How often do you sharpen your knives?

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heehee.

in a Galaxy far far away and a long long time ago . . . my dear wife bought me a supermarket $10 quality santoku - because I had fawned over the ‘style’

it was a chisel bevel edge - very sharp - went dull very fast. using wet/dry 600 grit paper . . . I sharpened and used that knife for about three years… until it finally wore down thru the dents.

so, with even most rudimentary cheap RubeGoldberg’ed device - super cheap knives can last in a sharp condition for a long time.
cheap knives often dull super quick - as the lack “hardness” and fine (metal) grain structure - but with incredibly cheap and easy “swipe sharpening” they last rather a good lot of time . . . .

fwiw - your worth may vary . . . .

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I agree. I should not tell you if you need another knife, but a long (300) yanagiba’s single edge will yield the easiest perfect sashimi cuts.

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I bet your 600 grit trick would work on a Kiwi for well beyond a decade, and perhaps to infinity…and beyond. $6 gets you in the door.

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I got a power outage. No electricity power but there is water. Nothing much to do so i sharpened 5 knives. Next, fold my laundry…. Maybe take a nap

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Every Saturday and Sunday the folks who live behind our house blow off 200+ rounds. They must be rich people, because those rounds aren’t cheap.

Where we live, it’s legal to shoot as long as you’re more than 150 feet from a roadway and the same distance from a house other than your own.

So they shoot and shoot and shoot. My dogs have finally gotten used to it after 10+ years.

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Bullets aren’t cheap.

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Is that why itame all use crappy knives, because knives don’t matter?

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Hi Bill. Welcome to the forum.

I have a similar experience but not quite the same as yours. I haven’t added the strop/compound element to my routine. So I steel most of the time, but still sharpen about every 8-12 months now.

I suspect that your compound/stropping is similar to sharpening in some regards, but don’t know for sure.

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*disposable, crappy knives cause who can be bothered to sharpen them? :smiley:

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I have seen a commercial about tossing knives after they get dull.

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I have both really good knives and cheap knives and I use them frequently, but both kinds deserve some TLC every once in a while. The idea of throwing away knives when they get dull is mental.

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I will look up that commercial

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Found it.
(Power just restored. So much easier to use a computer to look up) Jump to 7:00 if it won’t.

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Oh. Dear. God.

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I kind of felt bad for this actress. In real life, she is probably nothing like this, but she had to play this role for the commercial.

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Yep.

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Got me thinking about another video. Kitchen knives with disposable/replaceable blade.

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At first glance, it is pretty innovative and funny. After looking a bit closer, you will realize it is not a realistic solution. It does provide a good laugh.

(I guess I just have a good memory for these outrageous idea)

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Now that’s a utility knife! :joy:

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OMG. I got a neighbor, he is ric,h and every weekend his friends come over and go to his homemade range. They got a shelter, all kinds of funky targets, it’s impressive. He has big markers at 100-1,000 yards in his back valley, and they must spend $1k plus on ammo every weekend. It is usually hunting guns, though. Not a lot of rat-a-tat-tat. But a 300 is a strong rifle, 7mm, etc. I had a 7mm. Used to sweat just buying a box of those things. My dog never gave a rip. But, shoot a bottle rocket anywhere near him and he’s gone daddy gone.

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I also like the fact that he flushed a regular knife down the toilet after it is dull.

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In all honesty, it is a 153 M view youtube video about using disposable blade knife.

World’s Sharpest Kitchen Knife! - (Razor Sharp!) - YouTube