Thread: Cerakote blade?

I had this thought today and found one older post with in his opinion good results.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...uing-tang.html

What do you think? Has anyone else tried it?

Tim

A lot of people like Cerakote, especially in Japan.

I never found anything fun about Cerakote, guess because I can't sing worth a hoot anyway.

These guys have been using it DJ Razors

I would think it'd be h3ll on your hones, but it sure could look cool!

Why would it be h3ll on the hones?

most ceramics are harder than most steels. and ceramics are used as a binder in a lot of synthetic hones.

Originally Posted by Butzy

I would think it'd be h3ll on your hones, but it sure could look cool!

I didn't think of this. I looked on some knife forums and didn't get any negatives.

I would lean towards 1 or 2 mils at the edge of a bevel wouldn't be that big of a deal.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

A lot of people like Cerakote, especially in Japan.

I never found anything fun about Cerakote, guess because I can't sing worth a hoot anyway.

................ (I can't sing worth a hoot either........)

Originally Posted by Butzy

most ceramics are harder than most steels. and ceramics are used as a binder in a lot of synthetic hones.

Not the same. I cerakote in my shop and have done several blades. 3 to 4 passes on a 320 grit and the bevel is cleared of all cerakote material.

Originally Posted by 32t

I didn't think of this. I looked on some knife forums and didn't get any negatives.

I would lean towards 1 or 2 mils at the edge of a bevel wouldn't be that big of a deal.

True. a lot of knives use cerakote. most are sharpened with either a belt and/or diamond plates which are both going to be harder than the ceramic binder in cerakote. All of that said, I certainly didn't mean to say it would ruin a softer straight razor hone that is ceramic-bound or others. Just might lead to a little more wear than a typical blade. It would be interesting test!