So, that video was actually an interesting watch (start to finish).
The results were a far-gone-conclusion though, with an assumption she would pull the Chef's knife in the background at some point (Chef's knife with thinner flat-ground geometry = Winner Winner Chicken Dinner). I think the Opinel had the best chance (SB next) of his collection due to thin geometry (trouble is handle & fingers get in the way of the blade making contact with cutting board). Understandable the Lil' Nilakka (with its thin .12" thick FFG blade) did well (except blade too small for the task plus finger get in way minimizing further blade contact with cutting surface). Nice to see some of the "slicer grinds" were noticed to be slightly better (cut deeper before splitting the carrot). Kinda dumb in my mind to use carrots as a cutting medium as every knife in his collection failed to slice all the way through the carrot (duh). A metal food scraper would have performed equal or better than a number of those knives. Overall a very poor result, if the goal is to get significant other on your side of knife collecting :-/ Interestingly, she did light-up on a couple of the knives features.
SkrufKnifer,
I hear you, and agree with your sentiments. Fed the horses b4 & after school each day, and mucking the stalls was just part of the day. Late afternoons were spent in the woods "playing" with sharp things, cutting, chopping, hauling stacking firewood, etc. Have had many trade employees throughout the decades since. I had a pass/fail test for all carpenters (sharpen a carpenters pencil while I watch). Hmmm ..., you don't have a pencil and/or a knife then borrow mine for now ... Few passed the test first time, but watching how someone attempts to perform a task tells a lot about them their experience and knowledge and where they fit on the pay-scale to start.
My comments related to sharpening your tools was mostly about providing AND caring for your tools on your time (if you could not provide and maintain your own tools, well lets just say don't come back after spending that first payroll draw). It was expected that you care for your tools on your own time. It was unwritten, but assumed that the guy with the best knowledge & tools was the lead, and got paid accordingly.
"Sweating" on the job ... shoulda told that kid it releases pheromones that attract women ;-) and/or that working smarter reduces sweating. I remember one guy, when he saw the boss drive up he'd splash water on himself then asphalt dust (re-roofing crew). Good example of loosing ALL respect for a man. A couple weeks tear-off crew on a asphalt pitch bitumen roof will teach a boy about work and sweat. Farm-work ..., much the same mucho hard but gratifying work.
Another question I would be curious of, how many "knife people" sharpen their own ...?
