Here is a big table of steels so that you can see the compositions of many of the steels that will be discussed in this article. This chart has both too many and too few steels in it as I’m sure other steels will be brought up but I also have several steels listed that I will ...
(Lava and Rescue). The fact that they are both VG10 makes little difference. It is a decent steel, but I can't say that I'm impressed with it. Both my Lava and Rescue hold their edge about as long as my $25 SAK Soldier. I think people get too caught up in the marketing and ...
Good steel, S110V, M390, and than maybe also a VG10 and a CMP154. The aim is slice. No stabbing or other things. So I want to have a very thin edge. But probably some of those knives will come with 40 or more °. Now, on the Sharpmaker Video, the Spyderco man says that ...
What Makes a Knife Good Value? I scribble a lot about knives (and other gear) on MTJS. After so many years and so much steel accumulated, this “hobby” has brought forth some interesting conundrums. We talk a lot about value, us gear aficionados. We have this idea that value is the...
Beep!Beep!Beep!The barcode (条形码) technology (科技) makes it faster and easier to buy things in stores.This year,the great invention is 51 years old! On a Sunday afternoon in 1971,an IBM engineer named George Laurer came up with a code (代码) that could be prin...
7CR17MOV steel is a type of high-carbon martensitic stainless steel with excellent sharpness compared to other steels. It contains 17% chromium, giving it superior corrosion resistance and strength and a good edge retention. This makes it well-suited for making knives, scissors, surgical instrument...
editing software, running on an iMac or iBook, up to the top of the line Final Cut Pro Suite running on a multi-processor tower, with Final Cut Express in between, Apple has editing packages that meet just about every need. Nice is the fact that Apple makes the hardware and the ...