At TJmax I bought a beautifully looking chef knife with intriguing name Tomodachi in Diamond series. It was finished with fantastic titanium gun metal coating and was well balanced. After research on the web I immediately discovered that is was by Hampton Forge which I assume to be junk. No mention of their website about which still they use. Does somebody know is their steel equivalent to 420 or even worse? Should I spend time trying to reprofile the edge and sharpen it or just straight away sent to a charity?
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Tomodachi
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Your 'intriguing' name means 'Friend' in Japanese.
scdub
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I would definitely give it a sharpening and try it out - as many here have said in different threads, the way a cutlery steel is treated is more important than how complex/expensive it is - your might find it performs well. If it ends up going to a charity, whoever gets it will still appreciate a sharp knife.
I heard about the issue before. How difficult is it to do heat treatment properly? Isn't it just a matter of right temperature at the high point and the low point? Does somebody know how much difference is it steels treated at the current market are really done well? Are some company known for good treatment or some notoriously bad?
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Since it's a chef's knife, I wouldn't worry about re-profiling. They're so thin behind the cutting edge that the back bevel doesn't make much difference. Plus, the steels are softer in chef's knives, so if you just sharpen it to whatever edge angle you like, it'll go fast, without even needing the micro bevel. (I like 40° inclusive)