On 6/20/2020 11:45 AM, Jim Joyce wrote:
On Sat, 20 Jun 2020 07:41:31 -0400, Frank wrote:

On 6/20/2020 7:12 AM, Bud Frede wrote:
Frank writes:

On 6/15/2020 3:13 PM, A K wrote:
For years, I have never been able to get a sharp edge using a whetstone.

Especially with Swiss army knives.

Can someone help me?

Thanks,
Andy


There are plenty of youtube videos and instructions on line for
sharpening these knives.

I also cannot get the edge on my Swiss army knife like I can on my
Buck hunting knives which you could shave with. It appears to be all
in the types of steel used.

The US-made Buck knives are heat-treated really well. They really know
how to get the most out of the steel that they use.

Some of the Buck pocketknives used to be made by Camillus. They weren't
of the same quality as the knives that Buck made themselves, but they
were still quite good, and had the same lifetime warranty.

At some point they started having knives produced in China. They're good
quality for Chinese knives, but I don't think they're nearly as good as
the US-made knives.

I have a US-made Buck 722 Spitfire that I really like. It's one of the
"special editions" that uses a different steel than the 420HC most US
Buck knives use. The steel is S30V and it takes and holds a superb
edge. It has the little "BOS" symbol etched on it to show that it was
heat-treated by Paul Bos.



Had not looked at my Bucks blade info and found this:

https://www.buckknives.com/about-knives/how-old/

My Folding Hunter and Pathfinder were made in the time period 1967-1972

My Folding Hunter 1104 is apparently rare but type steel is not mentioned.

My first and only knife was the popular Trim Trio.

https://www.google.com/search?q=trim+trio+pocket+knife


Can't imagine having only one knife. I have at least a dozen. Not
counting kitchen knives.