I Know Nothing About Knives, Really...

[wolf]

That baby should be sharp on both sides. I have a lot of Gerber knives. Out of the box they should slice a hair in half lengthwise. Okay, I'm exaggerating, but not by much.

IIRC, Gerbers have a 15 degree sharpening angle. Don't use one of those things you use on your kitchen knives, either.

Did you buy new, or used?

If you check the Gerber website, I think they will resharpen their knives to factory specs ... but only for their straight bladed knives.

[NoBarkDawg]

Originally Posted by wolf

That baby should be sharp on both sides. I have a lot of Gerber knives. Out of the box they should slice a hair in half lengthwise. Okay, I'm exaggerating, but not by much.

...Not by much at all.

I've always bought Gerber knives, and I've gotta say the factory edge they put on them is quite astounding. Sharp as fuck. You can really ruin it though if you're not too great at sharpening knives yourself. As far as only one side of the sharpened half being actually sharp, I';m not sure about that. Maybe it's just the type of Gerber you bought? Either way, you should'nt have a problem chiseling your way through stuff with it.