KNIVES 101:GEOMETRY,STEEL,EDGES!What’s Most Important?!

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[@singingtoad]

Great video, I enjoyed watching your presentation. You made lots of great points here. 😊👍 Thanks for sharing, take care and Cheers!

[@ericasedc]

Nice seeing you ST!

[@timtitus2532]

It's probably why surgeons use scalpels instead of cleavers. Don't know if I'll ever get a fixed angle sharpener. I've been doing it for 50 plus years free hand on stones. As long as I can shave the hair on my arm, it's sharp enough. You did a great job on this video, I think you may have helped a lot of people. Thanks

[@ericasedc]

Thanks so much for the feedback!

[@Billfish57]

No one knows how to free hand sharpen at the first whack at it. I think anyone learning should have a clamped down, fixed back up system to fall back on if the F up their first several attempts at getting a nice edge. People have to crawl before they can walk or run. It feel so good to get results sharpening, no matter how you go about it, it's fun and can be therapeutic. Everything is just a tool, it's the person that makes the edge and then uses it. Good luck to us.

[@OUTDOORS55]

Great video! I try to drive home the message that someone can get great edges using a $20 stone, and hopefully that does come across in the videos. Ill try to emphasize that more👍 Thanks for the feedback and shout out!

[@ericasedc]

No no you do a great job Alex!!!! I just know that people get intimidated with all the… scientific/big talk. That’s all. So I was trying to explain in terms that were more digestible. You are amazing!!!!

[@seka1986]

Five star video! Great job! 👍

[@ericasedc]

Super appreciate that!

[@jaylongton]

Another great video with great information.

[@ericasedc]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Crybotenabled]

I finally worked up the guts to use my Atoma plates for the first time. Videos like this make it not so daunting. So, thank you.

[@ericasedc]

Yay!!!! I need some of those. I have heard nothing but great things!

[@Stans_Collectors_Universe]

Good video, it makes sense to me. I guess this is why you would pick which knife you take with you where and when needed. Thanks for sharing and GOD Bless.

[@ericasedc]

Absolutely! 🎉

[@nicoledodge7240]

I carry my little SAK every single day, love it!! Great informative video Erica!!!

[@ericasedc]

Thanks bestie!!!

[@DanCarmichael-kv4pk]

Great video.

[@ericasedc]

Thank you!

[@donc5220]

Love convos like this, my Brother called me lastnight n we talked bout leather thickness on strops he was making. Love it.

[@ericasedc]

That is awesome!!!!

[@kathleensmith370]

great info

[@ericasedc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@grahamblackall6305]

Wow! That's some rain you are having there! Take care Graham

[@ericasedc]

We needed it!!!😊take care!❤

[@mybrotherscout3661]

Greetings from Texas! I'm a new subscriber and have found your channel fun and educational. I edc which ever Bark River catches my eye in the morning and always a SAK in the pocket. I use to get a little crazy about the sharpening but now I mostly strop and sometimes use a stone if needed and call it a day. Thanks for the video and God bless.

[@ericasedc]

Welcome to the channel- thanks for sharing!!!!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Knife_guy]

Glad to see the SAK is holding up👍. As far as sharpening goes I think some people are far more passionate about it than others. For me if my knife is sharp and cuts how I want it to then I’m happy.

[@ericasedc]

Yes. A lot of people are in that boat brother!😊

[@davidkurle5418]

Enjoyed listening to this while I restored an old Craftsman stockman I found at the antique store👍Have a great night, E!

[@ericasedc]

That sounds fun!!! Love it D! Enjoy your evening!

[@grahamblackall6305]

Hey Erica, Love the content! One of my sharpest knives is a Buck Canoe in a rubbish steel! 420J2 if i recall correctly! It's super sharp, but I dont expect the edge to last long, so I only use it for fruit at work. I'm more old school, CV and Carbon steels work for me with a cheap Victorinox sharpener Case CV serves me well, even if i have to touch up the knife frequently when breaking down cardboard! Take care Graham

[@ericasedc]

Love it!!!! I enjoy simple carbon steel just as much as super steel! Cheers G!❤🎉😊

[@Huero87]

Learning how to sharpen has always been a struggle for me. So my solution has just been to either get super thin geometry knives or send off my existing knives for regrinds. That way the sharpmaker can handle it with a strop loaded with gunny juice.

[@ericasedc]

A lot of people are in that boat!!!😊

[@tmille10]

It’s so crazy watching this video driving through the South Carolina Lowcountry with blaring son and here in the raindrops on your truck roof 😂

[@ericasedc]

It was hot as heck yesterday. And sunny!!!!

[@DuhYaThink]

Vanadium is great 🎉

[@ericasedc]

Agreed!

