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?
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?
a knife maker from France: Patrice Etoc. He forges the damascus himself.
for now i only touched the edge slightly with a ceramic rod.
I would certainly reach out to the maker directly. That seems like a real issue if he’s forging the blades himself.
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 🤷
