Crinkle finish?

[Mark Schmitt]

Can someone tell me what advantage the crinkle finish has over the older, smooth finish?

Was there a reason for the change?

I just got a smooth finish SteelHeart II and
was wondering about the change...


Thanks,
Mark

P.S. I did search using "crinkle" but didn't
turn up much info...

 

[Strabs]

Actually if you use the knife alot (especially for splitting tasks) the crinkle will smooth out and have just as much shine as the smooth finish does with hard use.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

One of the benefits of rough finishes is that the surface irregularities will take wear themselves. Thus the life of the coating is extended compared to a smooth finish of equal thickness.

-Cliff

 

[JBP]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cliff Stamp:
One of the benefits of rough finishes is that the surface irregularities will take wear themselves. Thus the life of the coating is extended compared to a smooth finish of equal thickness.

-Cliff</font>

And... I'd gues they are harder to clean blood and gore out of all those crinkles. If you hunt I mean.

Jon

 

[UffDa]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JBP:

And... I'd gues they are harder to clean blood and gore out of all those crinkles. If you hunt I mean.

Jon</font>

Jon:

The finish isn't that rough. I would call it textured rather then crinkled. It shouldn't be any harder to clean then a smooth finish.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

I have no experience with the new Busse coating but have used several other blades with rough coatings. In regards to blood, and fats and such, they come off fairly easily. The only problem I have found is that sometimes wood can get stuck as well as paint if you are cutting up scrap, doesn't happen with fresh wood. In order to get this off you generally need to use an abrasive that can effect the coating itself (scotchbrite pad).

-Cliff