
Daneged Edge Of The Global G-61 Chef's knife14131 viewsDaneged Edge Of The Global G-61 Chef's knife
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Damaged Edge of the Henckel Chef's Knife13286 views
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12581 viewsAtirsugu 270mm A-Type Gyuto edge
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Damaged edge of the Shun Classic Paring Knife12318 viewsDamaged edge of the Shun Classic Paring Knife
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Damaged Edge of the Fiberware Boning Knife11436 views
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Shun Classic Cleaver Edge10018 views
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8548 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 3 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. At this point the edge still can shave, although with difficulties, and slice through free hanging paper, also not very cleanly.
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8266 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 3 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. Notice light reflection on rolled portion of the edge. See prev. comments.
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Benchmade 710HSSR Edge 16x magnification7913 viewsSharpened, polished double bevel edge of the Benchmade McHenry & WIlliams 710 HSSR.
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6513 viewsDMT D8XXC 120 grit diamond benchstone
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Benchmade 710HSSR Edge ~32x magnification6444 viewsThis is the edge of the same Benchmade McHenry & WIlliams 710 HSSR, taken 2 days later, after resharpening with 5micron abrasive film and then polishing it on 0.3 micron abrasive film. Magnification is twice as big. Still toothy, but looks mirror polished live size.
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Henckels Miyabi 7000MC Santoku Edge6324 views
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6280 viewsSharpened, polished edge of the Scott Cook Lochsa. The edge was polished last with 0.3mc abrasive fill, then stropped.
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Benchmade 771 Edge ~16x magnification6071 viewsSharpened, polished edge of the Benchmade Osborne 771.
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6070 viewsKitayama 8000-12000 synthetic whetstone
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Seam line on the Kershaw Shallot ZDP-189 composite blade Blade6049 viewsKershaw Shallot ZDP-189 blade is made of ZDP-189 steel edge and 14C28N spine. That's what the seam line looks like at approximately 100x magnification.
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Laquer Chipping On Tadatsuna Shirogami Gyuto5776 viewsLacquer chipping on 270mm Tadatsuna Shirogami Gyuto
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5757 viewsOriginal edge on Phil Wilson's CPM 10V hunting knife, closer to the hilt
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Henckels Miyabi 7000MC Santoku Edge5728 views
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5673 views Rinaldi TTKK edge. Mid section of the blade. Still looks toothy under 32x magnification :)
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5558 views
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Benchmade Nimravus Edge 16x magnification5530 viewsSharpened, polished double bevel edge of the Benchmade Nimravus.
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Laquer Chipping On Tadatsuna Shirogami Gyuto5510 viewsLacquer chipping on 270mm Tadatsuna Shirogami Gyuto
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TTKK Edge, blade tip after sharpening. ~32x magnification5263 viewsTrace Rinaldi's Talmadge Tactical Kitchen Knife after sharpening on edge pro, 100, 180, 320, 600, and 3000 grit polishing tape, and finally 0.3 micron Al oxide abrasive film. Mirror polished visually(pic below), and look at this. Made of S30V steel @ 60HRC.
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Shun Classic Santoku Edge5202 viewsDamaged Edge on Shun Classic Santoku knife
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5195 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. Mid section of the blade. Which has suffered the most durign those 7 weeks. Overall view clearly shows extensive rolling and some chipping on the edge. The most severe damages are shwn in closeup inserts.
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5176 viewsSharpened, polished edge on Falkniven White Whale kitchen knife. Choil.
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5159 viewsKitayama 8000-12000 synthetic whetstone
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Shun Classic Santoku Edge5114 viewsDamaged Edge on Shun Classic Santoku knife
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5111 viewsShapton 220 grit Glassstone
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5035 viewsBenchmade 710HSSR edge damage caused by drop on the concrete floor from 1m height, ~125x.
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4946 viewsSharpened, polished edge of the Swamp Rat Bog Dog. The edge initially was sharpened with the edge pro 100, 180, 320, 600, and 3000 grit polishing tape. Later touchups with flitz loaded leather strope.
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4927 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. Close-up of the chip on the blade tip.
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4924 viewsOriginal edge on Himalayan Imports Bowie knife by Kumar. 5160 spring steel at 60hrc.
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4897 views Rinaldi TTKK edge Just to see that the blade indeed is mirror polished. Those two pictures before this are 32x magnification of the same blade.
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4868 viewsOriginal edge on Phil Wilson's CPM 10V hunting knife, mid section
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4842 viewsTTKK edge after 7 weeks of kitchen use. No sharpening, no steeling. The edge can be described as completely dull. However it's still shrper than those kitchen knives in 90% of households. Edge shows heavy rolling and chipping. Here you see rather large chip and roll on the blade tip.
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Benchmade Gaucho Edge 16x magnification4831 viewsFactory edge of the Benchmade gaucho.
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4825 viewsSharpened, polished edge on Falkniven White Whale kitchen knife. Mid section.
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Damaged edge of the Shun Classic Paring Knife4790 viewsDamaged edge of the Shun Classic Paring Knife
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4699 viewsNagura stone
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4657 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. This picture shows overall view of the edge and blowup of the single chip this knife developed after 3 weeks of kitchen use.
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Edge On Benchmade 710 Knife After Cutting 120x4588 views
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4586 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 7 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. See prev. comments.
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Global GS-1 Edge ~32x Magnification4560 viewsDifferent view of the Global GS-1utility knife knife.
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CUDA Aftermath Edge ~16x magnification4540 viewsFactory edge of the Camillus CUDA Aftermath.
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4537 viewsGude 320mm Bread Knife
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Indentations left by Rockwell tester4507 viewsBenchmade 710HSSR, 58.8HRC :(
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4502 viewsTTKK edge after 3 weeks of use in kitchen. See prev. comments. This picture shows blowup of the chip mentioned in prev. pic comments.
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4494 viewsBM 710 HSSR edge deformation after 7 weeks of light/medium use. No steeling or sharpening. Original edge shown in Edges album. Notice light reflections on rolled portions of the edge. Can't shave or slice through free hanging paper. Utility wise still usable edge, but if you're used to sharp knives it's rather dull.
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