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04-08-2005, 07:24 PM
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Slight correction re sharpening of stainless....a perfectly sharp edge can
be obtained and will hold its sharpness longer than the carbon steel.....not
as easy to get it as sharp as carbon steeel but sharp it can be....mine are
damned sharp....sharpened slowly on a wheel with a few cooling offs during
sharpening..H
Anyone who uses edged tools for a living will use carbon steel, chisels, saws,
chefs knives are all carbon steel, a jagged edge obtained from a grinding wheel
may well feel sharp, like a serrated knife, but it comes nowhere near a good
carbon steel. Stainless tools also tend to be thicker than carbon steel, not so
much of a problem with a spade or fork but a hoe for instance needs to be thin
to work properly.
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