Good expressions for how sharp a knife is

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I sharpened my 705-02 BW at 30 degrees on my sharpmaker. It came from the factory sharp enough to shave but I wanted to achieve the "scary sharp" that Sal talks about in the video and the D2 took to it marvelously.

It was shaving sharp, but after 10 on the fine corners then 5 on the fine flats the blade shaves with out any noticable drag. Now I have to go about bragging about the sharpness of it.

What are some good expressions for a very sharp knife? BTW, mine is not sharp enough to cut hairs above the skin but I'm sure it would be achievable with some stropping.

My favorite expression so far is one I read here in a post a couple of days ago, "so sharp that it could shave a sleeping mouse without waking it up." I love it.

So what are some more, not really technical, good expressions for a very sharp blade?

Chris
 
"Stupid sharp". Meaning, if you are at all inattentive with it, you will bleed.

John...
 
Spine shivering phantom gash sharp. you know,, one of those cuts you canteven tell you have until you inspect it and it opens up and...............


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Someone wrote in these forums once...

'I was just playing with it and I didn't feel a thing, next thing I noticed there was blood running down my arm - damn I love this knife!'

it remains one of my favourite posts.
 
Spooky Sharp, just above scary sharp, is a good one. That's the kind of sharpness where you get cut but don't realize it until the blood makes a mess.
 
My favourite, which is from the book LA Requiem by Robert Crais


"So sharp that when you cut yourself, the A$$hole next to you starts to bleed" :D Pure class!
 
cmd said:
My favorite expression so far is one I read here in a post a couple of days ago, "so sharp that it could shave a sleeping mouse without waking it up." I love it.

So what are some more, not really technical, good expressions for a very sharp blade?

Chris
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That one you mentioned is pretty funny and conveys extreme sharpness.

I've been partial to "wicked sharp" because to me, it conveys that an edge is so sharp that it's nasty, or evil. Besides, it's only two words instead of thirteen. ;)

-Jeffrey
 
Here's one I've heard on these forums, but not in a long time.

"Sharp enough to shave a gnat's a$$."

DD
 
I like "razor sharp" the best, even though it has been over- and mis-used. Only someone, who has actually shaved with a straight razor knows that there is a difference between "shaving sharp" and "razor sharp". All of my knives are shaving but except for the straight razor and maybe my single bevel usuba hocho (7in blade not necessarily ideal to shave with :) ) I wouldn't take any of them to my face in the morning. I don't know what the bevel angle of a 1/1 hollow ground straight razor is, but I would guess, it is no more than 10 deg. inclusive!!!
 
Daniel Dorn said:
Here's one I've heard on these forums, but not in a long time.

"Sharp enough to shave a gnat's a$$."

DD
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Thank you, thank you. I'll be in the area all week! :D
 
From Murray Carter's catalog, describing one of his knives "insanely sharp".
 
I never thought my usual phrase would be widely accepted. :D Go ahead, use it at will. Having a knife capable of shaving said mouse's shadow is the next step up, by the way. :eek:
 
Courtesy of Mr. Jerry Fisk...
so sharp you can slice a radish so thin you won't get gas.
 
Atom-splitting sharp. So sharp that when you slightly twitch the knife forward in your hand, you release enourmous amounts of energy.
 
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