Worn Out Knives

Have you ever completely wore out a knife?

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GatorMedic

GatorMedic

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When was the last time you completely wore out a knife, if ever? The question was posed in the book I’m reading (referring to all material possessions), and it piqued my interest. I’ve never worn out a knife before, ever.
 
It's a mentality thing, the eastern europeans at my work still have that "i can repair this thing even if it taken 4 hours and only gonna last another couples times" while (me) we would just trash it and buy a new tool/appliance.
 
I had a Higonokami for close to a decade and eventually the pivot loosened to the point where it was no longer functional. So maybe, technically yes but the blade is fine.
 
Cold steel recon 1. Became to thick behind the edge, plus the tip starting poking out the handle when closed. Had it probably 5 years. Sharpened the crap out of it.
 
I've come really close on some stuff. Definitely broken a couple things over the years, but actually "worn out", I'm not sure I can quite say yes. That seems different from damaging or breaking. So, I guess, no. But maybe someday...
 
No I have not ever worn out a knife, hats yes but not a knife.
My grandfather's last Victorinox classic is worn out though, he'd use them as a one and only knife for years then replace them when they wore out.
 
Not even close.. lost a few though, and bought more than a few replacement/ backups.
 
Me, never. But someone has been wearing them out. Otherwise, how do you account for all of those worn out, junky knives at antique shows/stores?
 
I have had a couple slip joints that I got well used and over more years of use and sharpening they had lost so much blade they were no longer useful ...

I had one buck 110 folder that got enough play I no longer trusted the lock ... probably could have been repaired but for no more than I gave for it I just replaced it ... not sure if it was worn out or possibly broken some what.
 
Benchmade 710 that I sharpened until it was too thick to cut much. I sent it in for a new blade. I had a Leatherman tool with blade ground to a nub. I use my knives a lot at work.
 
I've worn out a frame and linerlock to the point the touched the opposite scale and developed up and down play.
No battoning and stuff, just regular use.
CRKT Drifter and Syderco Tenacious :eek:
 
I know this is slightly off topic but there is something appealing about the looks of an old, used, worn out traditional knife. I have an old USA made Boker that belonged to my grandpa. The large blade has a nice patina and is about a quarter inch shorter than it originally was from sharpening, and the shield is smoothed out from being carried frequently. A little wear and tear gives a knife character.
 
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Never worn one out to the point of it being useless, but I have a couple that are sporting fairly distorted looking blades
 
Nope. I think this was more of an issue back in the day (or for people who still do this) when you bought one or two knives (maybe a folder and a fixed) for actual daily work and then used them over the course of a lifetime. I have so many knives at this point and swap them out so often that I don't think I will wear one out if I live another 30 years.
 
Sushi Chefs wear um out with regularity, my Grandfather blew through cheap blade steel over time...Me, not even close.
 
GatorMedic said:
I’ve never worn out a knife before, ever.
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No neither have I.
The way I sharpen, with a guided sharpener, it would be impossible for me to wear out a blade from sharpening.
Two examples though. The first one is my Grand Dad's knife that I just recently busted out of my keepsakes drawer and decided to sharpen it and use it some just for the heck of it.
I think many would say it is worn out and I would tend to agree with them. That recurve was(not)fun to sharpen.

The next knife is my oldest everyday user. I used to EDC it in a cardboard sheath in my back pack to prepare food daily with and now it is laying on the cutting board as probably the most used knife in the kitchen. We are talking thirty five years of every single day use.
The only reason it shows some wear from sharpening is that I used to hand sharpen it and didn't know how very well. Mostly on a King 1200 water stone.
Now that it gets touched up on the Edge Pro the wear is so low it could go for generations if I could go that long.

Worn out knives come from bozos sharpening them.
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The thirty five year old kitchen / EDC is the middle knife in this photo. Yes I used to be more of a sharpening bozo than I am now. I've at least got rid of most of the weird clothes and got about all the make up off. If I could just figure out how to get rid of this big red nose . . .
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Astronaut FX said:
Me, never. But someone has been wearing them out. Otherwise, how do you account for all of those worn out, junky knives at antique shows/stores?
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Many aren't worn out, I think they were either sharpened on a grinder due to laziness or to fix damage from abuse.
 
My very first knife, a Western, I got as a kid was used very much for many years on many things that knives were and not to be used for and got wore out for many sharpenings. The blade was getting near the spine so it went to retirement as a letter opener. Till it got lost in a move.

That's the only knife I wore out. My latter ones from when I was young spread out the wear and tear on them, the last one I have from when young still holds and edge fine.
 
I wore out the lock of a cheap Colt AR15 folding knife (Tanto Blade). If you put presure on the back of the blade, the backlock lets go. I don't use it much, but I keep it arround because it was my first one hand opening folder and I bought it when I was in the US as an exchange student!
 
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