[AT] OT pocket knives

David Bruce davidbruce at yadtel.net
Fri Jun 26 08:33:09 PDT 2015


Absolutely!

David
NW NC

On 6/26/2015 11:03 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
> 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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