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<blockquote data-quote="Richard Burley" data-source="post: 488073" data-attributes="member: 1690"><p>A Henckels Four-Star (I think that's what it's called) 10-inch chef's knife I once had was the best steel I ever encountered, as far as ease of sharpening and holding an edge. No idea what it was, except it was stainless. Made other stainless steel knives of mine seem like crap.</p><p></p><p>Not germane to this discussion, but what the hell: I once became disenchanted with a Buck 119 hunting knife. Slippery handle, p.i.t.a. to sharpen, etc. Decided to see if I could break it, so I clamped it in a well-mounted vise and started pulling. By pulling, I mean really putting my 220 pounds into it, with one foot up on the work bench or whatever. I almost couldn't do it. It was really borderline. But the blade suddenly snapped. I flew into a pile of scrap wood, and the blade broke into three pieces: the handle, the piece clamped in the vise, and a middle piece about an inch or so long. You would not have wanted to be hit by that middle piece! Thing was like a bullet. Left a mark about a quarter-inch deep in a cinder-block wall. Having proved once again that I can be a complete ass, I tossed the remnants of the experiment into the trash and looked for a celebratory beer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard Burley, post: 488073, member: 1690"] A Henckels Four-Star (I think that's what it's called) 10-inch chef's knife I once had was the best steel I ever encountered, as far as ease of sharpening and holding an edge. No idea what it was, except it was stainless. Made other stainless steel knives of mine seem like crap. Not germane to this discussion, but what the hell: I once became disenchanted with a Buck 119 hunting knife. Slippery handle, p.i.t.a. to sharpen, etc. Decided to see if I could break it, so I clamped it in a well-mounted vise and started pulling. By pulling, I mean really putting my 220 pounds into it, with one foot up on the work bench or whatever. I almost couldn't do it. It was really borderline. But the blade suddenly snapped. I flew into a pile of scrap wood, and the blade broke into three pieces: the handle, the piece clamped in the vise, and a middle piece about an inch or so long. You would not have wanted to be hit by that middle piece! Thing was like a bullet. Left a mark about a quarter-inch deep in a cinder-block wall. Having proved once again that I can be a complete ass, I tossed the remnants of the experiment into the trash and looked for a celebratory beer. [/QUOTE]
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