Outdoor Adventure USA

If you know the steel you want in your knife, you can search for knives made with the desired steel at KnifeCenter.com

Just go to the KnifeCenter.com web site https://www.knifecenter.com/ and enter the blade material in the search bar and see what pops up. You might be surprised.

Here is a search for knives made of ZDP-189: https://www.knifecenter.com/listing/zdp-189-steel

In my 20's, learned how to sharpen all kinds of cutting tools, working for Greenfield / Metcut.
I had all the cool tools, microscopes and a variety of machines, I was good at it.
metalurgy, exotic steels, heat treating, carbide, ceramic and I specialized in D2 (self healing material)

I have never developed a proper feel for manual sharpening, I can do it, so so, and yes I have practiced and practiced..
I have the engineering / angles well understood, just the hand eye coordination missing..I'm not able to find the magic.......so frustrating!!
I am sitting here with my sharpee and my loup working on my edc knife..
My grandpa, a barber, sharpened his own razors on leather..but I didn't get the skills passed down through genes.

Great net..thanks!!
73 Jim AG6IF

Follow-up to my post #36 about the Sandrin tungsten carbide knife.

In this YouTube video, the presenter tries to sharpen a chipped area out of his Sandrin knife blade. 1) Despite the manufacturer’s claim that the brittleness of tungsten carbide has been reduced, the presenter’s knife shows a nice chip; there is no explanation about whether this was abuse or normal use. 2) He has a heck of a time trying to sharpen it, and finally does with a diamond stand and much elbow grease.

https://youtu.be/AuHQY300Aac