Best Materials for Kitchen Knives?

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I'm making my first set of kitchen knives and wondering others would share what materials hold up best for kitchen knives. I'm thinkng of using 3/32 440C Stainless flat geound with full tang for the blade and a stablized wood for the handles. Do you think the steel choice is good and will the stablized wood hold up under washing machine and or soap and water conditions?
 
DO NOT put knives in a dishwasher !!! That has destroyed many knives. A quick wash with detergent, and dry , immediately after use ! 440C, 154CM, CPM154,ATS-34, VG-10, are all excellent.
 
yep im with mete tho i use 3/32 cpm154 and mycarta (stabilized wood and some of the more oily woods too)

good knives should never see the dishwasher harsh chemicals and then beating into each other will kill them fast
also big no no is glass or tile cutting boards
wood bamboo or the soft plastic are the way to go
 
I'd go with a D2 it's the closest thing your gonna find to what Henckels, Wusthoff and Forstner makes there knives out of (X 50 Cr Mo V 15)
 
I have 1 D2 knife and I dont worry with it at all. I have 1 large chefs knife profiled out of D2 sitting in the shop as well :) This thread is making me want to grind on it some :)
 
Personally I really dislike stainless steels in kitchen cutlery. I may be having a leet-spasm, but I'm happier with 1095 than any stainless. My favorite is 3V.

I was over at Bladegallery today, and Daniel O'Malley was firmly in the 52100 camp for kitchen cutlery (his order backlog is now 8 years). I haven't used any 52100 kitchen knives, but Daniel's opinions have always been worth paying attention to.
 
Corian makes a great handle material, Dymondwood is good also. My steel choice is 440C for kitchen knives.
 
I make most all of my culinary cutlery from CPM154. It is hard to beat.
Handles from canvas Micarta are a good choice.
Stacy
 
I'm just about to finish up a santuko out of 52100 for my granddaughter...really anxious to see how it holds and edge! probably just put walnut witha super glue finish on it. Bill
 
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