Knife Sharpeners

Cope said
That brings up an interesting point.


My current trend is leaning twards softer steels. Now days I seek out softer steels. D2 is as hard as I want these days. I would rather be able to sharpen my blade easy when its dull rather than have the edge last and be a PITA to sharpen.
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My knives in D2 are for work so it for that particular purpose, it's great. 5160 and S30V (like used in the top end Buck knives) are easier to sharpen and much less brittle. A lot of the characteristics of these steels depend a lot on the heat treat as well.