Paper..the worst thing for a knife?

[kraziekurtis]

Is it true that plain ol' notebook paper dulls a knife faster than anything (other than upgraded paper products like cardboard and whatnot)??



I have always heard this, but I just find it hard to believe. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[sam the man..]

Dude ~ Somewhere in Spyderco's R&amp;D facility, there's a gadget where you can mount any <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>s to cut paper by the stacks.. *hee-hee!* Totally AWES<img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>ME! The machine has its purpose and that is to determine how long a Spydie holds its edge on continous paper cutting chores.. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have surgical scars will travel..

[SpyderNut]

I guess I've always heard that paper dulls a knife faster than most other materials out there. (Besides hemp rope, etc!)<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Cardboard is tough on edges too.

Thats why they have letter openers, so that you don't wear down that sharp Spydie.<img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Nut

[midget]

So... What DO you cut with your Spyder then?

Edited by - midget on 4/13/2002 11:39:38 PM

[sam the man..]

*hee-hee!* I must confess ~ Paper! because I work in a newspaper! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have surgical scars will travel..

[Tightwad]

Paper does dull a knife very quickly due to the
materials used in making paper in general.

Paper is normally wood pulp with a fairly high
acid content ( that's why it yellows so fast) and
some clay and etc. that is requred to make the
paper stock. Add that to the fact that paper is
a &quot;dry&quot; cutting medium the friction at the edge
face is much higher than it would be in meat ,
fruit etc. so the wear is accelerated right at
edge. Cutting a green wood will dull the blade
less than paper will. It gets worse with any
cardboard because of the dirt in cardboard.

[bergebo]

What's amazing to me is how hot a blade will get when slicing through a bunch of corrugated.

I once sliced about 10 sheets in half, about 3 feet wide each. I touched the side of the blade to my lip, you know, to check just how hot it really was. Left a tiny little red mark above my lip.

Ken K.

[Nemo]

Hi,

paper and card board and really edge dullers.

Old people say there is &quot;sand&quot; inside paper.

Scissors used for paper are &quot;cursed&quot; for ever ! No more Haute Couture for them ! ;-D

CPM440V is really amazing for is edge longivity in cardboard cutting.

cheers,

JM

[Sword and Shield]

Paper maintains some of the structural integrity of the parent wood. Hence, paper will dull knives quickly, as it is essentially a thin piece of wood.

Cardboard is worse, as stiffeners are present to lend rigidity.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.

[toothed]

No problem. That's why they invented the Sharpmaker--buy one!