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1. Rarity

   If Macklemore ignored @rarity's awesome puns he'd be MackleRDN

   Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:40:31 UTC from web
   1. William

      @rarity if macklemore wasn't as witty as you he'd be lacklemore.

      Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:41:36 UTC from web
      1. Rarity

         @awlderpy the knife I ordered came today. Its dull. ;;

         Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:43:22 UTC from web
         1. William

            @rarity what material is the blade

            Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:45:35 UTC from web
            1. Rarity

               @awlderpy stainless steel, but I don't have it at work so I cant tell you the grade now.

               Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:46:42 UTC from web
               1. William

                  @rarity get anything for grinding/sharpening? Likely not but any steel/whetstone will do

                  Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:49:04 UTC from web
                  1. Rarity

                     @awlderpy none at all. The internet says that the bottom of a ceramic coffee cup can do in a pinch. Does that sound like BS?

                     Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:53:05 UTC from web
                     1. William

                        @rarity in a pinch maybe what are you planning to use it for exactly?

                        Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:57:51 UTC from web
                        1. Rarity

                           @awlderpy I bought it just because I wanted it, because Karambits are really cool. Even though its designed to be a self defense weapon, I'd like to at least use it for basic utility purposes.

                           Saturday, 18-Jan-14 00:59:28 UTC from web
                           1. William

                              @rarity well for utilitarian purposes it can be ok to use any slightly abrasive surface but it'll take a good while to get it nice and sharp. Steels and stones give you degrees more or less for finite point of sharpness.

                              Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:01:44 UTC from web
                              1. Rarity

                                 @awlderpy maybe I'll invest in a whetstone then. Or maybe I'll spend more than $12 on a knife next time, heh

                                 Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:02:58 UTC from web
                                 1. William

                                    @rarity most knives don't come well sharpened especially through any medium where it'd have to be shipped.

                                    Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:04:29 UTC from web
                                    1. Rarity

                                       @awlderpy I suppose that makes sense.

                                       Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:05:30 UTC from web
                                       1. William

                                          @rarity to a weirdo like myself no blade is perfectly sharp until s/he makes it so.

                                          Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:06:30 UTC from web
                                          1. Rarity

                                             @awlderpy I'd like one sharp enough to do that thing where they throw a tomato at the blade, and the tomato slices cleanly in half

                                             Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:08:10 UTC from web
                                             1. William

                                                @rarity well that's as much force as it is sharpness. A finite blade is what gives you the cut without said force. You'll need to practise knife-throwing for that.

                                                Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:09:41 UTC from web
                                                1. Rarity

                                                   @awlderpy I just want a sharp one is the point im trying to make

                                                   Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:12:08 UTC from web
   2. Rarity

      @rancidrob but could I make a Karambit

      Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:11:19 UTC from web
   3. Rarity

      @rancidrob if I ever want a good one I'll invest in a non-Chinese professional Karambit

      Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:14:19 UTC from web
      1. Rarity

         @rarity professionally made I should say

         Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:14:46 UTC from web
         1. William

            @rarity karambits are indian combat knives are they not?

            Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:19:16 UTC from web
            1. Rarity

               @awlderpy started as an Indonesian implement for threshing rice, quickly adapted to a combat weapon and spread throughout southeast Asia.

               Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:21:28 UTC from web
               1. William

                  @rarity yeah the curvature did suggest something akin to a scythe.

                  Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:23:09 UTC from web
                  1. Rarity

                     @awlderpy well suited for slicing someone open too

                     Saturday, 18-Jan-14 01:25:46 UTC from web