what is the sharpest FACTORY edge you've seen?

BryFry

BryFry

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So, usually when I get a new knife the FIRST thing I do is get out my sharpening equipment and give it a good hair popping edge, since almost none of the knifes I've handled came with a truely impressive edge, -even the $400 and over knives I've owned have had "decent" but not great edges to start with.

-So my question is: of the knives you've owned which one had the "scariest" most impressive edge straight from the factory?

Surprisingly the best I've seen wasn't an expensive Fallkniven, Rat, or such, but rather one these reasonably priced Kershaw folders...
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A damascus Leek, -the shotgun shell knife was a gift from my old employer...
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Both of these are so sharp that there is no way I could improve them. :)

Kudos to the guys at Kershaw who put the edge on these! :thumbup:
 
Ironically, I'm going to have to go with my Kershaw Leek 1660ST (stainless, half-serrated), too! Kershaw ships some pretty serious edges!
 
The sharpest blade I have ever had was the Kershaw Whirlwind. I really do not even to this day even know how they got it so sharp. People claim spydies are the sharpest, but none have campared even close to the whirlwind I have and the Cyclone.
 
Picked up a SOG VS-01 folder (VG-10 steel from Seki) this past spring and it really is almost stupid sharp.......if there is such a thing and of course there's not:).
 
Mora 2000, hands down. Of the customs, Koyote's knives come to mind. Of the folders, Kershaws seem to be darn sharp from the box.
 
I had an old school Microtech Socom DA that was sharp enough to perform a total hip replacement!!

super, scary sharp
 
I think that the sharpest factory edge that I have run across, is my SG2 JYD II Kershaw - spooky sharp. A close second would have to be Buck and Emerson.
 
Kershaw !

All of my Kershaws have been nice and sharp but my RAM was ridiculously sharp.

Gotta love the Kershaw !

Tostig
 
Honorable mention to the Schrade old timer fixed blade I bought back in the 80's ...That was one scary sharp skinner! :thumbup:
 
Tostig said:
Kershaw !

All of my Kershaws have been nice and sharp but my RAM was ridiculously sharp.

Gotta love the Kershaw !

Tostig
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Kershaws do come nice and sharp, in fact I'd say they have some of the best edges right out of the box in general. Except for my Vapor II, that knife just wasn't that good.
 
The Spyderco Sage 2 and 9Cr18Mo Mule team knives were both sharper than the rest of the knives I've bought.

Actually I prefer a less sharp knife out of the box so I can put the edge I want on it.
 
Grohmann #1. I sliced my thumb when putting it in its sheath, and didn't know it until a friend pointed out I was severely bleeding.
 
Cold Steel's X2 Voyager.
Everyone I know that has one usually gets cut in less than 5 minutes of handling it.
Lots of razor sharp factory edges, but this is the one I remember the most.
 
I ordered some fairly cheap folders from A.G. Russell:
Ultimate Pen Knife titanium (1.5" blade)
2.5" locking titanium
3" locking titanium

These 3 all came with VG-10 blades and are very thin and light, the smallest one isn't much bigger or heavier than my front door key (which is a fairly small key). All 3 will very easily shave hair off my arm.

Does anyone else find that an interest in knives and sharpening is leading to baldness of the left forearm?
 
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