How sharp is your knife?

[Shovelbuck]

One of the tests required to get accepted into the Knife Makers Guild is cutting a 1 inch free hanging rope with one of your own knives. It has always amazed me to see it done. This is a good friend of mine doing it.

rope cutting

This is the same guy that makes the damascus broadheads.

 

[bowhuntr311]

Yea, pretty sure none of my knives are that sharp.

 

[dbltree]

Yikes! That's almost scarey! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif

Pretty neat stuff Jay! /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[Iowabowtech]

That's sharp.

 

[Shovelbuck]

I forgot to mention.................the knife must first hack through a 2X4 then cut the rope!

 

[Iowabowtech]

I'm lucky to get through a 2x4 with some of my SAW blades for crimony sake let alone a knife.

 

[JakeWym]

WOW is all I can say.

 

[GregBickal]

I sharpen up my own butchering knives, but i'm sure none of them are that sharp. Wow.

 

[dominator]

holy crap. i started watching those other knife test videos on youtube - i have never seen a knife do those things. i need to get my knife sharpened by that guy!

 

[muddy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shovelbuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I forgot to mention.................the knife must first hack through a 2X4 then cut the rope! </div></div>

You can't be serious, a 2x4 of wood?

 

[Shovelbuck]

Yes Muddy, serious. After that, they take your finely made knife, put it in a vise, and bend it until it breaks. I can't remember how far it must bend before breaking.
I've known several great knife makers that didn't join the guild simply because they wouldn't allow there knives to be destroyed.

 

[muddy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shovelbuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes Muddy, serious. After that, they take your finely made knife, put it in a vise, and bend it until it breaks. I can't remember how far it must bend before breaking.
I've known several great knife makers that didn't join the guild simply because they wouldn't allow there knives to be destroyed. </div></div>

guilds are stupid IMO then!

interesting info tho!