Thanks, Mike! They’re more brittle than steel, which is why WoodCraft discontinued them, I expect. And I’ve had a couple with manufacturing flaws I found while shaping the handle (with the blade held in the vise) that snapped, but if one survives all the way to a completed knife, I’ve found them to be pretty durable. And they can be sharpened with diamond stones.

Thanks, Debbie! 

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