Often information is given over the internet that is at times blatantly incorrect. Unfortunately, because it’s repeated over and over many people think these lies or myths must be true.
This is true about knives.
Specifics and folklore regularly get mixed together and soon there is great confusion. No one is certain if what they want to buy is a quality knife or if it is imperfect.
The knife loving community has to understand that what was once true, maybe fifty to one hundred years ago, is not factual in this modern age. Maybe what great-grandpa thought of as unsound when it came to a blade in his youth has been perfected over the years.
On page two we are going to look into some truths that are actually false when it comes to knives We will dispel a few myths. You might be surprised to learn that a certainty you always thought written in granite is not quite the stone-cold-fact you thought!
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Tad W Stone myth#3 is true as in it’s not a myth. Steel type has everything to do with hardness.
If you want real answers about this stuff, from some of the best bladesmiths in the world, go to the Cold Steel page and ask them. You could always look up Gil Hibben and ask him as well.
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Useless bull information. Steels do vary in strength widely. Cost of one knife to the next revolve around craftsmanship not materials usually. Hardness is a minor factor as it dictates what you can or can not do with that particular blade.
Condor. I have one