Bartholomew Roberts
Member
First, I know very little about knives or their manufacture. So I thought I would drop by here and see if I could get the answer to a question that has been bugging me.
I have a Spyderco sharpening kit that I have been using to maintain the edge on both my kitchen knives (Henckel) and my pocket knives. Both sets of knives get the same treatment with the stones and both have the same angle on the edge.
However, I notice that the kitchen knives, although very sharp, show tiny, extremely small notches in the edge (maybe from corrosion?). On the other hand, the pocket knives, which probably see harder use and have the same edge (Benchmade and MoD Trident) don't show the same tiny notches in the blade.
What gives? Is it just a difference in quality of steel?
I have a Spyderco sharpening kit that I have been using to maintain the edge on both my kitchen knives (Henckel) and my pocket knives. Both sets of knives get the same treatment with the stones and both have the same angle on the edge.
However, I notice that the kitchen knives, although very sharp, show tiny, extremely small notches in the edge (maybe from corrosion?). On the other hand, the pocket knives, which probably see harder use and have the same edge (Benchmade and MoD Trident) don't show the same tiny notches in the blade.
What gives? Is it just a difference in quality of steel?