AUS8 is very easy to sharpen-that's the biggest thing it has going for it, actually.
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I love cold steel and all, but...
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AUS8 is very easy to sharpen-that's the biggest thing it has going for it, actually.
But oddly enough, Mr Troll, I am able to sharpen anything else. 1095, 1075, 5160, 420HC, Saandvik, VG10, 440C, even cheap crap from Pakistan. AUS8 is one of the most worthless steels I've ever used when it comes to sharpness.
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And I have a Tuff Lite in my pocket that I could probably shave with, not to mention that Cold Steel's own factory edges are renowned for being extremely sharp.
The only time I've ever heard of anyone being unable to put a sharp edge on an AUS8 knife was when they were trying to sharpen a Ti Lite and forgot to account for the wider edge angle required by the stilleto grind.
Sharpness is steel independent. It's based on the relationship between the edge angle and the coarseness of the grind. My RAT 1 is 15dps and stropped to a near mirror polish and is very sharp. I've done the same with 8Cr13MoV (on a Meadowlark 2 and an Enlan EL-01) and it is just as sharp. I've done the same on claimed 440C (Navy K607) with the same results. Any steel can be made sharp.
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You have contributed precisely nothing to this dialogue except to make absurd claims about a particular type of steel, claiming it inferior to (of all things) no name steel of dubious heat treatment from Pakistan, and call someone who disagreed with you a troll. Which is a misuse of the term anyway.
Perhaps you should take your own advice.
Perhaps you should take your own advice.
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I love Aus 8a. Easiest steel to sharpen and gets scary sharp. Will agree it needs frequent re sharpening but considering the ease of it it's very easy to maintain. Same across the board whether its cs, camillus, etc.
I have made accurate claims about my experiences with AUS8. I'm not calling you a troll because you disagreed with me. I'm calling you a troll because you are a troll. That is what you are. If you troll someone, you are a troll.
He wasn't trolling you, he was questioning your claims...and since your claims differ from well, pretty much the entire knife world, he has good reason for that.
Lots of people dislike AUS8 because it doesn't hold an edge long, lots of people complain about their AUS8 knives rusting(usually bead blast models), but other than you, pretty much NOBODY complains about it's edge TAKING. AUS8 is widely considered one of the BEST steels for someone inexperienced with sharpening to get the hang of it with.
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AUS-8A is damn easy to sharpen. If your skills are not able to sharpen ii properly, then I doubt you could sharpen any other steel.
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He did say he has a Safe Maker II. Perhaps it's not a problem with the steel or his technique, but that the dagger grind necessitates a greater grinding angle than you'd expect in order to hit the edge.