So what is the best steel for knives? It’s hard to say. Let the job at hand be your guide. It’s OK to be a steel snob, but keep in mind that you don’t have to if you want a good knife. If you have a favorite steel, rock on! But keep in mind that no steel is perfe...
Most makers harden the S30V blades too much that they become prone to chipping at the edges. Size of Hunting Knives Now it’s time to decide the size of the blade. Everyone likes big blades but they are not always better because bigger blades have less control. It can become difficult ...
I’ve been an outdoor enthusiast for as long as I can remember thanks to the numerous camping and hiking trips that I took with my dad and the one thing that I always keep with me is a good hunting knife. A lot of people take this aspect really lightly and don’t realize that the...
How to Refinish Cabinettops – A Guide to Kitchen Cabinet Refinishing Cabinet Refinishing in Louisville is one of the fastest growing cabinet restarting services offered today. The demand for high-quality cabinet refinished is growing as cabinet dealers, cabinet makers, cabinet retailers, and cabinet...
Most custom knifemakers closely guard their heat treatment protocols, since that’s often what sets their blades apart from all the other makers using the same steel from the same manufacturer. That’s why buying a knife from a proven maker is so important; don’t buy a blade from a maker...
Knifemakers that have used MagnaCut have also reported excellent toughness thus far. Phil Wilson put the steel through his battery of cutting tests designed to put significant force on the edge, cutting through increasingly harder materials, and twisting out of the cuts. The knife made it through...
From Victorinox, the makers of the original Swiss Army Knife, we have this functional and attractive eight-piece set of the most commonly used kitchen cutters. Included in the set are a 4” parer, a 6” boning knife, an 8” chef’s knife, an 8” bread knife, a 10”slicing k...