Letter Knife

Sparky415 · **on:** February 02, 2011, 10:55:15 PM

Here's a steak knife I've been playing with, I've added horn, home made paper micata and buffalo

I think its now a letter opener but its not quite finished

I'm not sure how the blade should look?

help me out guys

Long or short, plain or serrated?

Nikos · **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2011, 11:23:17 PM

Why not something like this?

Sparky415 · **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2011, 11:28:56 PM

Sorry Nikos but that's just too arty

Nikos · **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2011, 11:34:26 PM

Oh well... It's serrated (in some abstract sense), so I've gone with "short serrated"

Sparky415 · **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2011, 11:44:06 PM

Thanks for that and still open for ideas even if its just leave it alone

There's another 5 of these blades in my garage if I bugger this one up

Neil · **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2011, 11:45:08 PM

Long smooth. A letter opener needs to be long and it certainly doesn't need serrations.

thebullfrog · **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2011, 12:01:58 AM

Long plain here as well.

Sparky415 · **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2011, 08:59:47 PM

Only 12 people have voted so far

but at least no one said to leave it alone

Zed · **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2011, 09:04:08 PM

Long plain edge11 (78.6%)

got to be long and straight

Sean · **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2011, 09:07:07 PM

Good on you for the mod.

Your committed now. It should look good when your
done.
I would go for a letter opener, grind off the serrations and give the blade a bit less
depth so it slides into envelopes easier. Maybe make it a bit of a dagger shape,
doesn't need to be all that sharp. The kind of look that comes with letter openers
you buy in store.

Oh, and keep it long.

Sparky415 · **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2011, 11:18:20 PM

Thanks for the replies so far

I will probably start on it again at the beginning of next week so lots of time for votes to change by then

Mike 56 · **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2011, 12:33:49 AM

I voted leave it alone sharped up that steak knife will open letters just fine. I buy those at flea markets for 25 cents each for bait knifes. I sharpen them with a Spedy Sharp or Smiths sharping stick. They sharpen up nice.

Mike