How to Find the Right Sharp Pocket Knife?

How to Find the Right Sharp Pocket Knife?

Aug 18th 2021

It seems that every knife dealer and maker boasts about selling razor-sharp pocket knives. Still, many knife enthusiasts disagree—anyone who frequently loses the edge on their knives or finds it challenging to re-sharpen them.

Knife manufacturers have found a way to combine the best of both worlds, the ability to hold an edge and to sharpen it at the same time.

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What Steel Can Get a Razor Edge

It is possible to sharpen almost any steel, but its quality determines how long it will last and how difficult it will be to get it back. Super steels include M390 and CPM-T440V. Because of their higher carbon content, they keep an edge for a long time, but they are more difficult to sharpen as a tradeoff.

The knives used in the knives are Aus-8, a higher grade medium steel that takes razor edges exceptionally well. As a plus, they're easier to sharpen at home since their carbon content is a little less.

Everyone knows that a sharp knife is more dangerous than a dull one. You didn't expect to hear that, did you? When you use a sharp knife, it will cut straight into what you are cutting, which will keep the knife from cutting into your fingers. It is easier to cut yourself with a dull knife.

With razor edges, you can perform any task more quickly, but the finer ones are particularly convenient. Sharp pocket knives make shaving wood for a fire, skinning game, and quickly cutting fishing lines much more accessible. The edge you have could be life-saving in some cases.
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How to Get Your Knives Razor Sharp?

Knives are a standard fixture in our everyday lives, be it in the kitchen, workplace, or the great outdoors. However, what is pretty uncommon is someone who knows how to keep their knife sharp and how to discern what “sharp” really is. Hopefully, this article will help divulge a few secrets to the mystery of making and keeping a knife sharp.

While there are extreme lengths one can go to chasing the ultimate sharp edge on their EDC, this tutorial will teach you how to keep a good working edge on almost any cutlery.

There are a few steps to this system. Still, with some practice, care, and attention being paid, anybody should effectively sharpen their knives using this method with very little investment for the results achieved.

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9 Uses of a Sharp Pocket Knife

1. Vegetables & Fruit

Try slicing a piece of fruit with a pocket knife to experience the timeless utility of a pocket knife. In your graceful movements, you draw a direct connection with some rugged ancestor. By its sheer coolness, this act may seem simple but will always draw envious attention.

2. Slice Open Packages

You cannot argue with this approach to using a pocket knife. Grab your EDC as soon as the next Amazon package arrives.

3. As a Can Opener

With your pocket knife, you can open cans without the need for a can opener. Sharpen that blade again afterward if necessary to prevent dulling since the process can dull it. When it comes to beer cans, your pocket knife lets you carve a hole in each side, allowing you to drink the brewski like a crazy party animal.

4. Prepare Kindling

While we're talking about historical uses for a pocket knife, take twigs and branches on your next trip to the wilderness and use them to make kindling. Your mates will praise you for starting the campfire, so you will have much to thank them for.

5. Get Rid of Loose Threads

It may seem like an insignificant use of a pocket knife to cut loose threads from clothing. To others, this is a Eureka moment. Those pesky loose threads cause much irritation, and when you pull on them by hand, they only worsen.

6. A Fishing Knife

The timeless and pure sense of the history of the EDC pocket knife lends itself to this application. Aside from cutting fishing wire and slicing up the bait, the blade is also helpful for gutting and filleting fish.

7. Be Awesome

A man holding an excellent pocket knife might sound a little old-fashioned, but there is something innately cool about it. In particular, when rolling with a knife, whose every metric is magnified. These knives represent works of art in the form of everyday carry due to the premium materials as well as custom illustrations. Taking one out will make you look more fabulous and turn heads all the time. It won't take long for you to ask, "How did I ever live without it?" with a sleek pocket knife in your jeans or your suit pocket."

8. Stripping wires

Electricity cannot flow unless wires are stripped, so mastering the skill doesn't take an electrician. Pocket knives are adequate stripping tools if a proper stripped tool isn't available. It's always a good idea to proceed with caution.

9. Pruning Your Plants

Healthy and attractive plants are both better when they're appropriately pruned. Using a pocket knife as a quick-acting pruner when working in the garden or inside the house can be very helpful.

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Tips For Using And Carrying Pocket Knives

Any craftsman, professional, outdoorsman, or multi-tasker wants to have a pocket knife in their back pocket. A multitude of needs can be met with their versatility and functionality.

There is a wide range of sizes when it comes to pocket knives, but many of them are smaller in stature. Despite their small size, smaller pocket knives still have sharp blades that can pose a threat to children if they're in their hands or used improperly. To keep yourself and those around you safe, it is imperative that you keep your knife out of the reach of children, and that you use it carefully so it does not cause harm. These tips will help you use your pocket knife safely.

1. Understand how to use your knife

Be sure to keep your knife away from anyone who could be injured by it while you are using it. Whenever you plan to use the knife, let anyone with you stay at least an arm's length away.Slices should be made away from your body, and make sure that you use your dominant hand to do so.

Maintaining control of a tool is much easier with this method. Secondly, keep your life in your hands and be careful when you are cutting. Manage your fingers around the area that you are cutting to avoid injuries.

The blade of a knife should be securely tucked away in its sheath before passing it to someone else you're with. It is, however, recommended that you hold the blade with the sharp end facing down if that isn't possible. When the recipient grabs hold of the handle, they can have a good grip on the blade, enabling them to take possession of it from you.

2. Folding And Opening Your Knife

The blades of pocket knives fold up. Because of that, you can slip it into your pocket or wear it around your waist without any risk of getting cut. Opening and closing a pocket knife may be difficult for someone who has never used one before.

Whenever you pull out the blade, you should use both hands. A blade should always have its dull or flat end facing up, and it should have its sharp end facing down. To remove the blade, grab your dominant hand around the indentation and pull.

You must entirely pull your blade from the case and click it straight to reduce your risk of getting injured if the blade snaps back. Using your dominant hand, again, you will be able to maintain control of the blade when closing it. In your backpack, bag, or pocket, fold down the thicker part of the blade and place it in the case.

It will be necessary for you to pull up a metal piece in the case so that the blade can be slide into place. Be careful not to cut yourself if you cover the area where the blade goes with your fingers.

Conclusion

While this product has many benefits, a word of caution is needed to all users that it is not something to play with; it can cause severe injuries if not used properly. All you adventurers out there will appreciate this easy-to-use tool.

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