How long does your Ritter RSK hold a SCARY edge?

[Lavan]

Mine seems to hold an edge well, but still loses the SCARY hair popping edge very quickly.

VG-10 on the other hand, seems to hold the scalpel edge much longer.

 

[Lavan]

Both sharpened identically and just about used identically too.

20 degree then 40 and then strop.

 

[orthogonal1]

The phrase "SCARY hair popping edge" is largely subjective.

S30V is not as fine grained as VG10.

Have you tested to see which will cut LONGER?

 

[ginaz]

agreed, s30v seems to lose that hair splitting edge but hold the merely very sharp edge forever

 

[Lavan]

It may also be the heat treat. The S30V on my Native holds the fine edge longer than the RSK.

 

[Davyd]

I read that the edge of the ritters can be brittle initally but after the first resharpen hold very well. Certianly my mini ritter developed a few flat spots after about 30-40 stabs into cardboard. I have just resharpened and hope that it will now stay sharp. Love the knife!

 

[Lavan]

I wouldn't count on it. I resharpen that knife more often than any I own (other than the ones I got in the old days before I knew anything)
The GRIND is crazy good. But...for me.... not the edge holding.

I use the "thumbnail grab" test. It slides on the nail quicker than any of my VG-10s, 154CM, or even the S30V Native.

It's QUICK to put a working edge on with a diamond stone, though.

 

[Silverdagger]

Mine seems to hold an edge well, but still loses the SCARY hair popping edge very quickly.

VG-10 on the other hand, seems to hold the scalpel edge much longer.

Consider it a serrated type edge. That is what S30V does. It loses it's scary edge to crumbling and then you have a mini serrated blade that holds it's edge for darn near ever. It won't hold a scalpel edge long.