420HC chipping?

Rebel Nimrod

Rebel Nimrod

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Got my wife a couple of Buck kitchen knives, she loves them! I have started noticing the edge getting many tiny chips, doesn't seem to affect the cutting ability. Is this common with 420HC? I sharpened them with water stones and touch up with a ceramic rod. I didn't try to make the edge especially thin compared to other knives, but it was done free hand. Is the 420HC prone to this type of almost mico-chipping when used in a family kitchen environment? They are subjected to the dishwasher regularly and are not babied, but a proper wood or plastic cutting board is always used. What are your experiences with this? Sorry I don't have pictures.
 
I have a set, and use them, and LOVE them.
No chipping here, but we always use a wood cutting board.
 
I don't see chipping on any knives in our set either. But we hand wash them. Still, it's taking me sometime to educate my wife to not cut with them against a ceramic plate. This dulls them badly. Mere stropping cannot bring the edge back. One must take it to the stone. DM
 
David Martin said:
I don't see chipping on any knives in our set either. But we hand wash them. Still, it's taking me sometime to educate my wife to not cut with them against a ceramic plate. This dulls them badly. Mere stropping cannot bring the edge back. One must take it to the stone. DM
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Exactly!! I caught my gal about to do that, and asked her not to. The knives are safe now :)
 
Maybe I do have the edge too thin, I will start using the Sharpmaker so I can control the angle better and see if they continue to "micro chip". Do y'all use a fairly blunt angle? Do you free hand sharpen? Seems weird I am the only one with this issue.
 
I freehand sharpen and try to keep the angle around 18* because of all the hard stuff kitchen cutlery is called on to cut. DM
 
DesertChris said:
Exactly!! I caught my gal about to do that, and asked her not to. The knives are safe now :)
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And she listened? I've told my ladyfriend about a dozen times and it does exactly...no good....every time I hear that sound...like fingernails on a blackboard it make me cringe. She thinks I'm OCD and about that I am. Oh well. Gives me a lot of practice resharpening:grumpy:.
 
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