The future knife

[Carl Kotte]

Everybody dreams of it, few talk of it and even fewer has tried to make one. But now the knife of the future is here: that lovely desirable stainless core combined with rusty soulful soft cladding. It is the best of both worlds, and ’like totally’ inverted.
I Thank the brilliant Swedish blacksmith, Patrik Carlvik from Smedjaaspen, for forging this knife wonder - effectively taking us all into a new era.

(Aebl core steel, something rusty on the sides, and walnut handle - success guaranteed).

 

[Benuser]

The best of both worlds. Sure. It will require a serious marketing effort. But I'm sure people are prepared to believe it's an excellent idea.

 

[Corradobrit1]

I will buy this

 

[Carl Kotte]

The best of both worlds. Sure. It will require a serious marketing effort. But I'm sure people are prepared to believe it's an excellent idea.

Well, at least I did my best! My marketing skills are somewhat limited, so I have little further to add . Or, with the exception of my newly invented slogan: ’Shiny where it counts!’

 

[M1k3]

The best of both worlds. Sure. It will require a serious marketing effort. But I'm sure people are prepared to believe it's an excellent idea.

+100 Euros to the asking price for you.*





*25 Euros off for cooks.

 

[tostadas]

So it's got an edge that can stand up to high acid without worry, but still allow for some nice polishing of the bevels.

Sounds better in my head than "stainless knife with all the maintenance of a full carbon!"

 

[Matt Jacobs]

I would be down with that. I love AEB-L and think it would be cool to see a patina around it.

 

[Knivperson]

Shiny edge and blue patina above, sounds nice!!

 

[SirCutAlot]

freakin good idea! MASSDROP!!!!!! I am In!

SirCutALot

 

[Carl Kotte]

Shiny edge and blue patina above, sounds nice!!

It’s not exactly blue. More like deep, deep, dark brown

 

[Benuser]

It’s not exactly blue. More like deep, deep, dark brown

It's my understanding soft iron hardly takes a patina. The only permanent about it is the continuous fight against rust. There was a ratio behind the san-mai construction, i.e. protecting hard core steel — think Shirogami#1, AS — from shocks, as well as for economic reasons, the core being so expensive. With AEB-L there is hardly a justification for not using it as a monosteel, except for introducing a rustic element, but there we are getting into marketing considerations.

 

[ModRQC]

It's my understanding soft iron hardly takes a patina. The only permanent about it is the continuous fight against rust. There was a ratio behind the san-mai construction, i.e. protecting hard core steel — think Shirogami#1, AS — from shocks, as well as for economic reasons, the core being so expensive. With AEB-L there is hardly a justification for not using it as a monosteel, except for introducing a rustic element, but there we are getting into marketing considerations.

It takes a patina, just not as stable one. Will turn to rust sooner than the core for sure - or most cores I guess. Sometimes going there so fast it gets aggravating. There are some higher quality ones - Takada Y. Tanaka held on for months at end before going there. And the immediate patina it took followed the core quite closely enough instead of being all shades of uglier. And I cut onions and garlic and such a LOT with that one, and back then didn't wipe so often but just dutifully washed and dried when done. Edit: mind you the core was W#2 - at once not a favorite of mine to be had in iron clad, but at once not an especially nice patina it tend to take itself, so possibly more in line with natural patina development on iron cladding.

And then there's the level of polish of course - only adding a layer of time to the inevitable. And some types of finishes sort of add another layer of time. However it's often you get one, not the other, or none at all.

I get what you are saying. It sure doesn't "keep" a patina like nice carbon steels.

 

[daveb]

So like stainless clad carbon but inside out?

Handle on the pointy end?

 

[M1k3]

With AEB-L there is hardly a justification for not using it as a monosteel, except for introducing a rustic element, but there we are getting into marketing considerations.

Bbboooooooo!! Llliiiaaaarrrr!!!

 

[tostadas]

This is just more proof that things don't have to make practical sense to be awesome

 

[Carl Kotte]

This is just more proof that things don't have to make practical sense to be awesome

Shouldn’t that cow be behind the cart?

 

[McMan]

Far too colorful

 

[ModRQC]

Shouldn’t that cow be behind the cart?

For someone not keen with marketing you DO have a fairly visual sense of dramatics.

 

[tostadas]

Shouldn’t that cow be behind the cart?

Come on now, that would be silly.