What Do QP's Cut With Knives?

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

For you guys's smaller blades, do you like serrations or no serrations?

Thanks to you I learned how to sharpen serrated blades, but the edge is not what is once was and probably will never be back to the way I'd like it. I never plan to buy another blade with a serrated edge. I've resharpened the T2 now a few times and it's still working like when I got it.

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

SF BHT,

Thank you for the pics. You can get that blade up to around 975 degrees F before any damage to the temper starts.*
Good job too.




*This is a secondary tempering range for that steel which we do not use because at that temp, the chromium continues to form carbides, drawing usable chromium from the matrix of the steel resulting in a slightly lowered stain resistance. It still has all it's edge holding and toughness.

The temp on the blade was not my worry. Bryans hair and arms go up at a very lower point. My temper level is much lower also...

[Jack Moroney (RIP)]

Sorry to be late to the party but I just got permission from my wife to talk about sharp pointy things . Any way, my Randalls have seen a variety of wood, been used to bore holes in things, and general purpose use for any material that is cuttable. Never used it on anything metal and would find some other alternative to cut, abraid, or break anything not meant for a blade. My problem with any blade is the variety of environmental challenges like fluctuations in temperature (wet blades freeze in scabbards, salt water pits blades, highly polished blades reflect light, etc). My two general purpose blades are 9 inch blades, but I use a 3 inch, finely sharpened blade for skinning out critters when I used to do that sort of thing.

[The Old Guy]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

For you guys's smaller blades, do you like serrations or no serrations?

I do not own any knives with serrations and never will. Too difficult to sharpen and I have found no use for them.

[DDD]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

For you guys's smaller blades, do you like serrations or no serrations?

No serations on small blades.....I sharpen all the other instructors blades and there are only a couple guys that have partially serrations.

[John A. Larsen]

Bill, The only thing I think I haven't seen mentioned is using my SAK to open small claims on a survival problem in Italy. Spent several hours opening small claims, about the size of your thumb to the first joint. Very little meat for the effort, but it was something to eat. My SAK was dull, but the other guys knive (a Jaguar?) looked like it had a serrated blade. I prefer straight edged blades. Hope to see you on the first day of Blade West next month. Take Care.

[x SF med]

A lot of my sailing knives have serrations - great for cutting line or steak, but not much use for other things, except maybe plastic - and yes, they are a PITA to sharpen.

Oh, btw, the GB is great for cutting human skin - ask Doc Upchurch (former SF Medic, now a doctor on the Crow reservation in MT) he used mine for that purpose this summer.

[swatsurgeon]

Originally Posted by x SF med

A lot of my sailing knives have serrations - great for cutting line or steak, but not much use for other things, except maybe plastic - and yes, they are a PITA to sharpen.

Oh, btw, the GB is great for cutting human skin - ask Doc Upchurch (former SF Medic, now a doctor on the Crow reservation in MT) he used mine for that purpose this summer.

Specifics please.......I see "cut skin" and I get excited...go figure (trauma surgeon and cut, what a wonderul combo)

ss

[x SF med]

Originally Posted by swatsurgeon

Specifics please.......I see "cut skin" and I get excited...go figure (trauma surgeon and cut, what a wonderul combo)

ss

Well, Doc Upchurch is involved in the Lakota SunDance, and there was an opportunity for me to be involved in a skin offering ritual, so, instead of using the scalpels available, I got permission from the SunDance Chief and the sponsor to use my GB in the ceremony (Doc's eyes glazed over and he got this odd SF Medic type smile on his face). I was able to correctly blood my GB, and Doc's only response was, "Sergeant, you keep that knife really sharp, like a good SF NCO..." as he cut 4 stripes in my left arm and 4 circles of skin off of my left shoulder (stripes below and circles above an SF tattoo). No pictures were allowed, sorry.

[bluebb]

Being an former 18C I used my knife mostly for demo related stuff. Cutting explosives, 550 cord, 100 mph tape and such. I liked having some part of the blade serrated. In my 21 years in the Army I never had a need for a big knife but that didnt stop me from getting a couple of khukri's from the Ghurkas and having one made by a buddy after I gave the other to friends.
I use a Kershaw for work now but I only open cardboard boxes.

Blue