recently got this knife as a gift and it’s my first Damascus steel.

i am never happy with the edge, it has teeth, it doesn’t glide. fine when cutting bread but awful for an apple :/

is that normal for damascus?

  • merde alorsOP
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    110 months ago

    a knife maker from France: Patrice Etoc. He forges the damascus himself.

    for now i only touched the edge slightly with a ceramic rod.

    • @cetan
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      110 months ago

      I would certainly reach out to the maker directly. That seems like a real issue if he’s forging the blades himself.

      • merde alorsOP
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        110 months ago

        thanks, we will try to reach out to him to hear what he has to say

        photo i took the day i received the knife

        photo i took today after getting rid of that 50° angle

        that damascus layer looks more like a crack now 🤷

        • @cetan
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          110 months ago

          That does not look good at all. I hope the maker responds.