01-08-2018, 10:25 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-13-2018, 08:24 AM by scott.livesey.)
good stuff. Did the cutters have a steel to touch up the blades as they went? With steel this soft, one would expect the edge to fold rather than than chip. your felt overheating hypothesis is not flawed. industry has been researching this since the 1930's and keeps coming back with the same conclusion, sharpening blades with high speed belts, discs or wheels can cause the apex to heat enough to change the temper of the blade.
it is interesting to see that the knives used were of basic stainless, I wonder how a blade of "Super Steel", S35VN or Elmax or PSF59 would hold up under these tests. I know you cannot reveal knife maker's names, but I would not be surprised if they included Dexter, Mundial, Victorinox, Mercer,Icel, Winco, and Wusthof. How long to the knives last?
it is interesting to see that the knives used were of basic stainless, I wonder how a blade of "Super Steel", S35VN or Elmax or PSF59 would hold up under these tests. I know you cannot reveal knife maker's names, but I would not be surprised if they included Dexter, Mundial, Victorinox, Mercer,Icel, Winco, and Wusthof. How long to the knives last?