“It will cut”.

skyhighZJ

skyhighZJ

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Except my kitchen knives don’t….. I want to buy the wife a good set of kitchen knives for Christmas. We have wore the set we have had for over 10 yrs smooth out. They were cheap to begin with and I have nursed (sharpened them to death).

Duties will be general kitchen duties along with the occasional light butchering of small to medium sized animals for freezer camp. Easily cleaned, sharpened and, maintained.


Any questions, just ask. All recommendations appreciated.
 
Henckles is all of my knives but they can be a PITA to get sharp. The factory edge is fair but once you put some real time in and put a nice edge on them, they are pretty decent for the $. Ive had mine for over 15-20 years. Still going strong.
 
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Our German steel made in China Calphalons are going on year #15 and have been fantastic. They get used multiple times a day, every day. I know they are not THE best, but they are damn good, handle well, hold an edge well, and you can't beat the price.
 
Our block of knives on the counter now are Wusthof. Not sure I can tell the difference between them, the Cuisinart or Henckels sets we’ve had over the years. I do about a once a year sharpening, they all cut and they all lose their edge. Best cutting knives I’ve ever had were Henckels ceramic…but they’re toast as soon as you get a nick in a blade.
 
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We've had Globals for years. Japanese steel is pretty sweet. Shun is a pricier brand that I'd very nice. We don't sharpen ours like we should (frequency) buy at one time them bitches would cut the molecules in the air.
 
LBarr2002 said:
Rada
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Was going to bed last night when I saw this, will elaborate a little now. Our scout pack/troop has sold Rada for 30+ years (my mom started in the pack when my brother was a cub and he is now one of the boy scout leaders). My mom still has some of the original knives she bought from them. The sales through scouts used to be the only place you saw them, but I think they're a little easier to come by now.
 
LBarr2002 said:
Was going to bed last night when I saw this, will elaborate a little now. Our scout pack/troop has sold Rada for 30+ years (my mom started in the pack when my brother was a cub and he is now one of the boy scout leaders). My mom still has some of the original knives she bought from them. The sales through scouts used to be the only place you saw them, but I think they're a little easier to come by now.
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I used to buy them at the flea mkt, especially for the money they are pretty great kitchen knives.
 
We had Henckels but when the wife sold Pampered Chief she got a set from them. We were please with both.
 
Old Hickory Knives

You can sharpen them till there is no blade left. Treat them like cast iron. Don't leave acidic foods sitting on them. No dishwasher. Handwash and dry. Will most likely outlive you.
 
I have Rada, and, a Rada sharpener. I have the ones I bought both used at Flea Market, and New ones I bought at the Flea Market, and in Pigeon Forge at the knife works. They will all peel flesh if used wrong. Dish washer safe. Speaking of Knife works, They have every shape and size, and a lot that are Rada, but not a knife. After usingg these for over 30 years, I've never felt the need to get any other brand.
 
Kamel said:
Old Hickory Knives

You can sharpen them till there is no blade left. Treat them like cast iron. Don't leave acidic foods sitting on them. No dishwasher. Handwash and dry. Will most likely outlive you.
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My Dad only liked knives he could sharpen with a stone. When he died, I got his collection of Old Hickory Knives. They were all bought used, and their main purpose was Hog Killing time.
I passed them on to my kids, so they had a something to remind them of their paw Paw. They all still use them as far as I know.
 
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I have Rada, and, a Rada sharpener. I have the ones I bought both used at Flea Market, and New ones I bought at the Flea Market, and in Pigeon Forge at the knife works. They will all peel flesh if used wrong. Dish washer safe. Speaking of Knife works, They have every shape and size, and a lot that are Rada, but not a knife. After usingg these for over 30 years, I've never felt the need to get any other brand.
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Rada sharpeners are amazing.
 
Kamel said:
Old Hickory Knives

You can sharpen them till there is no blade left. Treat them like cast iron. Don't leave acidic foods sitting on them. No dishwasher. Handwash and dry. Will most likely outlive you.
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I other words that are high carbon steel and you can sharpen them without nasa grade sparkle dust.
I actually love carbon blades. You can profile them and hone without using guru magic. When you bumble burry them up they can be shaped up proper in no time.
 
And in response or from my own above?

Any of you folk be willing to pay for high grade sharpening of utility, kitchen, or otherwise cutting grades of steel?
I worked under my Great Uncle in a sharpening shop. If it cut he had a machine to grind it, hone it, set a tooth, or even braze them on.

I have contemplated something like it. Band saw re sharp and making of blades, cutlery of all types, and chain saw chains.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
And in response or from my own above?

Any of you folk be willing to pay for high grade sharpening of utility, kitchen, or otherwise cutting grades of steel?
I worked under my Great Uncle in a sharpening shop. If it cut he had a machine to grind it, hone it, set a tooth, or even braze them on.

I have contemplated something like it. Band saw re sharp and making of blades, cutlery of all types, and chain saw chains.
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I would. I'm pretty sure there ain't much money in I though. I get my 13ft woodmizer blades resharpened for about $12/ea, and that's nearly 200 teeth per blade. Clover tool does drills for about $3-4/ea and end mills for $6-8/ea.
 
jeepinmatt said:
I would. I'm pretty sure there ain't much money in I though. I get my 13ft woodmizer blades resharpened for about $12/ea, and that's nearly 200 teeth per blade. Clover tool does drills for about $3-4/ea and end mills for $6-8/ea.
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Do you ship your blades off or is your place local? I have a few but it’s not worth it to ship just a few, need quite a few to offset shipping costs
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
I other words that are high carbon steel and you can sharpen them without nasa grade sparkle dust.
I actually love carbon blades. You can profile them and hone without using guru magic. When you bumble burry them up they can be shaped up proper in no time.
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Yeah high carbon. Will rust if you look at them wettly (is that a word!?). I love mine. Have 6 total 4 for over 20 years.

Edited to add: Easily sharpened with normal or fancy tools.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
And in response or from my own above?

Any of you folk be willing to pay for high grade sharpening of utility, kitchen, or otherwise cutting grades of steel?
I worked under my Great Uncle in a sharpening shop. If it cut he had a machine to grind it, hone it, set a tooth, or even braze them on.

I have contemplated something like it. Band saw re sharp and making of blades, cutlery of all types, and chain saw chains.
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Sharpening is one thing, but the big money is in making custom knives. You’re metal working skills are top notch, but how’s your wood working skills? My brother in law has dropped some serious cash on a number of knives from www.bullcityknives.com. I’ve thought about getting a couple of specialty knives from them but if you’re getting in the business, I’d much rather wait & support a NC4X4 member.
 
tlucier said:
Sharpening is one thing, but the big money is in making custom knives. You’re metal working skills are top notch, but how’s your wood working skills? My brother in law has dropped some serious cash on a number of knives from www.bullcityknives.com. I’ve thought about getting a couple of specialty knives from them but if you’re getting in the business, I’d much rather wait & support a NC4X4 member.
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And if you do any custom leather work to make a sheath for specialty knives, just take my money. 😂🤣😃
 
@tlucier as much as I would want to make some, it would be a long time coming.

The sharpening idea is I'm sorta half invested to do it. Knife making would require a lot more tooling unless I bought blanks. I really thought the scratch made market was pretty saturated.
 
rockcity said:
Do you ship your blades off or is your place local? I have a few but it’s not worth it to ship just a few, need quite a few to offset shipping costs
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Woodmizer down near Albemarle. Iust drop em off, about 45 min from my work.
 
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