[@TheScrawnyLumberjack]

That 1095 will chip before that 10V as well lol. Also you can 1/4 inch stock and have a super thin BTE.

[@ericasedc]

Yes of course- just gotta have room to thin it out!

[@TheScrawnyLumberjack]

@@ericasedc since the thinning happens in the 4th dimension stock thickness isn’t of great concern until past 1/4 inch with short profiles.

[@j.l.327]

Bravo, and the sak probably are not the hot topic nowadays but you cant pry them away from alot of us, if ya know, ya know b

[@ericasedc]

I feel naked without one!!!!

[@MAGR1994]

I use the worksharp precision. The old one (plastic one). For $120 with the “upgrade kit” I can get my knives plenty sharp. I only have victorinox steel, d2, 12c27, 440c, ar-rpm9, 1095 and 1 in 20cv.

[@ericasedc]

We have one too!!!!!

[@jasonaffeldt7838]

Nice video, alot of nice information 👍. Enjoy your rainy day my friend. Take care. 🇺🇲🔪🌲🔥

[@ericasedc]

Cheers brother!

[@achimgeist5185]

No matter what others say, in the end it's the result that counts. That doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't learn, but it's not uncommon that there are more than one way to achieve a goal. Greetings from germany.

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@snowtiger44]

I am already happy when it cuts paper

[@ericasedc]

😊😊😊😊

[@Mastermindyoung14]

I ground a Maxamet native 5 to a thin mirror convex and it's been a lightsaber that rarely needs touchups, and when it does the edge is so thin it takes a couple strokes per side to bring back a scary edge. Then... I let someone borrow it to cut zipties, expecting the worst. It didn't chip; it WARPED. Did not expect that!

[@ericasedc]

Woah WHAT?!?!! Seriously?!?! That is surprising ☠️😱

[@Mastermindyoung14]

Speaking of super steels and geometry though, I have a custom in 15v that's thinner at the spine than an Opinel #8, and it's a wide full flat grind. It's insane. It can basically cut indefinitely without resharpening. Just don't open paint cans...lol

[@ericasedc]

@@Mastermindyoung14 that sounds rad!

[@wills.8662]

I have maybe $100 dollars into my sharpening gear including 2 Worksharp field sharpeners one being the blue benchmade edition you can buy at REI (because it's blue... duh...) and the diamond paste I have bought to replace the compound on stropping leather on the Worksharp FSs.

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for sharing!

[@DrEduza]

Leather is also abrasive, so I think you can make same edge with new and old methods. Its just about time, patience and precision.

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for watching!

[@marcelpfeiffer6587]

Hi Erica, great video! Guess your BM 940 has become THE most famous knife on KZbin.

[@ericasedc]

Probably 3rd😂

[@richterknives]

14th!! 🤣 😜

[@ericasedc]

😂😂😂😂

[@Krusher_Knave]

Blade shape, then geometry, then steel - is how I see it. If the steel isn't garbage & works like steel is supposed to I'm focusing on the other two far more. My current knife realm has been about trying to find traditionals with thin blades & proper blade shapes for my thin carry. To be fair, I've never bought a thin-bladed custom fixed blade that can probably do the hard stuff, too. Probably should. If I could find a custom maker that I appreciate the work of enough, I could probably just carry the fixed blade & the utility knife? 🤔

[@ericasedc]

There are TONS of custom knife makers grinding VERY thin knives. Check out my fixed blade videos for ideas!🎉

[@achimgeist5185]

No matter what others say, in the end it's the result that counts. That doesn't mean that you can't and shouldn't learn, but it's not uncommon that there are more than one way to achieve your goal.

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for commenting!

[@1977NOBODY]

I use a work sharp Benchstone knife sharpener and my knives come out razor sharp😂

[@ericasedc]

Nice!!

[@petemidwest1071]

I have this Case that is a bulldog pattern stainless. 5 1/4” handle and 4” blade with a height of 1 1/4”. The stock is as thick as Soddy jr… best slicer I own! Frightening sharp! Wish they still made the pattern!

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for sharing!

[@rflats771]

Well, given your sharpening abilities, I don't think a microscope would provide much insight

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for watching and commenting!🎉

[@rflats771]

Lol, I meant that in a GOOD way

[@rflats771]

⁠should've said you DON'T need a microscope because you already know what it looks like anyway

[@ericasedc]

@@rflats771 haha thanks so much! Always learning and striving to be better

[@EDCandLace]

13:29 the basic mora stainless not an unknown steel... it's very well know and used in many many different models across the knife industry the steel is 12c27.

[@ericasedc]

Yep. If you watch the video with the volume on, you’ll realize I am holding a Swiss Army Knife- saying they do not advertise what steel they use for the Swiss Army Knife. Always listen to the words before trying to start this again haha I got a nice break and it was refreshing🥰