For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 14, 2017

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    capricorn9th  over 7 years ago

    I use bread knife for cutting cardboard too. Perfectly suited for the job…long and the teeth evenly serrated with just right height. Electric knife is even better – less muscle power. Another would be the box cutter but it’s quite sharp so I never felt safe wielding it cutting cardboard which is corrugated, making cutting uneven and jarring.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 7 years ago

    might as well barrow John’s saw for the time being, Elly

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    howtheduck  over 7 years ago

    Obviously Michael does not have Elly’s good bread knife or the sound effects would be “BREAD KNIFE BREAD KNIFE BREAD KNIFE”

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    Enter.Name.Here  over 7 years ago

    Wood fibers are very abrasive. I have cut wood blocks on a vertical mill, and it would dull the HHS cutters much faster than cutting soft steel! Cardboard dulls blades quickly too.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  over 7 years ago

    And hitting one of those large staples can damage the knife.

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    ladykat  over 7 years ago

    Oh, Michael, you’re in trouble again.

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    Dkram  over 7 years ago

    Ya, I saw saw saw it.

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    PammDurrellWhittaker  over 7 years ago

    I would stab anyone who did that to my good bread knife with it! Those things are very expensive, and for good reason!

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    PammDurrellWhittaker  over 7 years ago

    I would stab anyone who did that to my good bread knife with it! Those things are very expensive, and for good reason!

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    Argythree  over 7 years ago

    I guess Michael doesn’t eat bread…

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    Anon4242  over 7 years ago

    I’ve broken knives while cutting up cardboard. There’s too much blade exposed, there’s too much torque on it and the metal is too prone to breaking in two. It’s not the right tool for the job. Newer box cutters have a setting so only the tip of the blade is exposed – which is all you need to cut the cardboard AND it doesn’t go much further beyond the cardboard to cut the stock inside the box. This is perfect if you work in a kitchen or store and are dealing with a lot of cardboard boxes on a daily basis.

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    Tyge  over 7 years ago

    Kid values are not adult values.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  over 7 years ago

    Lynn’s Notes:

    This happened. The fridge box was a hit and my knives were hit-on more than once!

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    paranormal  over 7 years ago

    Elly needed a new bread knife anyways.

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 7 years ago

    Elly, you no longer have a “good” bread knife.

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    Linguist  over 7 years ago

    I rarely go ballistic about anything…BUT… a sure way to set me off, is to use one on my good Henckels for anything but what they’re made for, – superlative kitchen knives.

    I also have a Global 7-Inch Santoku that is off limits to everyone except me ( after an inattentive relative almost took a finger off with it ! )

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    snperch  over 7 years ago

    Capricorn 9th you are obviously a male! lol

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    JP Steve Premium Member over 7 years ago

    I regularly stole my mother’s good sewing scissors. Being left-handed, I needed sharp, tight blades (left-handed scissors were unheard of.) Those were the only scissors in the house I could operate.

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