After polishing out some scratches with "Flitz" Metal Polish, it turned my TL into a butter knife and I can't put an edge back on it.
I don't have nor should I need any expensive equipment to put an edge back on a blade to push cut newsprint, so why can't my Ti Lite take an edge using a Lansky Blade Medic or an Arkansas Stone?
I also tried a Diamond Tapered Rod but still no go. I can't even push cut printing paper while my VG-1 Grande can push cut newsprint, receipts, etc...
And why did it turn into a Butter Knife by polishing out surface scratches?
I'm really starting to sour on Cold Steel and their choice of AUS-8A as their default steel.
I have a $20 knife with 440C and the steel if far superior to AUS-8A
I seriously hope CS upgrades their "Base" steel in 2014 or I will buy elsewhere.
Either way, I won't be buying any more AUS-8A knives from Cold Steel.
They need to switch to A-10, 440C or VG-1 as their default steel.
I carry my CS knives for SD and barely use them to cut open boxes. I can only imagine the edge after cutting wood shaving for a fire or similar usage.
Either way, I was a big supporter of CS, but know, I'm just disappointed and frustrated.
I don't have nor should I need any expensive equipment to put an edge back on a blade to push cut newsprint, so why can't my Ti Lite take an edge using a Lansky Blade Medic or an Arkansas Stone?
I also tried a Diamond Tapered Rod but still no go. I can't even push cut printing paper while my VG-1 Grande can push cut newsprint, receipts, etc...
And why did it turn into a Butter Knife by polishing out surface scratches?
I'm really starting to sour on Cold Steel and their choice of AUS-8A as their default steel.
I have a $20 knife with 440C and the steel if far superior to AUS-8A
I seriously hope CS upgrades their "Base" steel in 2014 or I will buy elsewhere.
Either way, I won't be buying any more AUS-8A knives from Cold Steel.
They need to switch to A-10, 440C or VG-1 as their default steel.
I carry my CS knives for SD and barely use them to cut open boxes. I can only imagine the edge after cutting wood shaving for a fire or similar usage.
Either way, I was a big supporter of CS, but know, I'm just disappointed and frustrated.

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