What is the sharpest knife you own?

Bark River Wolf River. Hands down.
 
Sak, hands down. Thin blade, easy to sharpen. But, all of my knives are shaving sharp, and deciding between them is "splitting hairs."
 
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It would be rude to say, "Take your choice", but very close to the truth. All three of these were made by Abe Elias at Diving Sparrow Knifeworks. The top one is the Bushcraft Savannah (ATS-34). I have to give it top honors as it has never been resharpened at all after all the meat its cut, sticks its whittled, and deer it has processed (not to mention it was used a good bit at Practice What You Preach last year).

The next is the Northern Bushcraft/Survival knife (1095) which hasn't been used as much as the Savannah, but has become my favorite knife to carry.

Lastly is the Savannah Jr. (ATS-34) which is a pocket sized scalple.
 
J. J. Magnum said:
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Hey JJ?

Any chance at getting an "in hand" shot of each of those? And maybe one of them laying in the hand but with the hand open and the handle contouring visible to get an idea of scale?

I have been wanting to get one from DS and if you could do it those pics would help me make a choice:thumbup::D
 
My Frosts Clippers are poison sharp, especially after a fresh stropping, and my sharpest folder is definitely my Camillus Heat. I used my heat to make 2 fireboards, 2 spindles, and 2 sockets and still shaves, albeit a bit roughly. I did drop the factory edge quite a bit, and he lives on a steady diet of leather and #6 green rouge. My Clippers go from a plain old soft Arkansas to the strop, nothing more. A dull knife is practically a sin in my family.
 
Anjin said:
Hiroo Itou fixed blade 6-inch that i got from him at the Seki Knife Show around 1998. So sharp that I leave it alone in a separate drawer. Itou-san is a wizard.

I noticed today that JapaneseChefsKnife is completely sold out of Itou stuff, which is little surprise at the time of year. http://www.japanesechefsknife.com/Page3.html
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I have to agree with Anjin, I have the 4" Drop point and with this R2 steel and it is quite amazing how sharp it gets.
 
Not only is my Javenpaa lapin Puukko the sharpest knife I own, its sharper than all of YOUR knives too!!! The SHARPEST KNIFE IN THE WORLD!!!!:D
 
Am I the only person who finds this question a bit strange?

My sharpest knives (other than my razors) are my little slicers, then the big pushcutters (axes) then the grunt work knives which I never really do more than 1000 grit sharp.

I couldn't tell you what model knife came sharpest...never think about it as everything I own gets used a lot and needs to be sharpened regularly.

For that matter I've always found it strange to read people saying things like "I love this knife I just bought...incredibly sharp." That's not a big priority for me in buying a knife and while it is a nice touch on a more expensive knife I don't think of it as a selling point. You're just going to sharpen it anyway once you start using it, aren't you?
 
true...Almost any knife can become scary sharp...I think this thread is just a general discussion about knives that came extra sharp new, with the addition of knives that really keep an edge with use for people...knives that stand out for arriving extar sharp and staying that way...obviously this is because of edge geometry, steels used, and blade stock thickness...thin blades are a shoe in...
 
cutlerylover said:
true...Almost any knife can become scary sharp...I think this thread is just a general discussion about knives that came extra sharp new, with the addition of knives that really keep an edge with use for people...knives that stand out for arriving extar sharp and staying that way...obviously this is because of edge geometry, steels used, and blade stock thickness...thin blades are a shoe in...
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Then I take back what I said, I thought he was talking about a knife that took the best edge. Even though it came sharp, it did not show it's true colors until I stropped it. I always play with a new knife just to see how good an edge it will take.
 
The sharpest one I have been able to maintain is my Aitor Oso Blanco, recurve, deep hollow grind. Nasty nasty nasty sharp. I've been bitten by it a few times, by over compensating when I cut with it. It's closely followed by my laminated Trailmaster which I keep stropped as a 9 inch scalpel. Haven't been bitten by that one and hope I ever don't as I use it for heavy chopping, if I miss, it's gonna hurt!
 
I have two blades from Kevin Harvey of South Africa. Forged Carbon. One is in my collection and another for general use. They are horribly sharp and keep sharp.
 
Hollowdweller, I'll have to get those pics around, maybe tomorrow for sure. I can do the NBS and the Savannah Jr. but the regular Savannah is on loan to a fellow deer hunter until the end of the blackpowder season. With so many sharp knives, I can't let them rest! I'll do what I can though.
 
J. J. Magnum said:
Hollowdweller, I'll have to get those pics around, maybe tomorrow for sure. I can do the NBS and the Savannah Jr. but the regular Savannah is on loan to a fellow deer hunter until the end of the blackpowder season. With so many sharp knives, I can't let them rest! I'll do what I can though.
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Cool. I'll keep checking in on this thread.:thumbup:

Reason I'm asking is I'm considering buying one. I like knives with large, hand filling handles but there was an article on his blades in Tactical Knives most recent issue and the one they pictured had a HUGE handle, even too big for me.

The ones you picture seem to have a good sized but not massive handle but there's nothing in the pic to give me the scale.
 
BM5000 I took the edge down to a 20 deg if I remember correctly. 300grit through a 1500 sandpaper finished with 70 strokes per side stroped with red compound. Hair popping sharp quite literally.
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