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I may have asked this question before but I've had some problems with Internet service so forgive me if it's a double post. Am I correct in assuming that a diamond plate of a given grit size will be faster than a waterstone of the same grit size?

Admittedly I'm fascinated by the old school ekco Flint Vanadium knives. Scored this set for $20. All three knives were wickedly sharp on arrival. What I thought were some composition type handles are actually wood I suspect ebony. Still looking for statistic on the composition of Flint vanadium...

Does anyone know the percent of vanadium that echo Flint had in their knives? Ive seen a photo of a little folder that was put in with their sets(?) showing the composition of the steel but haven't been able to find it again

I'm pretty familiar with the history of RH Forschner and Victorinox knives but I can't find any information on them being made in France? Can anyone assist: dates etcetera?

New to Japanese water stone sharpening and kitchen knife collecting. I have a Vintage sabatier Paris 9in chef's knife and a block set of Forscner Superblades with two 8" slicers. These are also French made(so stated) so I'm guessing pre Victorinox? Posted at another thread for help in...

Total newbie just getting into sharpening with Japanese water stones. I picked up three of what I assumed to be junker's at the local thrift store to practice on. They bear a trademark which looks like the capital letter k or a running man. I'm pretty sure it's a Japanese character as it also...