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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Originally Posted by alf
Traditionally forged J-knives are carbon steel which gets sharper, stay sharp longer and are easier to sharpen when dull. The down side is that they do rust if not well taken care of.
You could get them for $50 or less. I have one that i bought for $15 years ago and it works better than $100+ fancy euro stainless knives as a cutting instrument.
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Couldn't agree more. Cindy loves her 3 decades old Chicago Cutlery set...carbon steel. We hand wash & dry only, treat the wood handles with tung oil...
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