notbob wrote:
> On 2007-07-16, sf <sf> wrote:
>
>> Invariably, I manage to cut myself after my knives have been
>> professionally sharpened.
>
> heh... I always get a chuckle out of that dumb ol' adage about a dull
> knife being more dangerous. Nonsense. I've never been cut by a dull
> knife. I've sure been cut by a sharp one. Bought a new paring knife
> and did an old dull knife trick of cutting through an apple by pulling
> the blade towards my thumb. Oops! Sucker went straight through that
> apple piece and halfway into my thumb. Yikes. I now keep an old dull
> cheapo paring knife around for apples.
>
> nb

Anybody with experience with cutting tools, kitchen or anywhere else, knows
the extra effort/pressure that needs to be applied to get a dull edge to to
cut leads to potential loss of control and unwanted/unexpected results. Do
you think a car that won't go over 25 mph is always safer than one that will
go 60 mph?