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RE: German vs. Japanese, plus a French blade

Posted by pictureguy on January 21, 2021 at 14:29:40:
I bought myself a Spyderco w/S30V steel. Very sharp and for me, difficult to sharpen well.

Neighbor gave me a 10$ or so IMITATION Spyderco which is fine for many things, though not quite as well made as the real thing.

I intentionally bought American Made.

I might be a 'steel geek'. So many different steels available to the modern knife maker. And it appears that even the 'secret' of Damascus has been rediscovered and makes Excellent blades.

I found a <10$ Ceramc at the 'as seen on TV store' and I can't believe how sharp this thing is. Blade material is very brittle, so not for some duties, but in general? For just cutting up veggies or similar?
Tough to beat.