i compare mine to a surgeons scapel. if it dont shave, without any effort, it aint sharp enough. can always tell when i been sharpenin knives...my thighs are bald

using a dull knife is plain foolish. if you dont know how to sharpen one, buy a utility knife with replacable razors and use it. i know lots of guys that do. when im digging for my second knife after deer 2 or 3, the other guys just swap blades. a dull knife is a good way to get hurt. and im not making that up. takes more effort and force to get a dull knife to cut. good way to ruin your own day...youll never see me sawing with my knife. split the skin to the breast bone in one pass. knife between my 2 fingers and just easing them and the knife forward..

i just hate knowing how to get a super sharp knife! dad has me do all his periodically...and a couple months ago he brought home his buddies...i didnt mind...except they took me a good hour+ each. looked like he took a grinder to them[:@] or something...they were nasty lookin. i had to set an edge and clean up the nicks and burrs and then sharpen them. not to mention they were big bladed knives...