Hmmm, Opinels in SS are made with Sandvik 12C27M. I know mine took a whole lot longer than 3 minutes to raise the initial burr. But then, they are shaped but not sharp when you get them and you have to put an edge on them.
You are right, the steel does hold an edge for a very long time.
Hi Marion
I wasn’t really timing it, so 3 minutes is a guesstimate. It may have been as much as 4 minutes. My point really was that it took little time compared to other steels like A2 or D2 tool steels…no time compared to VG10!!
I didn’t realize that Opinels came with no edge, but that is kind of neat…I end up putting my own edges on all my knives after a bit anyway,so Opinels is set up for guys like me.
Cheers
Leo
