just got my first gec #99 f&f nice, but.....

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blade was duller than my butter knife queen cc. other than that really nice finishing and a super knife. i think it's gonna be a good knife for day to day use........

i've never owned any knives in o1 steel before, most other steels but not o1, so i got no reference other than reading on forums. how easy is o1 to sharpen. reason i ask is i took it straight to re-profile it and give it an edge and it seemed to remove steel with my stones rather quickly. much quicker than 1095, other tool steels, and of course the various stainless steels i own knives in. so much it got me worried. it almost seems super soft.....but i took it to slice away at a board of cedar i got i use to whittle with and it seemed fine, but i was shocked at how easily the steel came off when re-profiling it.

so i guess besides being confused.....01 supposed to be easy to reprofile? does gec run their 01 soft? something i am missing, any advice? appreciate the help and feedback y'all. thanks much.....
 
All of my production slipjoints have come dull enough to not cut paper. No big deal, gives me an excuse to sharpen :)
 
That's interesting about the ease of removing material you have experienced. O1 is nothing like D2 in abrasion resistance, but at a given RC should still be slightly more resistant than 1095 - not less. If it's truly easier than their 1095, then they either intentionally run the O1 softer or they had a glitch.
 
good thoughts fella's, appreciate the feedback.

i'm gonna put 'er to daily use and if i see a problem with the edge not performing at least as well as the 1095's i got i'll get with gec. course could just be a warped perception on my part. i get an idea in my head, and if the reality doesn't hit like i expected.....well here i am........
 
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The little bits of vanadium and tungsten in O1 shouldn't make much difference in sharpening, I'd think. Not a lot of it there to make any significant carbides. Maybe a little more wear-resistant in use, than 1095. But when sharpening, especially with relatively modern hones (AlOx, SiC, diamond), I wouldn't expect it to be much different than most other carbon steels (like 1095, CV, etc.).

Without much carbide content, the RC hardness alone won't impact ease of sharpening noticeably, with most modern abrasives. Wear-resistance is what makes most of the difference in difficulty of sharpening, and it takes fairly significant carbide content to do that (chromium carbides, vanadium carbides, tungsten carbides). None of these are much of a factor in this steel.


David
 
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Obsessed with Edges nailed it on the head. Keeping in mind what he said, just go ahead and use the knife and see how it holds up. Metal is no match for abrasives:)
 
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