50 cent score

LT72884 · Jan 23, 2011

8 inch chefs knife. Stainless forged. I have been lookin for a cheap knife to buy so i found this at a thrift store. Someone donated it so i took it. marked .50$ so why not. It was dull as none other and i didnt want to use my chefs choice sharpener on it. I plan on using this knife for EVERYTHING from vegies to bones. So using the chefs choice is not an option. dont want to wear it out. So, i took it to my bench grinder out in the garage. I put 20* angle or so on it. That thing is SHARP. cuts right throw bone and flesh. Never would have thought my bench grinder i use for the axe would do such a great job.

Im gonna see if i can buy an actual paper wheel and knife stone for the grinder

btcg · Jan 23, 2011

Good value Matt

LT72884 · Jan 23, 2011

thanks man. im excited. now i can ensure that my more expensive mundial and twin masters knives are used ONLY for certain things. haha. this knife i dont really care if it gets all dinged up. im just surprised i found a good quality knife for .50$.

Granted, i was lookin for a machete, but this will have to work for now. haha

btcg · Jan 23, 2011

Get something to sharpen it, and use the heck outta it. You made a good score, bro.

bigabyte · Jan 23, 2011

That's a good idea.

LT72884 · Jan 23, 2011

yeah the bench grinder done did rocked man. it was awesome! so sharp. i wonder how long the blade will last with me using the grinder? as in, when will all the material be ground off and all i have is a handle. haha

btcg · Jan 23, 2011

LT72884 said:
yeah the bench grinder done did rocked man. it was awesome! so sharp. i wonder how long the blade will last with me using the grinder? as in, when will all the material be ground off and all i have is a handle. haha

Don't go overboard on sharpening it. A knife like that will do veggies well even when not extra sharp. I'd use it for things that might possibly damage your good knife if you used it: meat with bones (like ribs), etc.

Use the good knife for the good meats.

If you do ruin it eventually, you've lost fifty cents. No biggie.

LT72884 · Jan 23, 2011

btcg said:
Don't go overboard on sharpening it. A knife like that will do veggies well even when not extra sharp. I'd use it for things that might possibly damage your good knife if you used it: meat with bones (like ribs), etc.

Use the good knife for the good meats.

If you do ruin it eventually, you've lost fifty cents. No biggie.

exactly why i bought the knife. i wanna use it for chicken and things that dont need to be pretty lookin. maybe i should just buy a dang hatchet! haha

btcg · Jan 23, 2011

LT72884 said:
exactly why i bought the knife. i wanna use it for chicken and things that dont need to be pretty lookin. maybe i should just buy a dang hatchet! haha

Search for John's (Patio Daddy) Kiwi knives thread. I got some darn good cleavers pretty cheap. They're excellent for chicken bones.

LT72884 · Jan 23, 2011

btcg said:
Search for John's (Patio Daddy) Kiwi knives thread. I got some darn good cleavers pretty cheap. They're excellent for chicken bones.

gonna check the asian market first because i have heard that they cary them for like 3.50$ for the same knife

dwmckay99 · Jan 23, 2011

in a pinch, you can also use fine grit sandpaper to sharpen. i keep a couple of tri-stones around for mine.

LT72884 · Jan 24, 2011

dwmckay99 said:
in a pinch, you can also use fine grit sandpaper to sharpen. i keep a couple of tri-stones around for mine.

I was thinking of this the other day but was not entirely sure if i should or shouldnt. How fine of grit my friend?

thanks

dwmckay99 · Jan 24, 2011

left my book at the farm, but i would use a very fine grit sandpaper on a finished blade. i just use one of my norton tri-stones for maintenance

knifemakers, fwiw, often use large belt sanders to form/hone their blades

LT72884 said:
I was thinking of this the other day but was not entirely sure if i should or shouldnt. How fine of grit my friend?

thanks

swamprb · Jan 24, 2011

WOW! You can't find a deal like that at the Dollar Store!

Shiz-Nit · Jan 24, 2011

.50 cents its your birthday

LT72884 · Jan 24, 2011

swamprb said:
WOW! You can't find a deal like that at the Dollar Store!

nope you cant! haha. yeah im pretty stocked bout it. im thinking of buying some of those kiwi knives from an asian market around here or amazon

@shiz nit

yes it is! and this week i start the SMUDS project. i have almost all the parts to do so. haha

zydecopaws · Jan 24, 2011

Nice score, especially if it sharpened up well. You'll certainly get your money's worth out of it... :thumb:

Kack · Jan 24, 2011

Cheap Harbor Freigh Belt sander with 400 grit then finish with 1000 grit. turns out awesome. Master Chef taught me how to do it. quick and easy

TIMMAY · Jan 25, 2011

There are folks (knifemakers) that have the paper wheel and swear by it (I don't use one, have a variable speed belt grinder).
It has a very short learning curve and with practice get consistent results. Just remember that an inexpensive knife will sharpen real easy but it will dull just as easy. That's the tradeoff. As long as you know that then the knife should work fine. Heck, I would get the paper wheel and have that 50c knife with the sole purpose of getting to know the wheel and getting practice for your expensive knives.

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