>>548505>Since that knife has no wear it's obvious you never get /out/.Some people, myself included, have multiple knives.
Even if that knife was the only one OP has, the blade is stainless steel and it has no coating. What kind of wear should there be? If you keep your knife in its sheath when you're not using it, it never touches anything that would leave a mark in it. Those metallic rings on the sheath will wear out first.
>>548508Sharpening angle and sharpness are two different things. A hunting knife has a wide sharpening angle (20-30 degrees) whereas a razor blade or a bushcraft knife is sharpened using narrow angle (17 degrees or less). Wider the angle, the tougher the blade. Every blade is a tradeoff between toughness and cutting performance.
The optimal sharpening angle is more important than the final sharpenss. Fine grit finish and stropping are recommended, because properly sharpened blade stays sharp longer, not because it cuts significantly better.
>the time it takes to get that sharp isn't worth it or necessary.It's not by any means necessary, but it's definitely worth it. You save a lot of time and energy when you work with a sharp knife that stays sharp.
