Why is my TGLB so dull?

that is how cathodic protection works. In your example, the silver is a "sacrificial anode" This effect is used industrially to protect underground chemical/petroleum storage tanks from corrosion, usually using aluminum or magnesium for steel tanks. They have to have cunductive contact for it to work.

There is a chart of conductor "half potentials" that will tell you which one will sacrifice and which will be protected. If I end up stuck in the house Monday, I might be able to find it, but I'm sure its online

eta: this is not really laymans terms and not specific to metals but does have usable data

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard electrode potential

Thanks for the explanation! :thumbup: I took chemistry in high school and I seem to recall (barely) that this was briefly covered, but to say that it didn't stick would be a dramatic understatement, LOL. Don't think that I did very well in that class at the time either. :o

I'll have to check out the link. :)
 
I can't tell you about your knives, but my TGLB has been sharpened to a hair popping edge and will still shave after 5 weekends of using the crap out of it.

it won't shave as well as it did to start with, but i'll still shave
 
My suggestion: if you have a passion for knives, learn how to create and maintain your own edges. That is, learn how to not only sharpen an edge, but how to modify (create new edge angles, profiles, etc.). It takes a lot of time to learn, and some $ on equipment...but you will be so much happier to not have to rely on someone else to make your knives sharp. Every Busse I've received new had an overly obtuse edge grind for my liking. They do that on purpose, because everybody, it seams, want to hack down trees and baton a cord of wood with 'em and they dont want the complaints about edge damage and the impact to their reputation I speculate. Do I get upset about what i personally perceive "not sharp enough for me"...Nope, not in the least...if I want it to be sharp...I make it so.

The only time I expect hair poping sharp out of the box is with kitchen and pocket knives.

Good luck...
 
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