'Scary sharp' ?

[Supertac916]

I've been buying all of the marketing stuff Worksharp, Wicked Edge Pro, strops, diamond stones, wet stones. My knives are "Hair popping", but don't seem to get "Scary" sharp. I guess I'm having the same problem with buying guns that say "Tactical" or "Combat" and I still shoot the same. "1.5" guaranteed at 25 yards" in a .45 1911. Must be the indian and not the arrow

[Librarian]

Scary sharp = The paper splits in half by itself at the mere site of the blade.

Or, the feather splits when dropped gently on the blade edge.

[gigante]

Quantify? I can't, but that's mostly because I'm not scared of it. Cautious as all get out? Definitely. I just know that it's sharp, not as sharp as it could be, or not sharp at all.

[gorn5150]

My quantification of scary sharp is a blade that cuts me and I don't realize I've been cut right away. I don't think it is too much better then my standard of "sharper than sh*t".

[jeffrice6]

Scary sharp to me is an edge ready to dull/roll or chip. Not that they all do, but when such a fine edge has been established, I find that they are much more "fragile" than a working edge...... If a blade shaves hair, it's sharp enough for me!

[floogy]

Scary sharp can be defined as the level that RandyD cannot achieve.

Haha. Me too. If it doesn't tear the paper I guess it's "good enough".

[Rust]

I don't think you can really quantify the "scary" part of it. I suppose you could work out specific metrics to quantify sharp, or levels of sharp though.
Personally I don't think that a Worksharp gets blades to levels of extreme sharpness that would fall under what I would define as "scary sharp". But it will certainly put an edge on something that cuts very well.
To me "scary sharp" is the point where a minor mistake with the blade would result in a serious cut to the user. Not a "I dragged half the blade across my thumb and it cut me" mistake, but more along the lines of "I didn't have my finger tips curled under while slicing (something soft) and push cut the side of my finger tip and 1/4 or the nail off before I realized I had made a mistake."

[Nick Adams]

I don't think you can really quantify the "scary" part of it. I suppose you could work out specific metrics to quantify sharp, or levels of sharp though.
Personally I don't think that a Worksharp gets blades to levels of extreme sharpness that would fall under what I would define as "scary sharp". But it will certainly put an edge on something that cuts very well.
To me "scary sharp" is the point where a minor mistake with the blade would result in a serious cut to the user. Not a "I dragged half the blade across my thumb and it cut me" mistake, but more along the lines of "I didn't have my finger tips curled under while slicing (something soft) and push cut the side of my finger tip and 1/4 or the nail off before I realized I had made a mistake."

I worked as a chef for 15+ years and always kept my knife "scary sharp". One day the knife bounced of a seed, went through my nail and less than a 1/4th inch of my finger tip without me even feeling it. It was the spurting blood that made me stop and duct tape it. That tip is still numb. Friends have cut themselves just "feathering" with their thumbs to see if it is sharp. I could shave with the dullest blade I have.

[hermosabeach]

to me.... knives that the average person in the kitchen will need a band aid or stitches is Scary sharp..... or normal....

[Loubot10]

For my EDC?

Scary sharp means it'll shave hair easily.