james terrio
Sharpest Knife in the Light Socket
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Stop worrying about how the blade "looks". Our job as knifemakers is to make knives that cut well.
Yes.
Forget about how it looks, focus on how it cuts. A higher, more acute grind will cut better - it's simple physics. Build your knives based on performance. The same goes for handles - your hand has no eyes. It judges based only on comfort, leverage and ease of use.
When you build a really sharp knife that you can pick up and use accurately and efficiently with your eyes closed, you have a winner. Everything else is just lipstick on a pig.
Beauty will rise from function. Happily, knives that are properly built to cut things and be comfortable to use, also look pretty.
Yes.
Forget about how it looks, focus on how it cuts. A higher, more acute grind will cut better - it's simple physics. Build your knives based on performance. The same goes for handles - your hand has no eyes. It judges based only on comfort, leverage and ease of use.
When you build a really sharp knife that you can pick up and use accurately and efficiently with your eyes closed, you have a winner. Everything else is just lipstick on a pig.
Beauty will rise from function. Happily, knives that are properly built to cut things and be comfortable to use, also look pretty.
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