How sharp is sharp enough for you?

[Lynn LeFey]

I was thinking about this last night when I was sharpening a multitool, the Ozark Trail tool from Walmart. I got it a lot sharper than I thought I was going to be able to. It was cutting thin receipt paper, and newspaper with ease.

Not quite shaving sharp, though.

But I never care to make my blades shaving sharp. I see no need.

So, how sharp do you like your carry blade?
Cut paper? Shaving sharp? Vorpal? Able to split atoms? Able to sever a 'silver cord'? So sharp it could sever a teen girl's love of her favorite boy band? (Note: that last one has never been achieved in all of human history).

[zoidberg]

Seven hours earlier.    You two twins or something? 

[El Rago]

so sharp that even with an electron microscope the edge looks smooth.

dont they call that in SciFi mononuclear edge or something?

besides, a sharp knife is safer than a dull one.

[Lynn LeFey]

Seven hours earlier.    You two twins or something? 

Whoa... weird. I didn't se that.

We must be on the same wavelength. 

Very well, we can carry on this discussion in Freaver's thread, since he got to it first.

[Toolslinger]

so sharp that even with an electron microscope the edge looks smooth.

dont they call that in SciFi mononuclear edge or something?

besides, a sharp knife is safer than a dull one.

I think it's monomolecular?

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

so sharp that even with an electron microscope the edge looks smooth.

dont they call that in SciFi mononuclear edge or something?

besides, a sharp knife is safer than a dull one.

I think it's monomolecular?

I know that in the Warhammer universe it is

Sent from the astropathic choir.

[Toolslinger]

so sharp that even with an electron microscope the edge looks smooth.

dont they call that in SciFi mononuclear edge or something?

besides, a sharp knife is safer than a dull one.

I think it's monomolecular?

I know that in the Warhammer universe it is

Sent from the astropathic choir.

[Fattsgalore]

Hair popping sharp or it's not sharp to me. Not necessarily shaving sharp, but needs to clear the hairs off my arm without taking a bunch of skin.

Even my 58mm SAKs are hair popping sharp. To bad SAKs wont keep that edge long. =(