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What's everyones thought on ceramic bladed folders? how do they match up against good steel and what are the best ones on the market today?
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Ceramic blades?
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Whatever you do, don't drop one... it might shatter 
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Brittle. Difficult to sharpen. Maybe OK in the kitchen.
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It makes good vegetable peelers and mandolines. Not so hot in knives due to their severe lack of impact resistance. Sort of like these:
You find them all the time in antique stores--almost always with large chips all over the edge. You can see it on the tip of this one.
You find them all the time in antique stores--almost always with large chips all over the edge. You can see it on the tip of this one.
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I thought so as well... I ask the question about the pros of ceramic knives because of the Boker Infinity Ceramic folder.
http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/boker/images/BO89.jpg
http://images.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/boker/images/BO89.jpg
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A folder like that is probably the best place to use a ceramic blade, because the strength of the material is unlikely to really be put to the test on a knife of that size.
That said, everyone here is more or less on the button. Ceramic blades hold an edge for a very, very, very long time, but they have virtually zero impact resistance and are exceedingly hard to sharpen. If I remember right, Boker actually recommends you send the Infinity folder back to them for resharpening, which is not something most knuts would care for. All the same, it makes a unique addition to a knife collection.
The exotic material I'm really interested in is stellite, a metal alloy similar to steel, but with a base of cobalt instead of iron. It's usually used in high-wear, low-maintenance applications, like nuclear reactor components. It's supposed to be a ferocious bear to machine - worse even than titanium - but the blades it produces are supposed to be incredible.
That said, everyone here is more or less on the button. Ceramic blades hold an edge for a very, very, very long time, but they have virtually zero impact resistance and are exceedingly hard to sharpen. If I remember right, Boker actually recommends you send the Infinity folder back to them for resharpening, which is not something most knuts would care for. All the same, it makes a unique addition to a knife collection.
The exotic material I'm really interested in is stellite, a metal alloy similar to steel, but with a base of cobalt instead of iron. It's usually used in high-wear, low-maintenance applications, like nuclear reactor components. It's supposed to be a ferocious bear to machine - worse even than titanium - but the blades it produces are supposed to be incredible.
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Ceramic knives are good for cutting tomatoes. Thats about it.