It’s a drop point design for ease of sharpening, with 20-degree edge angles on a flat grind. The blade holds an edge quite nicely, and it sharpens easily. The handle is constructed from Zytel, a Dupont-made glass-reinforced nylon which is damn-near indestructible. What I really love ...
you need to sharpen the ceramic knives once in a while. For that, you need a stone designed for knife sharpening. The use of those stones makes your maintenance easier, ensuring safe sharpening with no-slip accidents.
The blade features both a sharpening choil and a flat portion near the thumb studs that makes an excellent spot to clamp consistent angle sharpening systems to. These features along with the constant gentle curve of the belly make for very easy touch ups, it just does not get much easier ...
Some knives can go a few uses without sharpening, but I still think it’s best to give it a very quick run over the stone after each hunt. The sharpness of any blade is the number one most important factor, and keeping it sharp will ensure easy sharpening in the future. ...
If that same user would take advantage of S30V's superior toughness and drop the edge angle to 15° per-side, they would see a large leap in cutting performance, along with the extra wear resistance. Because of choosing the right sharpening angle, the more expensive S30V knife now gives an...
It may be on the pricey side for a 3.25” plastic handled knife, but it can hold its own in any real world usage. Benchmade’s warranty is unrivaled, offering their Lifesharp service for any knife, including cleaning, tuning, sharpening, part replacements, and even a complete blade replacem...
Resharpening the Cutjack is also easy thanks to the forward choil, although more time consuming than some of the modern powdered steels. Like any really great piece of EDC gear, you end up absent-mindedly grabbing the Cutjack off your nightstand more often than you might think because it ...