[AT] OT pocket knives

[Mogrits]

I very much enjoy sharpening my knives but there is little satisfaction in
sharpening a poor quality blade. I think you summed up what I was trying to
say about the old Cases vs steel blades very well. I like my knives to be
able to dry shave my arm when I'm through sharpening them, and am perfectly
content to swipe them on my whetstone every couple days or so to keep them
that way.

Warren

On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
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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