Hi I herd that carbon damascus has tiny teeth on the blade when you sharpon it because of the differant layers of steel in it well I would like to know if stainless damascus is like this to and also what do you guys think of sharkskin leather like what does it feel like and how does it hold up for a knife sheath.
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I have never had a sheath made out of sharkksin only--but I have a cowhid sheath wrapped in sharkskin and I think that it is very nice. The material is extremely tough.
Concerning your worries about carbon damascus--
Well-forged damascus has no more of a tendency to from tiny teeth than does nondamascus steel, as far as I can tell. I have looked at the edges of my knives under very high-resolution light microscopes, and the edges of the damascus are no rougher than are the normal steels. Far more important are your sharpening skills.
I have never had a sheath made out of sharkksin only--but I have a cowhid sheath wrapped in sharkskin and I think that it is very nice. The material is extremely tough.
Concerning your worries about carbon damascus--
Well-forged damascus has no more of a tendency to from tiny teeth than does nondamascus steel, as far as I can tell. I have looked at the edges of my knives under very high-resolution light microscopes, and the edges of the damascus are no rougher than are the normal steels. Far more important are your sharpening skills.