OT Has anyone used these?

Hook_emHornsfan_74

So I'm a huge fan of the show Top Chef and Sheldon Simeon was one of my favorites.  I now follow him on Instagram and noticed that he was gifted some knives.  They look really cool and was thinking about purchasing one or some.  I was curious to see if any of you fine folks have used them before.  

https://www.nacionalebladeworks.com/

nolaegghead

Those look nice and price seems low.  You have to be committed to take care of these, they will develop patinas and you have to immediately wash  and dry them or they'll rust.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

nolaegghead said:

Those look nice and price seems low.  You have to be committed to take care of these, they will develop patinas and you have to immediately wash  and dry them or they'll rust.

Patinas?

nolaegghead

https://www.knivesandtools.com/en/ct/what-is-patina-on-a-knife.htm

alaskanassasin

@nolaegghead they look stainless steel to me what am i missing?

nolaegghead

alaskanassasin said:

@nolaegghead they look stainless steel to me what am i missing?

On second look, some are.  I just went to the one that interested me the most

fishlessman

no rust on my really old carbon steel knives, just cut onions, limes, and lemons and you are good to go, i dont even dry them off.  seen this a while ago, guy stuck it in an onion overnight

HeavyG

Kurouchi finish eventually wears off. In case that's important.
Knifes are made in the Philippines. Prices seem reasonable - assuming the build quality is there.

GrateEggspectations

I am a big fan of carbon steel with stainless steel cladding. Pricey, but really the best of both worlds.

alaskanassasin

GrateEggspectations said:

I am a big fan of carbon steel with stainless steel cladding. Pricey, but really the best of both worlds.

 Interesting I had never heard of that. 

nolaegghead

alaskanassasin said:

GrateEggspectations said:

I am a big fan of carbon steel with stainless steel cladding. Pricey, but really the best of both worlds.

 Interesting I had never heard of that. 

More frequently you see a VG10 clad in SS, but I just got a knife with carbon steel in the core.

nolaegghead

that line is where the outside ss cladding ends and the carbon steel begins.  No matter how hard you try, a patina will develop....adds character.   That said, many of those knives are some kind of stainless so not a problem. 

Lit

I have multiple high carbon knives and have had no issues at all. I wouldn’t leave them just sitting out wet for hours but I will cut stuff up and get dinner going then wash and dry them and you are fine. 

Lit

This one is around 8 years old with a good amount of use. Never seen rust on it.