After I cut myself real bad the other day, I became curious about how sharp my paring steel was. Here's my "hair cutting test". - It's a good way to know whether your blade is dull or not. I don't think my steel is sharp enough to call "razor sharp", but I think it is within the category of "Lethal! Watch Out!" as it does cut the hair at the moment the blade touches the hair without any force. Well, I'll make an official sharpening knife/paring leather video in the future as requested by some of you. (This video is unlisted on Youtube.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NHcTM5IA4.
ReplyDeleteI do pretty much the same thing but using the top hairs on my hands - got plenty. Just gently push the knife towards them and if they know what's good for them they jump out before the blade gets there. Doesn't always work that way on leather though. ;-)
Is that crocodile dundee!?! Oh my god! hahahaha! I thought him and Knight Rider were the coolest dudes on the earth when I was a kid! hahahaha
DeleteThat is a scary knife, Miss MHR! I do hope your finger has healed properly by now?
ReplyDeleteHi Lizzie,
DeleteThe cut has healed completely (Thank God!) but I think it'll be another week or so until the inside also heals. - it really hurts when I touch it. At least it's on my left hand, or working would have been a torture!