On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:42:34 GMT, James Silverton wrote:

> Kathleen wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:32:11 -0500:
>
>>> At least I think it is.
>>> http://www.bornrich.org/entry/diamon...a-masterpiece/
>>> --
>>>
>>> modom
>
>>My best blade is an inherited paring knife, a wicked piece of
>>inexplicably sharp carbon steel that makes reaching into the knife
>>drawer in the dark an adventure akin to bobbing for apples in a piranha
>>tank. It doesn't need to sparkle.
>
> A "knife drawer" seems a horrible place to keep good knives. How often
> do you have to sharpen the paring knife?

you just need a knife guard:

<http://www.instawares.com/knife-guard.fdi-9900002.0.7.htm?LID=GGLE&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=FD I-9900002>

cheap (2-3 bucks), effective, and you should be able to find various sizes
in any hardware store.

your pal,
blake