"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:59:48 -0800, "Steve B"
> > wrote:
>
>>What is the situation at your house on sharp knives?
>>
>>I know we recently have an unnamed poster who has a bandaged hand from a
>>slicing accident.
>>
>>I can sharpen knives so I can shave with them, yet have limited my wife to
>>TWO knives she may use. She's just too dangerous. One is a Sandoku and
>>the
>>other a Jenny Chin cleaver style Asian knife. Both very sharp.
>>
>>I, on the other hand don't really know how many I have, as I buy them at
>>yard sales when I see R. H. Forschner and Dexter-Russell for sale for a
>>buck
>>or two. Now, I just buy them if it's an unusual knife I don't have. I
>>have about four sets of vintage antler handled utensils, knife, steel, and
>>meat fork with fold up little thing to keep it from getting gravy on the
>>tablecloth like they used to come. Got a couple in the box. Makes a nice
>>presentation when doing holidays.
>>
>>I have a big EzeLap diamond stone, a fine Arkansas whetstone, and a couple
>>of vintage knife steels, and keep all my knives keen.
>>
>>I am fussy about my knives, and before I hand one to someone, I will quiz
>>them, and then either give them a good knife or a serrated Ginsu.
>>
>>How about you?
>
> If I told Louise she could only use two knives she'd use the sharpest
> one to cut my nuts off.
>
> That said, I get knives at sales like you. I just cleaned out what I
> didn't want and kept about 100. I use a chefs-choice sharpener and
> they're all in good shape. Louise won't use any of them. She's only
> 5'4" with small hands and uses a very small knife. She'll grab a
> serrated steak knife over a real one. I don't understand it but
> that's just her. The only danger here is when she decides to put
> things away. She cut herself in a drawer on a cleaver a few days ago.
> I try to get her to not do these things but unlike you I can't control
> my woman. Except for cut fingers I like it this way.
>
> Lou

One of the things on my slowly progressing HoneyDo list is to make a knife
holder that will SAFELY store my variety of knives in an easy to get to
arrangement. DON'T TELL ANYONE, but I have cut my own finger in my own
drawer. And yeah, I like it that my wife prefers this little crescent
shaped serrated 1/4" wide blade and plastic handle knife to do 90% of her
cutting. Probably 2/.99 cents at the dollar store.

The other night, she had the cleaver out and was going after a rack of ribs.

WHOOOOOOA, there. She scares the crap out of me sometimes.

Steve