What does "double cut" mean?

it is basically a blade that has been bead blasted twice. gives it a smooth but subdued grey finish.
 
So technical......

Any difference compare with Satin in daily use? Does DC holds wear better?
DC tougher :confused:
 
It is a medical term referring to the consequences of having a shaky hand while doing a circumcision...
 
MORIMOTOM said:
it is basically a blade that has been bead blasted twice. gives it a smooth but subdued grey finish.
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Double cut is more than that I think. It is actually a blade that was finished to near Satin finish and THEN bead blasted which makes it a much more even finish than just Bead Blasted.
 
Double cut is a two stage process. The first stage is a high pressure heavy grit media. The second stage is low pressure, usually ceramic media but not exclusively, causing a "peening" action, thus closing the pores of the steel. Water will bead on a double cut blade.

Some use an aluminum oxide media for the first blast because it easily removes surface imperfections such as scratches and rub marks.

the second blast can be with glass beads but the action is much slower than with ceramic beads.

I hear a third blast can be done with walnut media, but it sounds a little picky to me.


and a blasted blade is easy to bring back to like new! :D
 
Cobalt said:
Double cut is more than that I think. It is actually a blade that was finished to near Satin finish and THEN bead blasted which makes it a much more even finish than just Bead Blasted.
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Confusing moniker. Maybe it should be called Satin Blasted (SB) instead, to make it more descriptive of the actual finish process. When I think double cut, I think two different levels of grind process. Just me, I guess.
 
I think they should just call it "Kickass Finish".
 
leatherman said:
Double cut is a two stage process. The first stage is a high pressure heavy grit media. The second stage is low pressure, usually ceramic media but not exclusively, causing a "peening" action, thus closing the pores of the steel. Water will bead on a double cut blade.

Some use an aluminum oxide media for the first blast because it easily removes surface imperfections such as scratches and rub marks.

the second blast can be with glass beads but the action is much slower than with ceramic beads.

I hear a third blast can be done with walnut media, but it sounds a little picky to me.


and a blasted blade is easy to bring back to like new! :D
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Dwayne, I followed everything except the last line... Are you saying a D/C blade is easy to restore or that a regularly bead blasted blade is easy to restore? Can you explain that?

-eli
 
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