[AT] OT pocket knives

[Stephen Offiler]

Different strokes for different folks, right?  My SAK Tinker is very
corrosion resistant and I guess you could say I sort of enjoy resharpening
it, fairly often.

SO


On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 10:24 AM, David Bruce <davidbruce at yadtel.net> wrote:

> This is the reason I carry the SS Gerber. The Case knives hold a much
> better edge no doubt. That is valued. But for a daily carry knife that
> might be used for all sorts of "non knife" things I'll take the Gerber.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
> On 6/26/2015 9:54 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I inherited my grandfathers Case three bladed pocket knife and I
> carried it
> >> for many years. I think it may be called a "Stockman" model. I too had
> >> issues with the blades rusting because they are not stainless but man,
> will
> >> those blades take and hold an edge!
> >
> > And THERE is the exact reason some knives will rust.  Even today, the
> very
> > best stainless steels used in knifemaking don't take and hold an edge
> like
> > the very best non-stainless steels.  Today's stainless steels are much
> > better, of course, so it is all relative.  And don't forget "stainless
> > steel" is a catchall term for a wide variety of different alloys, and
> > certainly not every single one of them puts "corrosion resistance" first
> > and foremost, so even SS will discolor in certain conditions.  People
> take
> > "stainless" far too literally.  Some of them stain anyway.
> >
> > SO
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