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Featured Comment by Craig Henry on August 3, 2012 at 0:57

Well, not to get too deep on the subject.......I've said for many years that I don't like the way things have gotten in these modern times, and I wish I could go back to simpler times. Then the thought hit me......what if I WAS living back in old timey times? And I wanted a pocket knife? It would be carbon steel or a sharpened rock.....period.

And I've gotten the attitude of; if it's a traditional pattern, then it should have a traditional steel!

So my whole attitude has changed all around.  Now I feel like, if it "stains", so what. If it gets "spots", so what. AND it gives me more chances to have quality time with my knife; checking it out, keeping it clean, etc. 

It's very strange for me after all these years only carrying stainless bladed knives that now when I see a knife listed and it says it has stainless blades I think "Oh, I don't want it in stainless blades."!  (Of course it doesn't mean that I'll never buy stainless bladed knives again...there's too many knives I like that happen to have stainless blades.) 

Me, with these attitudes and feelings......I guess you can teach new tricks to old dogs....or is it; old tricks to old dogs?! LOL!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on August 2, 2012 at 18:21

Yea buddy, the new super steels are the ones they discovered over a century ago. They call it carbon steel. We love a good Patina..lol

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on August 2, 2012 at 17:51

Here's my two new everyday buddies in Carbon steel. I love them. VERY easy to sharpen, and the edges are holding up better than my stainless knives. I think I'm sold on carbon steel. Will I ever go back to stainless? Hmmm, when it comes to knives I like to never say never!

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on August 1, 2012 at 0:25

LOOK, UP IN THE SKY! IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S........PIGS FLYING!

Yes I've gone to the dark side! I'm carrying a carbon steel knife! And.......I like it! And, it hasn't degenerated into a pile of rust in the bottom of my pocket!!

I never thought I'd carry one. But I am. And furthermore, I don't oil the blades! I do something that when I tell most knife people, they just look at me and think "He'll be alright when he gets out of the sun."  From time to time I put a coat of cheap car wax on the blades! And it works great....for me at least. Right now I'm using the basic Turtle Wax. 

I'm carrying a Boker medium stockman and a Boker 8288 penknife. I am amazed at how easy they are to sharpen, AND the edge is holding up better than any of my stainless knives!!

What has become of me......

Comment by Dana Mayo on May 23, 2012 at 14:55

I thought so. Thanks.  The groups opening statement made me wonder if CV and 1095 were being referred to as one the the "new super steels"

Comment by lg&m on May 22, 2012 at 17:15

not only is it a good carbon steel it,s name tells you how much carbon it has .95% 

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 22, 2012 at 8:53

Dana, It's one of the best carbon steels too.

Comment by johnny twoshoes on May 22, 2012 at 8:00

Yes it is.

Comment by Dana Mayo on May 22, 2012 at 7:48

Is 1095 a carbon steel?

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on May 20, 2012 at 17:24

Hey, Carbon Steel knife fans, I am planning on starting a mini group in Box Full of Knives Group on "Forged Knives". If you like forged knives or want to learn more about them, please come and join us.

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