 What to do with old knives?
I have a cleaver that has reached the point of no return (at least not worth anymore effort from me). What should I do with it? Do you have any unique ideas for keeping knives with sentimental value?
This was my first knive and I kinda feel torn about just tossing it out even though I will never use it again. And I can't really pass it along since it won't take an edge anymore.
The long version of my story: When I was a young'un (about 13yo), I bought my first knive...it was a cleaver. Nothing special...it was maybe $15 and had a hollow plastic handle and a tenderizing tip.
Anyways, here I am 18 years later and I still have it. I don't remember the last time I used it. BUUUUUUT I do remember sharpening it last year...and since then I have used it MAYBE once.
Anyways, I pulled it out this weekend and the edge was completely gone. In fact, I worked it for almost an hour on a course sharpening stone and mid-grit stone...and NOTHING. It just would not sharpen (yes, I was doing it correctly...not a novice at sharpening).
What are your thoughts?  |