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Mucho Bocho you know what, that never occured to me. when i move up the grit i sharpen until i don't feel no resistance anymore, and repeat. thinking about it you must be absolutely right. Thanks for this insight!

hi Guys, it's about a year later now and i have resharpened the knife for the first time. I have to say i like it because of its durability and stain resistancy. I sharpened it till about 6000 grit and honed on a leather strap afterwards. The cleaver is having a little trouble cutting through...

i have several kitchen knives out to friends who say it holds its edge. last weekend i finished a D2 cleaver as well which was a pain to finish because i heat treated it too thick [.8mm] and it took ages to grind it down to .5mm. i was lucky to receive some dry ice to increase the heat treat on...

hi guys, a little update concerning belts: i just got me some 60 grit 3M cubitron II belts and i have to say these cut like CRAZY. seriously.

finally, the last one is complete, this one is fitted with pear wooden scales, which i really like because of its density. it's been a long journey but worth it.

correction: it's called Padouk or Padoek, class 1 and almost no shrinking. bright red when freshly cut but turns coffee brown in sunlight.

http://imgur.com/a/Ze8Q8 this wood comes out beautiful when polished and oiled with linseed oil. quite fond of it.

finally, the first of the 2 is almost done. http://imgur.com/a/su1vq

i've got a wide range of belts, ceramic, trizact, aliminum oxide and zyrkonium. i don't think thats the problem ;)

it's designation is DZY71 polyester cloth zirconia sanding belt - P60 grit.

i have 2 more D2 knives in the making but again, this stuff just eats belts as if it's nothing. took me about an hour to take off 4 grams of each knife and the belt is of no use anymore. drawfiling is pretty much useless. frustrating but then again, what if it's finally finished? this could...

hi guys, a quick update: finished my first D2 knife with pear scales and i like it. but i have to say damn that stuff is tough to grind when it's hardened... http://imgur.com/a/MApHW

thank you, Sir

well, that didn't work... maybe if i try to link it otherwise: https://flic.kr/p/CXwaei

hi guys, i finished my first semi-stainless knife. it's D2 steel with pear scales.

thanks again for taking the time to answer me. i now have made a reasonably sharp knife and will let you know who and what.

good question... my answer would be that this is the first steel that was more rust resilliant than O1 steel that is readily available to me by my steel supplier. and you are absolutely right: after heat treatment the knife is VERY hard to grind down to a point i had to stop my grinder and...

you assume right, Sir.

Hi guys, I just heat treated my first 3 chef's knives in my new oven and am wondering about the colors. It looks fantastic but are these knives heat treated properly? The oven was set to ramp to 650 degrees Celsius, hang there for about an hour, and then up to 1030 degrees Celsius for...