| The process of making a great set of knives | | | | with high heat before they cool. Hardening |
| is not as simple as it seems. There is a | | | | allows knives to use a combination of |
| certain level of artistry and science that | | | | annealing. Tempering is a process that |
| goes into knife making. If you want to learn | | | | controls how the cooling process is done on |
| about how the blade, grind, and handle come | | | | the knives. |
| together to make some of the cleanest and | | | | |
| most beautiful designs of sharp and | | | | If your knife has 13% chromium or more than |
| ready-to-use knives than read on. | | | | most knife experts would tell you that your |
| | | | knife is "stainless steel." This isn't |
| There are different types of finishing that | | | | exactly accurate because with misuse your |
| can be used to make the knife have its unique | | | | knife could still rust. Even though this is |
| look. If you have a knife that was finished | | | | the case, it will still take a long time for |
| in the stonewash fashion than it will have | | | | this to happen. You can also choose from |
| that sort of vintage or antique look right | | | | non-stainless steel blades that can be even |
| away because of the abrasive pattern on the | | | | better and last longer than those that claim |
| knife. IF you get a knife with a vibe finish | | | | to be stainless steel. You may wonder why |
| than it will have some abrasions, like the | | | | you'd want a blade that won't give you as |
| stonewash finish, but not quite as many. | | | | much protection against rust, but there are |
| | | | reasons to consider it. Damascus steel is a |
| Knives are heat treated to turn them into | | | | combination of metals and this greats a great |
| their sharp final products. Annealing is one | | | | looking knife! |
| step that helps knives out and treats them | | | | |