Knivperson
Senior Member
What are your thoughts on this? Pretty impressive, I think:
He states that it's a flexible ceramic. (He does make steel knives too.)Wonder if that's the "steel" made of tungsten and cobalt?
He uses vitrified-diamond stones to sharpen this stuff, according to his conversations.Perfect if you need to sharpen your stones
Sounds very interesting, how will you sharpen it though?
See a couple of posts above yours.Sounds very interesting, how will you sharpen it though?
One of those reasons certainly still applies in this case: steel is something anybody can get.... but so far steel ended up being better for many reasons.
I wouldn't. But it's only one type of test, and to find a good knife material requires many different tests.I’d take that test result with a grain of salt
Would be less of an issue if it holds it's edge for a really long time. Even if home sharpening was impossible, it wouldn't be too much of a problem, if it only needed sharpening annually or something.Sounds very interesting, how will you sharpen it though?
I'm guessing anybody with the budget for a knife made of this stuff won't mind getting the $200 diamond stones to sharpen it with.Would be less of an issue if it holds it's edge for a really long time. Even if home sharpening was impossible, it wouldn't be too much of a problem, if it only needed sharpening annually or something.
It may not be expensive. Obviously it would be at first, but it may be able to be produced and manufactured at reasonable costs, in which case, if enough people start producing knives using this material, it could be cost efficient and there be enough supply to create competition. Let's hope not, because that wouldn't be good for the current bladesmiths.I'm guessing anybody with the budget for a knife made of this stuff won't mind getting the $200 diamond stones to sharpen it with.
I feel that, but at the same time, real innovation is good. (By "real" I just mean honest and not all hype.)Let's hope not, because that wouldn't be good for the current bladesmiths.
To be fair, even if that happened, I think there are plenty of people who would continue to supports the Artisans. It may even help to balance supply and demand a little.I feel that, but at the same time, real innovation is good. (By "real" I just mean honest and not all hype.)
I was basing the possibility of it potentially harming existing makers on it being produced easily and cheaply. Either way, it was hypothetical.Because PM steels capable of higher hardness and edge retention have massively displaced all other non Pm steels and killed off all the makers not equipped to use them.........
Or maybe not
All of them are recognized as "better in some ways but not in others". Some day, there may come a new material that turns out to be "better in every way, no question". But probably not for a LONG time.Because PM steels capable of higher hardness and edge retention have massively displaced all other non Pm steels and killed off all the makers not equipped to use them.........
Or maybe not
I've used a poor quality (or good but old and wearing out?) ceramic knife. Not a great experience. Like I said, it might have been good when it was new. But clearly, nobody here has tried a flexible ceramic knife, and clearly it's not just the same thing.Hasn't anyone here tested a ceramic knife before? They're quite cheap and hit about 75 HRC. I bought one for testing and didn't like it myself, but it was mostly messing around to see what I thought of it rather than setting out to make any definitive conclusions.
It felt like something you should knap rather than sharpen on an abrasive stone...
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