Guide to Knife Steel Types

[cbwx34]

Found a couple of guides to knife steels thought worth linking to (not that there aren't others)...

Essential Guide to Knife Steel

Knife Steel Composition Chart

All About Knife Steels (This one has links to an iOS and Android app that's pretty handy).

What are your favorite links and/or knife steels?

[Fernando]

Found a couple of guides to knife steels thought worth linking to (not that there aren't others)...

Essential Guide to Knife Steel

Knife Steel Composition Chart

All About Knife Steels (This one has links to an iOS and Android app that's pretty handy).

What are your favorite links and/or knife steels?

I can give faith that the application is very useful, and does not have annoying advertising
link to android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=ZviSoft

[Jamie007]

Hello,

TDRL; There are two main types of steel you'll find on most knives i.e. Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel.

1. Carbon Steel- It holds the edge for a really long time and is much stronger however, it can't withstand corrosion resistance and needs regular maintenance.

2. Stainless Steel- It is corrosion resistance due to the addition of Chromium and needs fewer maintenance.

For more details, you can read a piece I've written in my personal blog.

[John Hancock Sr]

With the prevalence of diamond and CBN the sharpening difficulty is not so relevant anymore