snapped a kinfe

[Andy]

i just snapped a victorinox boning knife by using it with a batton. it had a blade 3mm thick so i didn't expect that. has anyone else done this really easy. does the thickness of the blade make much difference or is it the height

 

[Adi007]

Has it overheated while being sharpened on a grinder or something?

 

[Andy]

i doubt it. its very old and worn out though. i wouldn't have used a new one so harshly. i doubt it would have got harden with a butcher doing the sharpening, which is the only tie its seen a powerd sharpener

 

[Tumper]

I've had similar experience with 2 of my SAK's. Both times it was when the blades were under forward, slightly angled pressure. Both times it was the large blades that snapped, leaving about 1cm. I'm not sure if this is due to the quality of the steel, or club handed owner

 

[meatmaster]

I have seen several victorinox boning knives (stiff blade, not flexible) that have broken in abattoirs. Usually from removing the heads of cattle, where there is a fair bit of side stress

 

[Stuart]

I belive Stainless steel blades are more prone to snapping under shock loading than carbon steel