OK. I'm weird. I admit it.

I like both stainless and carbon!

At first carbon is a bit tedious when you are trying to acquire the patina,can look like a mess but soon that changes.The more you do it the better you get at it....

When a knife feels good in the had and cuts well I'm not that bothered about the steel,perhaps stainless is better on acid foods though-it imparts no flavour.
 
I've got a twist you your shiny-luvin problem :) I just can't keep from polishing my carbon steel blades. Every time I try to get a patina, this imp gets into my brain at about 9:30 pm and out comes the polish and there goes the patina. I particularly love that queen mirror polished 1095, oh man what a turn on to see it get all those colors during the day and make them all disappear with Mr. Flitz in the evening :)
 
GigOne said:
Steel selection based on environmental factors/conditions. Interesting. :confused:

And I thought Buck_Fan was weird. :p :D
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:p Well, I'd try to come up with an alibi, Jeff, but it's no good since you already know me. :p
 
I do prefer carbon and tool steels, but I guess I can admit I like stainless too. :)
My SAK Cadet gets as sharp as just about anything and resharpens as easy as any other steel. Good stuff. Blues your almost correct it's all good --
if heat treated;) properly.
 
I certainly agree that A2 is one of the premium steels. I have a few S30's and have not had chipping as reported but still favor D2 as my premium steel and now find that 154 CPM is closing in too. Did not expect that since I have not been an ATS fan. Bob Ogg made me several 1095 folders years ago and that is a fine steel but he, too, finally went to ATS. Go figure...
 
I mostly prefer stainless or tool steel but on the patina issue I think it looks better if the patina is not induced but natural over time.
 
Buck_Fan said:
Hi folks,
I know most, but it seems like all, like CV blades to get a so called better edge and patina. I bought some CV knives just because of all the talk of it. Well I used my Canoe the other day to cut up an apple. Patina came. I DON'T LIKE PATINA. :eek: When I have looked at pictures I did not think much of it. But I thought that maybe if I did it to my own it would be different for me. NOPE. I don't like it at all. I like stainless steel. OK there I said it. I like that it stays shinny. Easy, no worries maintenece. But you say CV can get a better edge. I am sure that is true. But I have some pretty sharp SS blades. I am happy with how sharp they are, and can get. I just had to admit this so I can move on with my life. LOL. I am going to sell or trade off some of my CV blades and get SS. Call me crazy or weird. That is ok. I can deal with it.

My name is Bill, and I like stainless steel blades.

Bill
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Brasso cleans off a patina real fast
 
TwoDogs said:
Buck Fan..........you've taken the first step and admitted you have a problem. If you want, we can try and find you a good SS rehab facility and if you work hard at your recovery you will come out a new man, and patina will be your friend!:D

It's not weird at all, if you like SS that's all that matters!

Besides that will leave more carbon for us patina junkies.
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:D :thumbup:
 
SilverFoxKnows said:
I'll make an admission of my own. I like low end steels. I don't have a belt sander (nor am I likely to in the near future) to make reprofiling D2 or S30V easy-peasy. I like thin, convex edges and that's so much easier for me with lowly steels like 1095, 420HC, 12C27 or 440A.
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Ditto...
 
I'm an SS fan, too.

I don't really like a patina and I HATE spots. I rotate through about 30 EDCs so sometimes a knife will go a few weeks without any attention.

That said, I do have my share of non-stainless knives (& a real weakness for Moore Maker); thank heaven for Ren Wax!
 
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