 

[thatmguy]

I too have found the Sharpmaker allows me some great scary sharp edges.

And I can dull a 2x4.............

 

[Dr. Thor]

I hear so many good things about the Sharpmaker, but everything I touch with it seems to get duller. I will probably get an Edge Pro in a couple months.

 

[djolney]

My uncle taught me to sharpen free hand when I was 8, and I will be forever greatful for his patience and knowledge.

For me, scary sharp is when the knife shaves bits of skin as well as hair off my arm.

I can't see the point in getting the Magnum EU-17 this sharp, because I don't want the edge to suffer when I chop things with it.

David

 

[idahoskunk]

i wished i had an edgepro to try, do they work as well as they cost?

 

[potterma]

i wished i had an edgepro to try, do they work as well as they cost?

Depends on your skill level, I guess.... If your as good at sharpening as I am, then you need every crutch you can get! If you hand sharpen well, then it would probably only be really handy on serious re-profiling jobs...

If you let me hold some of your INFI, I'll let you borrow my Apex

 

[Josh Muller]

i use the edgepro for everything regarding sharpening... it does have its limitations, mainly on smaller knives. sharpening a tiny little parker dagger i had was all but impossible, as the bevels changed each time i fliped it to a new side.

honestly, i havent seen a better system.



truly scary sharp = unusable sharp.

you can sharpen a knife to the point that it will cut hair above the skin, as in when you pass the edge across a tuft of hair, it will cut through it a 1/8" above the skin. if your skilled, you can get a knife to a level of sharpness that it will sink into skin without any weight behind it; as in if you touch the edge, i dont mean run your finger across it, i dont mean press it, i mean put the edge to flesh with 0 pressure, it will penetrate. it'll go to bone before you know whats happening, before you even feel it bite. it is literally dangerous to use. im talking 10 degree's included and below and skillfully leather honed.

HOWEVER. that kind of edge = totally worthless for daily use. it will ding out and go to shot immediately upon use on anything but marshmellows. and even marshmellows will roll it over if you get to that degree of sharpness.

 

[idahoskunk]

If you let me hold some of your INFI, I'll let you borrow my Apex

mmmm??? one sharp knife is better than a herd of dull ones

 

[potterma]

mmmm??? one sharp knife is better than a herd of dull ones

Hey, can't blame a guy for tryin.....

 

[MikeH]

Scary sharp? Well, I have one straight-handled Steel Heart that I consider to be truly scary sharp. I let a friend hold it and he began waving it around. Unfortunately he was standing directly under a bright light, and the shadow sliced through his shoe and cut the tip of a toe off.

 

[idahoskunk]

sometime i wonder what we are going to do with you mike

 

[RokJok]

Link to a description of the original Scary Sharp(tm) sharpening method:
http://www.shavings.net/SCARY.HTM

Not sure how it'd work on Busses, but its a charm for wood plane and chisel blades.

 

[The Porcupine]

Scary sharp? Well, I have one straight-handled Steel Heart that I consider to be truly scary sharp. I let a friend hold it and he began waving it around. Unfortunately he was standing directly under a bright light, and the shadow sliced through his shoe and cut the tip of a toe off.

WAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, absoluuuutely!

Bo