I am inclined to agree with greens. If knives costing 1/2 that of Yard knives, let alone Rats and Hogs, can come shaving sharp from the factory, why can't the Dogs? I really like my Scrapper, but would have liked the edge a little sharper. Yes, I sharpened it, but feel like I should not have had to do so. Just my honest thoughts! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
yep, i agree -- i had to spend hours on both of mine, just because i don't have the convenience of a slack-belt grinder like they do at the shop -- but if i can put a razor edge on a knife, so can anyone, even if they are a hack. i just bought a $17 cold steel that shaved out of the box... i mean, if THEY know how to sharpen, it can't be that hard, right? I agree, we shouldn't have to spend hours on brand new $90 or $140 blades. One of mine LEs (i bought two) even had little swirly-marks on it either from an orbital sander or from being hand-worked in a circular fashion... and it was duller than the other one! I could understand a very obtuse edge if they were big choppers, but heavy edge geometry doesn't have to mean "dull" -- my HOGFSH factory edge popped hairs and left great clean bald spots on my arm -- razor sharp but over 5/16" thick with an edge to match. like you say, just my honest thoughts. In my earlier posts i tried to defend the quality of the edge, i was caught up in the excitement of a new company... but lately i'm feeling much more caring, and realize it wasn't right of me to sugar-coat my feedback if i really hope to see the quality of the products improve -- if people continue to be disappionted, they won't keep buying knives. it's that simple.
