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I found a awesome knife cheap!!!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Hogbear" data-source="post: 851848" data-attributes="member: 2649"><p>Usually a knife that is very easy to sharpen won't hold the sharp edge very long. The manufacturers use a softer steel for cheaper knifes because it's easier to stamp out the baldes quickly without a lot of grinding. That's not necessarily a bad thing as everything is a compromise. If you have a very wear-resistant steel that is hardened to a very high rockwell hardness, it will hold an edge a looong time, but it's a tough job to re-sharpen the thing unless you use a diamond hone. The softer steels that wear faster won't hold an edge nearly as long, but they're easy to get realy sharp with a whetstone. My father prefers the softer steels and he hated a knife that I got him in S30V steel because when it eventually got dull from cutting roots on fruit trees and digging in the dirt and such, it was such a pain to sharpen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hogbear, post: 851848, member: 2649"] Usually a knife that is very easy to sharpen won't hold the sharp edge very long. The manufacturers use a softer steel for cheaper knifes because it's easier to stamp out the baldes quickly without a lot of grinding. That's not necessarily a bad thing as everything is a compromise. If you have a very wear-resistant steel that is hardened to a very high rockwell hardness, it will hold an edge a looong time, but it's a tough job to re-sharpen the thing unless you use a diamond hone. The softer steels that wear faster won't hold an edge nearly as long, but they're easy to get realy sharp with a whetstone. My father prefers the softer steels and he hated a knife that I got him in S30V steel because when it eventually got dull from cutting roots on fruit trees and digging in the dirt and such, it was such a pain to sharpen. [/QUOTE]
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