Guides
Guides, with the numbers
Short guides written from the survey: what shops list, what they leave out, what it costs. Two of them are interactive: move the slider, watch the edge change.
Guide
How to choose a chef knife
Length, profile, core steel, handle, and what the middle of the market charges.
↗GuideReal damascus or laser pattern?
Five things to check on the photos, three in the listing, one test at home.
↗GuideHow many layers should a damascus knife have?
What 67 layers means, why the number is everywhere, and what the count does not tell you.
↗GuideCore steels, compared
VG10, 10Cr15CoMoV, AUS-10 and powder steels: composition, hardness, price.
↗GuideHow to care for a damascus knife
Wash, dry, store, sharpen: what the steel of your knife asks for, and five mistakes to avoid.
↗InteractiveThe sharpening angle, drawn
Move the slider from 10° to 25° and watch the edge, the trade-off and the spine height.
↗InteractiveThree ways to cut
Rock chop, push cut, pull cut: watch each one and see which blade it suits.
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