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Old 12-30-2006, 05:31 PM
Rick R Rick R is offline
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Edge holding ability is in direct proportion to the steel itself and the quality of the heat treating done on the blade. Generally speaking, carbon steel is easy to sharpen but dulls quicker, whereas stainless holds an edge longer but takes longer to sharpen. Kinda what scalerman has said.
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