03-10-2017, 10:27 AM
I was the guy that broke the news about the KN100 edge sharpness tester two years ago on a knife forum and that thread ended up with about 20,000 views. I hope to beat that number with this thread because Mike's products deserve it.
I read Mike's post here and was glad to see that he's finally beginning to tell the story right. When I first ordered the KN100, all I expected it to do was tell me how sharp my knife was when I finished sharpening. On the very first knife I measured I found out different. It was a very nice carry knife and measured 185 after sharpening and stropping. Then I wondered "what would happen if I tried this?". Nothing. "So how about this?" Worse. "So what about this?" 165. What a wonderful tool this is! I've shaved more hair and cut up more paper than anybody in the state of Louisiana and there is no comparison. That's not just me talking but all my friends who have purchased these testers as well. I've got a bad habit of ordering sharpening gizmos and compounds that make sense to me. Some of the time they work and most of the time they don't buy me much. I don't have to guess which side of the fence they fall on now because my new PT50 tells me.
My new electronic tester spends a fair amount of time over at my son Henry's house and I'm going to post some pictures here that he took. It's a Victorinox knife that he used Norax belts and a leather hone on. The numbers speak for themselves. It's interesting because the PT50 has turned Henry's interest back to knife sharpening again. I really wish we could all start talking BESS numbers. Then we could really learn something from one another. We don't need to pull each other's leg with how low our BESS numbers are. Just tell me you did "this" and it lowered your score by 20 points. That would be fantastic! This ol Louisiana boy is still singing the same tune I did two years ago. Sharpness is now a number!
I read Mike's post here and was glad to see that he's finally beginning to tell the story right. When I first ordered the KN100, all I expected it to do was tell me how sharp my knife was when I finished sharpening. On the very first knife I measured I found out different. It was a very nice carry knife and measured 185 after sharpening and stropping. Then I wondered "what would happen if I tried this?". Nothing. "So how about this?" Worse. "So what about this?" 165. What a wonderful tool this is! I've shaved more hair and cut up more paper than anybody in the state of Louisiana and there is no comparison. That's not just me talking but all my friends who have purchased these testers as well. I've got a bad habit of ordering sharpening gizmos and compounds that make sense to me. Some of the time they work and most of the time they don't buy me much. I don't have to guess which side of the fence they fall on now because my new PT50 tells me.
My new electronic tester spends a fair amount of time over at my son Henry's house and I'm going to post some pictures here that he took. It's a Victorinox knife that he used Norax belts and a leather hone on. The numbers speak for themselves. It's interesting because the PT50 has turned Henry's interest back to knife sharpening again. I really wish we could all start talking BESS numbers. Then we could really learn something from one another. We don't need to pull each other's leg with how low our BESS numbers are. Just tell me you did "this" and it lowered your score by 20 points. That would be fantastic! This ol Louisiana boy is still singing the same tune I did two years ago. Sharpness is now a number!