Advanced Finishing System & Guide for High-Wear Resistant Knife Steels
The knifemaker highlights the challenge of getting a mirror finish on large S90V steel blades. This suggests that custom knifemakers are in need of better solutions for finishing modern, high-vanadium 'super steels'. There's a real opportunity here for a specialized finishing kit—think abrasives, compounds, and strops—along with an advanced guide, maybe a booklet or video course, that walks makers through techniques for achieving different finishes, from satin to mirror, on these tough steels. It would save them time and improve their results. Revenue could come from selling the kit and the instructional materials.
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My attempt at a Gyuto
Posted by u/KKammigo•06/03/2025
One of two that I just finished up. Cpm s90v with stabilized maple and brass. I would not recommend trying to go for a mirror finish on s90v with something this big.
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u/gmbdoggo
Holy smokes thats sexy