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There are a good many carpenters on here. It might have something to do with that addiction to really sharp blades.

It might be a combination of both the soft steel being honed out, and the harder steel being brittle. The cure for that is a lot of honing with very little pressure on high grit stones and checking...

Break out a magnifying glass of at least 10x preferably 30x or higher and keep polishing until the previous grit scratches are gone. It may take a while. With the knife I mentioned above I tried...

Titan straight razors are relatively new and supposedly made of Japanese cutlery stainless steel VG10. I've never seen one. VG10 is tough steel to hone, but it also holds its edge extremely well. I...