Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades

[Joberwocky]

I used to check my woodworking chisels for sharpness by shaving my arm too 

[neph93]

When I used my Lansky sharpening kit for the first time I realised how much practice I needed when my newly tooled Spydey couldn’t shave arm hair.

[dinobarnesberlin]

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[henry_david]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

[neph93]

@dinobarnesberlin:

Looks like you stabbed Jackson Pollock  ???

I spat my coffee out. Well played sir.

[LewisStonehouse]

[Giles]

[Anesthetist]

Nice one @Giles. I carry the mini version all the time and it is an amazing knife.

[the246guy]

@Giles What knife is that?

[Giles]

Bench Made - 940-1 Osborne S90V steel and full carbon fiber scales.

(As per @Matt who I got it from)

[Matt]

Excellent! 

[JDelage]

Warren Osborne was a knife design genius. I have this one in my collection:

[Matt]

That’s beautiful.

[the246guy]

Agreed! That looks stunning. But other than the design, what about the quality of the blade used? Without much knowledge, I purchased the Mercator knife and after few months of using it, I can already say that the sharpness of the blade has considerably worn down. How does this compare with the Osborne knives?

[Matt]

The S90V has very good retention and in my experience isn’t as difficult to sharpen as they say.

[the246guy]

Is there a difference in the blade quality with the S90V and the S30V?

[Matt]

Both are great quality.  S30 is a bit more practical since it’s easier to sharpen and the S90 is considered a bit higher quality due to its better edge retention and hardness.

[LewisStonehouse]

Made a little lanyard with some Paracord and my GA big rondel

[Dmart]

Always with me. My little can do all knife.

[the246guy]

Reinforcement arrives! Because of the temptation from @Giles flashing his 940-1. Please don't do this again!

Could not afford the 940-1, but got hold of a 940 that was running on an offer and could not hold out. The blade is not so sharp as I would have expected, but the handling and the grip is out of the world. The Mercator knife gave me many a times sore hands, but this 940 is so damn comfortable.