Cutco #62 and whatever

Some sharp items.

[@sonofcolossus7766]

my heart is bleeding when i see your blades. give them at least a nice finish. also knifes from other vids

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

That cutco... Long and slim like a boning knife and stainless it would be at home in a shotgun vest or a tackle box. Probably a small game knife. And its sharp!

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@jimbusmaximus4624 good observations! Because of the way it cuts wood and card I think it would deal very well with game prep. Along with the blade and handle shapes, boning knife sounds just right.

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

@@dongkhamet1351 yeah it looks very similar to Case's Small Hunter or Kabar's Bird and Trout. Similar grind and size. I don't know what cutco called theirs, let me know if you find out! ✌🏼

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@jimbusmaximus4624 I had a little search online. One guy is asking $150 on eBay for a #62 like mine! I couldn't find the knife on the Cutco website so it is discontinued. They have a somewhat similar model done up more like a Buck but still with some flair in the handle along these lines. Any online vendors were describing #62 as a sportsman's knife; a hunting and fishing knife; a fishing and hunting knife, or a hunting, fishing and boning knife. There are quite a lot of articles covering Cutco's controversial multi-level-marketing scheme and ensuing lawsuits. On the other hand I found a fishing forum where sportsmen were giving very positive reviews. One even mentioned missing the #62 that was stolen from Mami and Papi's safe. Mine was a junk store find, I think I may have spent five or ten bucks. I didn't think so much of it until the other day when I started sharpening it for some practice. Now it's in my studio knife block alongside some illustrious bladed company.

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

​@@dongkhamet1351$150?! I had no idea these were collectable. Awesome find!

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@jimbusmaximus4624 I think some vendors on eBay name extravagantly high prices, in hopes that someone will bite or make a lower offer that would still make for a very profitable sale. You can find seemingly the same item being offered for wildly different prices.

[@sonofcolossus7766]

and in case you dont know how to do, then i can tell you, but im really shocked after i saw your blades

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@sonofcolossus7766Thanks for the comments, I appreciate your candour. I am definitely lax when it comes to blade maintenance, especially as regards finishes, of which I am more destructive than creative. I don't just destroy them for fun, the issue is that to get a blade good and thin behind the edge can take quite a while even using heavy abrasives. So say I get a new knife that has a lovely finish but it's thick behind the edge so it doesn't cut well. As a user I might take an hour or more out of my day to bring the knife up to my performance standards. Meanwhile I have put scratches on the finish that will take further hours upon hours to polish out. Sharp is easy compared to shiny. So in the short term I have sacrificed the beauty of my knife to the performance - which is perfectly in accordance with my priorities since my knives are almost all for cutting first. Polishing on and admiring or indeed showing online are all runners-up. All that said I do appreciate your attention in this matter and I daresay you have a point. If you care to offer any advice, tips, pointers or resources to help me elevate my collection from its somewhat neglected looking state, efficiently, I will pay attention. I would like to put good finishes on all my blades and I have a glimmer of the glutzes on polishing and finishes but little knowledge or experience.

[@sonofcolossus7766]

@@dongkhamet1351 i get your point and i see your intention because i do the same in therms of functionality of a blade but there are ways to avoid destroying youf finish, because that also a part of functionality in therms of rusting but especially about edge retention and friction . my advice that i can give you is not to use wheels to grind, if you have the money get belt grinder to remove a lot of material ( but then you need experience to not ruin the heat threatment because of the heat) or just get a nice and large diamond stone (about 200 to 400 grid) because it will remove material quiet fast without producing too much heat. and when you have the thickness that you want, then start sanding even up to 1000 grid to get a nice satin finish. I do this technique because i like konvex and i adjust the thickness the way you do. and i even go up to 10 to 20mm with polish behind the edge to reduce friction (better for chopping, batoning and cutting tasks) If you have questions for details, then im open to answer to you. i make knifes for about 18 years now and i know a bit about that topic. enjoy your knifes and greetings from Germany

[@sonofcolossus7766]

i forgot, because if you use large diamond plates then not only you avoid deep scratches, you will also obtain a flatter surface without hills and valleys and and its much esier and less effort to put a nice finish on it

[@sonofcolossus7766]

and if using a 200 to 400 grid diamond plate, it doesnt need to be a expensive one, for about 20 bucks you will get them and you can easily remove a lot of material from about 5 knifes in size of the Huntsman before the grid changes dramaticly( i mean removing as much material as you did with the huntsman) and then get another diamond stone in fine grid (600 to 1000) for your edge. Or something like the lansky diamond sharpener to make it even more sharp with good edge retention, then you will have a fine knife that even looks good

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@sonofcolossus7766 after reading your excellent advice I think I can safely say that my main issue is laziness! I have some budget belt grinding equipment at home and an odd assortment of stones, sandpaper in all grits etc. I also have access to superior equipment and knowledge at a local forge. So I have basic understanding and experience with the equipment and techniques you detail. I have to agree with your assessment regarding the optimization of blade performance via appropriate finishing. So all that remains is - I have to go for it!

[@XianHu]

FYI, Cutco still exists, although they don't seem to have any knives that look exactly like that on their website.

[@dongkhamet1351]

@@XianHu Hi, thank you, I also found this out a while after posting the video. It's interesting that the company's business model has received quite some backlash, including lawsuits - but the testimonials I read suggest that they still make very good knives.