After a few yrs of practice… You can FEEL he different density of different steels when using a stone or Diamond steel.
The harder. Denser the metals in blades… the smoother…… it feels. on a 600grit Diamond.
IE LESS drag on diamond steel through the higher density of the blade metals.
Get hold of a 6/7/8cr13, then a Wushof German Blade. Then a Japanese VG10,
Then a KNOWN D2 or higher.
and slide them over the steel. FEEL the difference in Smoothness, or stickiness.
as it slides over the steel. Or Stone.
Basically. Harder metal blend. More resistance to filing. FEELS Smoother.
It slides over the top.Rather than cutting into. MUCH harder to take an edge.
Which it holds for longer.
The 8cr. 440c and D2 can be improved over what they are though.
Depending on who does the heat treatment
I’ve never. Basically. Found the need for any harder than 440c, Swedish, or D2 in working knives.
Nor VG10 in my Japanese Kitchen knives. (I have a coupla expensive, Japanese Blends. “perv’s” in drawer.
Wuldn’t DARE use them, I’m a Butcher. In “rough as”. NOT a Chef.
Peruse only. Bought with spare money from a job. Yrs ago.
Wusthof are a blend/heat treat to themselves.
Ooold. Soft, beautiful, and bloody magic to work with on the heavier duty jobs…
Agreed. There is also the venue of customer support. I have asked sellers questions about their products. I’m sure they’d be able to relay the details of the locking mechanism if not stated in the description.
I have recently developed some interest in flippers just to fidget around. Is there any budget flippers recommended? Something which is nice and low price like an SRM 710? I dont really want any high quality material or such but just need a smooth operation to play around with.
Try that go,comma flipper that was all the rage a while back? For the 10bux or whatever they were going for, they were an absolute steal. Buttery smooth. I don’t want to tell how many of ’em I got. :laughing:
Received the Twosun TS 114 in carbon fiber scales and D2 blade. Gorgeous knife! Razor sharp like all my Twosun knives, and an excellent fidget tool. At $39, it blows away Sanrenmu, and Ganzo knives I have owned in the same price range.
Eafengrow is a rebrander that’s gotten caught lying about their steel content. It’s a dubious practice that should not be rewarded.
The notable exception is that they distribute CH knives on Amazon. The CH knives sold by Eafengrow retain their CH branding and appear to have accurate steel stamps. Still, Eafenrow leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If I want a CH knife, I’ll order it on Aliexpress and wait for the shipping.
Here is the growing spreadsheet of steel tests from LuvThemKnives:
Got the ganzo FH11S in the mail this week. The value is stunning: it’s very well built. Very rigid, no assembly or finishing flaws. Sharp blade.
The flipper is a little bit on the small side, and the detent in locked position is quite tight. You need to press quite hard on the flipper to open it, but the knife always fully opens once it flips open.