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#1

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by Dan - November 19, 2025, 11:46:42 PM

More junk from China.

Have you actually seen or tried using or sharpening these knives?
Danny

#2

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by GeoBoy - November 19, 2025, 02:54:50 PM

More junk from China.

#3

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by Dan - November 19, 2025, 02:45:46 PM

...If it appears too good to be true then it usually is. If you do find a trusted brand then good but otherwise caveat emptor....

I know, I know    I thought it was worth asking if anyone had used or worked on them.
Danny

#4

General Tormek Questions / Re: Warning about a sharpening...

Last post by tgbto - November 19, 2025, 11:22:17 AM

Did you actually receive your order ?

#5

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by John Hancock Sr - November 19, 2025, 07:07:35 AM

Most "Damascus" steel knives from China are usually laser etched and not actually Damascus. In fact the descriptions are typically completely unreliable. Having said that I get my leather tools from an AliEx store and although they are on the pricier side they are much cheaper than the equivalent quality from other Japanese or European brands.

If it appears too good to be true then it usually is. If you do find a trusted brand then good but otherwise caveat emptor.

PS Not sure why he would conflate scratch resistance with deformation resistance, they are separate characteristics. I think his RHC test set looks a bit dodgy.

#6

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by John_B - November 19, 2025, 12:05:53 AM

With Thanksgiving food prep coming up I will try and use my one Shan Zu knife utility knife as much as possible. I doubt that even with the holiday increase it won't see enough use to make an informed judgement.

#7

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by Dan - November 18, 2025, 12:35:08 PM

All very interesting, thank you.
I was hoping that they might keep their edge for longer than the knives I have here do but I suppose that is not easy to judge. Maybe I should get just one and find out as BPalv says   
Danny

#8

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by BPalv - November 17, 2025, 10:08:25 PM

Dan,
A couple things...
My daughter owns a set of the Shan Zu knives.  The one I'm looking at is 10Cr15Mov damascus.  They sharpen like a powdered steel.  First one sharpened came out at 70 with out any extra effort.  They did dull fairly easily though, after one cookout they were very dull. 
I have seen this brand tested in a very lengthy review on YouTube.  His test was expensive Japanese style knives vs. Cheap ones.  He included an objective opinion, "How they were to use".  After the test he ranked the Shun Zu #1, overall best, it did test at 62 hardness. He did test Wusthoff, these were better in his test, being harder and food didn't stick to the blade when using.
 
Secondly, I own a set of Shun's that have a core of VG-Max... similar to VG-10.  They hold an Edge much better as you would hope, for the price.

Maybe buy 1 before you buy a set and see if you like it. 

#9

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by John_B - November 17, 2025, 08:07:29 PM

I have a Shan Zu utility knife, however, I have not used it enough to give an informed opinion. Out of the box it was very sharp and comfortable to use. I have seen some comparison videos and the Shan Zu the core tested as advertised for hardness. It also fared well in other tests. I really don't need another chefs knife but I am tempted. 

#10

Knife Sharpening / Re: Chinese AUS10 and VG10 kni...

Last post by Dan - November 17, 2025, 05:47:03 PM

Just had a look at how much the Shun Gyuto costs and it is about 220 euros here in France. About 5 times the price of the Chinese ones   
which do appear to basically be a copy.