Joe Fleming wrote:
: Stuart Batty made a sharpening presentation at the Desert Roundup in
: Mesa, Arizona a couple of weeks ago. He explained the edge retention
: differences between carbon steel, M2, M4, 2030, 2060, V10 (A11), and
: V15. He also explained the differences in the metal's matrix and how
: sharpening affects that. For the really hard steels, he advocates
: honing.

: His conclusion is that a really hard metal is best because you can
: barely take one pass on the outside of an 8" bowl before the edge
: dulls too much.

Did he have a recommendation (out of the ones you mention above) as to
which is best? And was there one that's a good price/performance option?

-- Andy Barss