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12-06-2006, 09:33 AM
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How to test how sharp your knives are
I feel like my kitchen knives are pretty sharp. No, I can't shave the hair off my arm with them, but still pretty sharp. Anyone have a good test to see how sharp a knife is / if it's sharp enough?
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12-06-2006, 09:35 AM
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Re: How to test how sharp your knives are
If you bleed, it's sharp.
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12-06-2006, 09:37 AM
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Re: How to test how sharp your knives are
Can you shave the hair on your arm off in one swipe? It's very sharp.
Can you cut a piece of free-hanging legal sized paper in half? It's sharp. If not go back to the stone.
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12-06-2006, 11:16 AM
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Re: How to test how sharp your knives are
The Japanese samurai sword makers would test the sharpness of their creations by letting a small square of silk flutter down onto the upturned blade. If it cut cleanly through without fraying the silk, then it was sharp enough. You could try that.
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#8
12-06-2006, 11:20 AM
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Re: How to test how sharp your knives are
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The Japanese samurai sword makers would test the sharpness of their creations by letting a small square of silk flutter down onto the upturned blade. If it cut cleanly through without fraying the silk, then it was sharp enough. You could try that. [/ QUOTE ] I think you're confusing the Japanese samurai sword makers with Kevin Costner.
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12-06-2006, 11:43 AM
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Re: How to test how sharp your knives are
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I think you're confusing the Japanese samurai sword makers with Kevin Costner. [/ QUOTE ] No, I totally read that when I was 10 years old in one of the Time Machine choose-your-own-adventure books. Here, it was this one. Doesn't that look authoritative?
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