Work Hardening steel and Worksharp?

19-3ben

19-3ben

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I am considering buying a Spyderco in H1. Have heard from reviews that the steel is a little low on wear resistance at first until it work hardens.

My KO-Worksharp is my go-to sharpener. I was just wondering if sharpening the knife on those belts would work harden it a bit, and how the process of belt sharpening might differ from sharpening with hard abrasives on a work-hardening steel like H1.
 
You can't work-harden a knife by sharpening it.
Work-hardening involves bending, cold forging, or rolling.
 
Maybe flopping a burr/wire edge back and forth work hardens the edge?
(No idea, that's a question.)

I'd be curious what testing was done, that demonstrated this in the first place.
 
Would a smooth steeling do it?

Maybe lean on it a little and then go back and resharpen it. The effects from roller burnishing go into the steel a depth of close to 100 micron or more IIRC. If that is a good idea for this steel might be a way to go.

I've found smooth steel to improve edge longevity on low RC cutlery, don't know anything about H1.
 
H1 is produced by rolling the steel through dies under tons of pressure... that's how it work hardens. No heat treatment involved. Sharpening does nothing for work hardening.

Steeling might but I just don't think there is enough force being applied.
 
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