sharpness tests.

[delicrazy]

topic pretty much speaks for itself. what do you do to test sharpness? i use the rubber band and thumbnail test

[knifepunk]

i try shaving the hair off my arm<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, and then i usually rub my thumb across it, Not the nail, the flesh<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, i tryed that last night on my Emerson and it cut pretty deep into me <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>, maybe i should try some different ways huh?<img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

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Edited by - knifepunk on 11/22/2002 5:52:32 PM

[Sword and Shield]

While I can make knives shave, I don't really care to, so shaving isn't really useful. I like slicing paper, then a quick pass down a thumbnail edge to check for burrs.

Never underestimate the impossible.

[kraziekurtis]

I love the rubber band test :p I took a rubber band ball I had made apart to have fun with it <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

If no rubber bands are near I cut some paper <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

[vampyrewolf]

kitchen &amp; feild knives, I do till they cut paper(not rip, nice clean slice)
EDC I do till they shave(other than the SE part, it just goes till it cuts paper clean), and rough it up if I have to.

My left arm is bald, I have patches on my right, and my legs are starting to get patches.

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[SpydercoKnut]

Try the paper cutting test. If it can cut paper, then it's sharp. Some knives like chisel grinds blades can't be judged just by shaving arm hair.