Am I the only one?

[Jcann]

My dad taught me how to sharpen knives when I was a kid. In fact, I was the one who sharpened his castrating blades before we worked cattle. So I know a thing or two about sharpening knives.

Now the issue. I can sharpen my Benchmade Shane Sibert Auto to shave hair, carry it everyday in my right front pocket for a month, never use it, and then when I need it, it won’t cut hot butter.

This is so frustrating. Does anyone else have knives that suffer from pocket dulling?

 

[JEVapa]

Mine do this on occasion. They're still actually sharp, but not like when I first sharpen and strop them. I did realize that I actually use my knife more than I thought in situations that could dull it, so maybe that's a thing.

 

[WoodsCraft]

If you are using a knife regularly its gonna dull over time and will require some periodic edge maintenance ...

 

[Jcann]

I’m going to start carrying it in a sheath and see if it gets dull over time without use. Common sense says it shouldn’t, but we’ll see.

 

[retrieverman]

I’ve been carrying a ZT 0561 for several years, and it seems to dull from carrying.

 

[HiredHand]

I think the steel types and blade angle make a difference. There are some interesting ideas why this might be happening in this older thread: Do unused knives get dull?

 

[Jcann]

I’ve been carrying a ZT 0561 for several years, and it seems to dull from carrying.

Good to know I’m not in a company of one

 

[WoodsCraft]

I have microtech trodon combat I carry daily and its as sharp as the day I purchased it , but I don't use it for cutting stuff , I have a small gerber i use for cutting things . I don't think just carrying a knife dulls it based on that.

 

[Snattlerake]

You needs one o these.

https://v2.kickstarter.com/1680051853-Yob26yUyVlc7VwKf0Ar8j7dSD7EzAC1T3mz8631H3hg%3D/projects/2645312/video-706482-h264_high.mp4

 

[Jcann]

I think the steel types and blade angle make a difference. There are some interesting ideas why this might be happening in this older thread: Do unused knives get dull?

I read thru this and it caused me to think, why don’t broad heads suffer this? I wonder if a coat of cold blue along the knife edge would work?