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The perennial dilemma of blade finishing

I often talk about "knives" with enthusiasts and it's always the eternal debate. So here is the dilemma: “mirror” finish, “rough forge”, “hammered forge look”, “brushed” or “satin”? I will illustrate this debate for you:

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What is the "grind" of a blade?

Thanks for your questions guys! It's true that I put a little "franglais" in the ads. So, we're going to clarify all that, it's really not complicated and it's good to know. To put it simply, the "grind" is the bevel of the blade. The grind is a very important concept in cutlery, especially when we want to talk about the quality of the sharpening of a blade. Often, we have the tendency to look only at the edge of the blade, which is quite judicious. Who would buy a knife that doesn't cut? If the sharpening is super important,...

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Oh la, la, all these tempting offers... 3 Tips to avoid unpleasant surprises

One thing is sure, when you want to choose a good knife (or "the right knife" should I write), you come up against a veritable tsunami of offers. Not easy to choose a knife, especially when there are too many. So whatever the purchase, for yourself, for a gift, for a replacement, for the pleasure of collecting, you don't want to go wrong. Nothing more normal. But what to do when you are inundated with such a diversified offer and with immediate availability? Here are some great tips for making an informed choice when buying a durable knife: Indication 1:...

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How to choose a quality blade?

S emper Celerior chooses its steels and suppliers based on very strict criteria. We have made a particular choice of quality materials: “Sleipner” steel: The Sleipner steel allows the knife to keep a very good edge, longer and when the uses are very intensive. This steel does not chip as often seen in some stainless and high alloy steels. The chemical composition of "Sleipner" steel, allows the material to be tempered at high temperature towards high hardness with retained ductility (ability to deform without breaking) and effective toughness while being relatively easy to sharpen and able to obtain a very...

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