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The Knife is man's oldest
tool. No matter how attractive it is, cutting is its purpose.
It all starts with the steel.
Since the same raw materials are
available to everyone, Craftsmanship is what sets those apart. How it is
cut, ground and Heat-Treated is what makes a quality blade.
DROST KNIVES are made with
uncompromising quality. All operations are done by one set of
hands. Starting with the highest grades of specific Alloyed Steels,
Mike Drost works, shapes, and surace-grinds each individual blade. Then
blades are rough hollow ground by hand-held operation, and by eye.
Mike does not use any automatic grinders, or jigs in this procedure. Heat-Treating is also done in
shop, that way the quality control is assured. Blades are heat-treated to
very exacting tolerances, double or triple tempered, and cryogenically
quenched. The Rockwell hardness is tested after each procedure on every
blade. Mike has definite opinions about heat-treating, and they are above
AISI Manufactures specifications and tolerances. After heat-treating, blades are
surface-ground again, to within .001 inch true, then back to hand-held grinding
to the desired finish and thickness to edge. Final finishs are done
either by hand, or Buffers. |
