First Battle scar on Vic Huntsman!

[Monrogue]

I think it's more from just playing with knives to honest  . I've never actually snapped a Vic blade closed on my fingers - that would HURT  .

Yeah..the snapping feature feels like a miniature guillotine!

Yeah it does.  I wouldn't want my finger in the way of that snap   Most of my cuts have also been from playing with them as GuyWood mentioned.  I think the PSTII cut that I mentioned earlier is the only actual "in use" cut (I could be wrong though ) Several of them have actually been caused by testing the sharpness of the various blades on my fingers.  That seems to be the only way I can really tell if they are as sharp as I'd like.  Sometimes I end up finding out they are sharper than I realize when I draw blood

Call me a noob but I'm usually content with trying the blade on my fingernails or a sheet of paper. And I'm curious to know - how does one plays with a knife?
I just noticed something funny, the smaller blade on my Vic is much sharper than the large blade. But almost by reflex am I being more careful when opening / closing the large blade because its size intimidates me more than the smaller blade.

Ok, "noob", if you want to go the easy, conventional way, then be that way   Just kidding   I don't know exactly how I came to my method of testing sharpness, and I probably should resort to the paper method   I don't exactly cut myself drawing blood all the time, it's more like a surface test I guess.  It doesn't go deep enough to draw blood normally as I just gently run it across the tip area.  If it slices that non-meaty outer layer, then it's sharp enough for me, but if it is barely noticeable, then not quite good enough.  Sometimes I think I just end up putting a tiny bit too much force and if it's sharp enough, draws blood.  I know, it probably sounds like a foolish method, but I don't always have a sheet of paper right handy

[new2multitool]

I think it's more from just playing with knives to honest  . I've never actually snapped a Vic blade closed on my fingers - that would HURT  .

Yeah..the snapping feature feels like a miniature guillotine!

Yeah it does.  I wouldn't want my finger in the way of that snap   Most of my cuts have also been from playing with them as GuyWood mentioned.  I think the PSTII cut that I mentioned earlier is the only actual "in use" cut (I could be wrong though ) Several of them have actually been caused by testing the sharpness of the various blades on my fingers.  That seems to be the only way I can really tell if they are as sharp as I'd like.  Sometimes I end up finding out they are sharper than I realize when I draw blood

Call me a noob but I'm usually content with trying the blade on my fingernails or a sheet of paper. And I'm curious to know - how does one plays with a knife?
I just noticed something funny, the smaller blade on my Vic is much sharper than the large blade. But almost by reflex am I being more careful when opening / closing the large blade because its size intimidates me more than the smaller blade.

Ok, "noob", if you want to go the easy, conventional way, then be that way   Just kidding   I don't know exactly how I came to my method of testing sharpness, and I probably should resort to the paper method   I don't exactly cut myself drawing blood all the time, it's more like a surface test I guess.  It doesn't go deep enough to draw blood normally as I just gently run it across the tip area.  If it slices that non-meaty outer layer, then it's sharp enough for me, but if it is barely noticeable, then not quite good enough.  Sometimes I think I just end up putting a tiny bit too much force and if it's sharp enough, draws blood.  I know, it probably sounds like a foolish method, but I don't always have a sheet of paper right handy

Lol, don't count me out that fast. I might try your method on some calluses! :-D

[Monrogue]

I think it's more from just playing with knives to honest  . I've never actually snapped a Vic blade closed on my fingers - that would HURT  .

Yeah..the snapping feature feels like a miniature guillotine!

Yeah it does.  I wouldn't want my finger in the way of that snap   Most of my cuts have also been from playing with them as GuyWood mentioned.  I think the PSTII cut that I mentioned earlier is the only actual "in use" cut (I could be wrong though ) Several of them have actually been caused by testing the sharpness of the various blades on my fingers.  That seems to be the only way I can really tell if they are as sharp as I'd like.  Sometimes I end up finding out they are sharper than I realize when I draw blood

Call me a noob but I'm usually content with trying the blade on my fingernails or a sheet of paper. And I'm curious to know - how does one plays with a knife?
I just noticed something funny, the smaller blade on my Vic is much sharper than the large blade. But almost by reflex am I being more careful when opening / closing the large blade because its size intimidates me more than the smaller blade.

Ok, "noob", if you want to go the easy, conventional way, then be that way   Just kidding   I don't know exactly how I came to my method of testing sharpness, and I probably should resort to the paper method   I don't exactly cut myself drawing blood all the time, it's more like a surface test I guess.  It doesn't go deep enough to draw blood normally as I just gently run it across the tip area.  If it slices that non-meaty outer layer, then it's sharp enough for me, but if it is barely noticeable, then not quite good enough.  Sometimes I think I just end up putting a tiny bit too much force and if it's sharp enough, draws blood.  I know, it probably sounds like a foolish method, but I don't always have a sheet of paper right handy

Lol, don't count me out that fast. I might try your method on some calluses! :-D

That's the spirit, be adventurous   It's almost like Russian Roullette as you never know if you may unintentionally reach the meaty layer and draw blood.  But I think you have the better method with using the tougher skin that won't draw blood