What Kind of Edge For ____ Steel? What Steel & What Edge

WITH SO MANY BLADE STEELS WHAT KIND OF EDGE FINISH SHOULD YOU PUT ON YOUR KNIFE, WHATS BEST A TOOTHY EDGE OR POLISHED EDGE ON THE STEEL THAT YOUR KNIFE HAS, THERES SO MANY DIFFERENT STEELS, IN THIS VIDEO I GO THROUGH ALL THE STEELS AND TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF EDGE FINISH YOU SHOULD PUT ON YOUR KNIFE.

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CPM M4 Start
4V 2:15
S90v 3:40
M390/20cv/204p 4:28
s35vn 5:55
s30v 6:54
k390 8:13
14c28n 9:01
154cm 10:32
cpm154
d2/cpmd2 11:49
lc200n 12:42
Nitro V 14:05
AEBL 14:45
S110v 34:29
Maxamet 16:09
Cruwear 17:23
elmax 19:17
cts xhp 20:05
3v 25:24
8cr/ aus8 21:27
440c / 9cr18mov 22:57
ARRpm9 24:12
N690 24:34
Magnacut 28:51
Vanax 31:48
RWL 34 35:09
S45vn 36:33

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[lerchblock]

I'm only a few minutes in and I've already took away an amazing point. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Thanks

[PrecYsely]

My wife just bought me a tsprof k03 pro for my bday, now i have to learn more about sharpening, this video and those like it are greatly appreciated

[Acuteknife]

Thank you for sharing Jared. You are a beast and a gentleman. The community appreciates you.

[barearms]

I've learned so much from you as I'm new to all this. Can build a custom 1911 but screwed up a good knife before watching you and Kara

[nebulamask]

Very nice info. I've just been using a worksharp precision and take everything to the 600 then a couple passes on a strop with green chromium oxide or 3 micron diamond to refine it a little bit. I agree that 600 seems to work pretty well on just about everything.

[johnpawly]

You have so much knowledge I am going to save this video I learn so much I can’t believe how hard it is to retain it Thanks for taking your time to share your knowledge

[erict]

Awesome, informative video! My sharpening skills and steel knowledge are still at the stage where I sharpen pretty much all my blades basically the same, save for some slightly different angles. I'll be referring to this video quite often in the future. Thanks man! ✌

[Riyame]

Might be important to mention the grit scale you are referring to, guessing it is along the lines of FEPA F or what the Venev stones from Gritomatic are rated in. 1200 FEPA F is around 4000 JIS, or ~4500 FEPA P. Just in case a newer sharpener gets a 1000 grit Japanese stone and thinks they are getting a "fine" stone. F2000 is around 8k JIS.

[michaelsawyer]

I'll definitely be using this as a reference. Super helpful to all this in one spot. 👍

[thechancellor]

Great break down!! I love a polished edge.

[StoneHands]

thanks for this video!, I was honestly hoping you would eventually do a video like this. I'm patiently waiting for some 15v! take care Jared!

[mathewsiwinski]

Algorithmic blessings.... What a great idea for a video man, awesome content and a great help keep it

[achimgeist]

Very good video, information and experience are always a good starting point 👍 The material being cut also plays an important role, it makes a difference whether you mainly cut, for example cardboard or carve wood. The most important factors for edge retention are: cutting angle, blade thickness, grinding and blade geometry. Steel and hardness also plays a major role. Usually, the finer the structure of a steel, the finer the cutting edge can be ground. However, the proportion and size of the hard carbides also play an important role. Hard carbides increase wear resistance, the finer the grain size of the hard carbides, the more evenly the carbides are distributed in the steel structure, the finer the cutting edge can be ground.

[SeemsLogical]

This is the type of video that you favorite and rewatch every time you break out the knife sharpener. What took you so long to release this gem Jerad? Trying to make sure your hair looked just right for the top down camera?

[mattdagger]

would love an updated video for this just incase anything has changed!

[peenchay_whetto]

Yeah I remember when I learned about micromelt maxamet and the hardness it could achieve... Then the people at Carpenter wouldn't sell it to me. After about 8 months they pointed me to a small distributor and it was so insanely out of my price range that I couldn't afford it. Despite working at a company owned by Carpenter, they never allowed direct purchase of their materials. Around that time they lost one of their metallurgists to crucible, and I hope Mr. Thome is still killing it out there and maintaining his honesty and integrity.

[satudave]

Definitely my goto source for sharpening knowledge. Always appreciate your wisdom 🤘🤘😎

[EDCandLace]

You ain't kidding about cpm154, my launch 13 only sees a 220g edge and its the only cpm 154 knife i own because its a steel i just dont like but i love 154cm. That steel slicks off faster then any other steel I have ever owned. How it can start to go slick coming off a shapton glass 500 is insane I have never had another steel that will start to slick off on a 500 grit stone. I'm glad cpm 154 isn't super popular to be honest, it's vastly a down grade to 154cm IMHO

[jasonconley]

Saved to favorites! Thanks for all the work you put into this and the knowledge you provided! This is great info!

[redone]

Good subject man. Great advice. One for ya is BD1N. Lotta people have the para 3 LW. I know how I like mine.