Super Steels

currently were pushing steel to the limit, i think the next big revolution in pocket knives will be composites or ceramics. Maybe other metals could be incorporated into knives, tungsten carbide or an advanced aluminium alloy, who knows.
 
High Nitrogen steels are a buzz and have potential.
Also, nanotechnologies might provide a breakthrough.
 
Outdoors Fanatic said:
Yeah I know that. DMT makes great diamond stones. But I was talking about something more like a fail-proof system, not benchstones, rods, alignment guides or general sharpening material for free-hand sharpening. Every major cutlery manufacturer invests millions in R&D searching for better steels, heat treatment, locks, sheaths, carrying systems and every knife related accessory you can imagine except efficient and "friendly" sharpening systems. Yes, Spyderco's Sharpmaker and its similars are great but is far from a complete do-all system and the Edge Pro is quite cumbersome, difficult to assembly and use, not to mention expensive. What else we have in the market? A bunch of useless gimmicks and junk which ruins your knife instead of actually sharpen it...
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You need to invest in a bench grinder and some paper wheels. Makes short work of any steel and produces hair popping results in a minute or two. A little practice and you will never have a dull knife. Although since getting diamond spray and a strop I haven't had to use mine hardly at all. Just strop frequently before the knife gets dull and you will always have a hair whittling blade in your pocket.
 
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