Thread: Bahco Knives

Originally Posted by Nick-D

The bahcos are pretty high in chromium, which makes them a bit more wear resistant. They run a bit harder than victory too.

The old steel straightens the edge thing is a bit of a wives tale at this point, a steel can straighten the edge, but rolled edges arent actually that common, and usually they are just broken off rather than pushed back to center anyway.

A steel sharpens like any other hone, by removing a small amount of steel to reset the apex. Steels are just the least aggressive, especially the smooth ones. For maximum effectiveness A hone should be used at a slightly higher angle than the normal edge to create a micro bevel and reset edge geometry. This will take the least amount of time and work to bring the knife back to sharp again

The harder the knife steel the finer the sharpening steel should be. Otherwise it just chatters along the edge.
As shepherds we used to hone our new sharpening steels down on a brick.