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Category: Sharpening

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  1. Rick W says:
    January 26, 2024 at 9:11 pm

    I know a fair amount about knife steel ( of course not compared to you guys ) I’m trying to learn to sharpen knives , I don’t make knives , I bought a variable speed belt sander , I’ve read that certain sanding belt materials actually round the steel of some steels ( higher end steels like super steels ) instead of sharpening like silicone carbide and aluminum oxide and CBN and diamond are great for sharpening but I am wondering about ceramic , I haven’t heard if ceramic is a good sharpening medium or not

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Heat Treating and Processing, Sharpening, Super Steels

What is Next After MagnaCut? Q&A Video

September 8, 2023 Larrin

New YouTube video is a Q&A from Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters. The following topics were covered:

Nitro-V vs 14C28N

Carbide pullout during sharpening

What is difficult about high hardness heat treating of MagnaCut read more

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