Hello Fellow knife enthusiasts,
I was wondering if any edge retention experts could weigh in on this.
I have many knives and many different steels.
I own a landscaping business, so Im out in the field working most days, which means I get to use my knives a lot.
I see edge retention tests using ropes for the cutting materials and how long it takes to wear down an edge cutting rope.
I need a knife steel that can last as long cutting open bags of grass clipping as they all last cutting rope, haha.
I want to know what you guys think it is that trashes the sharpness of my edges so fast.
They are the basic costco Black outdoor garbage bags, the plastic ones. We fill them with just grass clippings, thats it.
Doesnt matter the steel, D2, M390, 1095, S35VN, M4, etc, etc, etc.
I can start with a fresh newly sharpened edge on any of them, and they all get dull by maybe the 5th or 6th bag of cutting open the bottoms.
The first 4 or 5 bags slice open like a hot knife through butter, then around bag 6 or 7, no more slicey slicey, they rip and tear more than slice.
Is the plastic the abrasive part, or the grass clippings?
Are grass clipping some super material that we dont know of? lol. And thats why a lawnmower blade can go dull after a week. lol
What do you think?
Im not asking for suggestions for a new knife, or a new type of knife, or that I need a utility razor blade, or a new sharpener or any of that.
Just wanted opinions on why plastic and/or grass clippings are so abrasive.
Thanks
I was wondering if any edge retention experts could weigh in on this.
I have many knives and many different steels.
I own a landscaping business, so Im out in the field working most days, which means I get to use my knives a lot.
I see edge retention tests using ropes for the cutting materials and how long it takes to wear down an edge cutting rope.
I need a knife steel that can last as long cutting open bags of grass clipping as they all last cutting rope, haha.
I want to know what you guys think it is that trashes the sharpness of my edges so fast.
They are the basic costco Black outdoor garbage bags, the plastic ones. We fill them with just grass clippings, thats it.
Doesnt matter the steel, D2, M390, 1095, S35VN, M4, etc, etc, etc.
I can start with a fresh newly sharpened edge on any of them, and they all get dull by maybe the 5th or 6th bag of cutting open the bottoms.
The first 4 or 5 bags slice open like a hot knife through butter, then around bag 6 or 7, no more slicey slicey, they rip and tear more than slice.
Is the plastic the abrasive part, or the grass clippings?
Are grass clipping some super material that we dont know of? lol. And thats why a lawnmower blade can go dull after a week. lol
What do you think?
Im not asking for suggestions for a new knife, or a new type of knife, or that I need a utility razor blade, or a new sharpener or any of that.
Just wanted opinions on why plastic and/or grass clippings are so abrasive.
Thanks