[S]Ya'll[/S] Y'all knives too thick

I resemble resent your charge, OP! ;)

There's nuttin too thick about ma'all blades... :p

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I've shared these images before, but a while back when I first bought my HF 1x30" I decided to buy a few cheap knives to practice on and MTech fixed blades fit the bill nicely. It was really eye-opening to see how the cutting performance changed and a little disconcerting to see my reground $8-$10 blades literally cut circles around stuff that cost 10 times more. (Though, for sure, there are other factors to consider in the equation.):

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I don't get why everything has to have geometry that could handle chopping through a car. I don't want a knife that cuts like a brick. If you want to chop or pry, get a knife made for that task, don't abuse a folder and make everybody's knives worse because you insist on picking the wrong tool for the job.
 
If it's too thin that I don't trust it to survive my typical usage without bending, I don't buy it. If it's too thick that it doesn't cut, I don't buy it, either.

I have bent the small pen-blade on a 91mm SAK, by the way. No idea how it happened, took the darn thing out of storage one day and the blade was bent. And no, I didn't store it with the blade open. So thin that it bends by itself!

I think I've been successful in keeping in moderation and I disagree that my knives are too thick. My thickest folder's blade thickness is 3.5mm and my thickest fixed-blade's blade thickness is 4.5mm. No idea on angles as I sharpen freehand and generally stick to the stock angles. I will never really understand "sharpened prybars", though. It's not like I'll ever be able to afford one...
 
Unashamed retail manager here. My reality is taking down cardboard shippers, cutting zip ties, cutting plastic straps, cutting into plastic packaging, etc. My knives are doing that work quite well. I understand that some people may disagree with my career and knife choices, and that’s OK. I enjoy my job, and the way my knives fit my life.

Be well.
 
RBid said:
Unashamed retail manager here. My reality is taking down cardboard shippers, cutting zip ties, cutting plastic straps, cutting into plastic packaging, etc. My knives are doing that work quite well. I understand that some people may disagree with my career and knife choices, and that’s OK. I enjoy my job, and the way my knives fit my life.

Be well.
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But what are your knife choices?! ;)
 
The Zieg said:
Do those oldies still shave well?

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The steel on them, basic good ol' carbon, is still great shaving steel. Takes a real nice edge with good stones and a good strop to hone, and yes, the good ones shave great!!!

But there's a knack to finding "good ones" to shave with... they can be found for as low as even the $10-20 range with a keen eye, but you must make sure:
A.) The edge is intact, w/ no chips or cracks. Micro chips are ok, but even small chips in a razors edge are a PITA to grind out while keeping the overall integrity of the razor intact. It "can" be done, just not always wirth the trouble.
B.) Any rust is just superficial surface rust, or very minimal pitting at worst, especially when close to the edge or pivot.
C.) Handles are in good shape, esp. if old celluloid ones, (although they can be replaced easy enough with just a bit of know how).

After that, a little elbow grease and they're good to go. Personally even the handful I have "cleaned up" and honed to shave with, I still try to keep real old timey like with as much of the original patinas still intact... They just feel more vintage when they still look more vintage, idk...
 
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For camping and dismembering animals I like a sharp "stiff" blade. Don't really pay much attention to the thickness. For the kitchen I like mostly the thinner blades. For fruit and small stuff like that there is my opinal #8. For the rest I have a 7 knife set by Dexter Russell given to me years ago.
 
Thin works well for most jobs.
My yard machete, 12” Tramontia, is sharpened to 9 degrees per side.

Even when I do manage to hit rocks any dings sharpen out pretty easy cause it is so thin.
 
My slice team.
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Sebenza is my hard use slicer and in the background is my chopper slicer. A CS bushman. Its pretty thin and my bevel is pretty wide on it. Only edge dmg i got on it is from hitting othet metal it passed other abuse ez.
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Manly wasp is my newest addition. Its very slicey and robust at the same time. Love it. :D
 
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