Damasteel Pettys

[Dave Martell]

Pierre sent two of his Damasteel pettys to me to sell (yeh - lucky me!) and he asked that I sharpen them, not that they needed it, so that I could provide him with any information on this new steel worked compared with what I've seen.



I did find a couple of things interesting and noteworthy....

The first thing I noticed is how abrasion resistant this stuff is, on par with the Japanese AS steel, but not as bad as some of the Japanese high end stainless stuff. Enough that I had to break out my more serious steel removing stones and they didn't move it all that quickly.

The second thing, a bit more interesting for sure, is that the burr/wire simply snapped off like nothing I've seen on a knife before. Both knives left a wire lying on the strop.


I'm not saying that any of this is bad, it's simply what I noticed, and Pierre asked that I share this with the forum.

Dave

[Dave Martell]

These knives are available for sale HERE

[JohnnyChance]

The second thing, a bit more interesting for sure, is that the burr/wire simply snapped off like nothing I've seen on a knife before. Both knives left a wire lying on the strop.

Wow, that is something I haven't seen before. Have you ever seen that before Dave? If these are that resistant, and being pettys that are used mostly in hand, you might have to sharpen them once a year or less.

[Dave Martell]

I've never seen it happen like this on a knife, very unique.

[Eamon Burke]

Intriguing about the wire edge...

And that is a great price!

[RRLOVER]

Some body please post a review on the damasteel.

[JohnnyChance]

Some body please post a review on the damasteel.

I believe the Pierre passaround knife is a gyuto using damasteel.

[oivind_dahle]

I am also very interested in review on these knives

[Lefty]

Some body please post a review on the damasteel.

Think really dense, more pleasing vg10, with what seems to be better edge retention. It seems to give you piece of mind, where as I always worry about chipping with vg10. That's what I thought anyways.

[Andrew H]

Think really dense, more pleasing vg10, with what seems to be better edge retention. It seems to give you piece of mind, where as I always worry about chipping with vg10. That's what I thought anyways.

Just curious, why do you worry about chipping with vg10?