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?

  • cetan@lemmy.world
    2·
    10 months ago

    It is not normal for damascus but there could be a lot of factors here. How are you sharpening it? What sharpening system or sharpener are you using? Who made the knife? Can you talk more about the manufacturer?

    • merde alorsOPEnglish
      1·
      10 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@lemmy.world
        1·
        10 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 alorsOPEnglish
          1·
          10 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 🤷