Be easy to resharpen 3. Be extremely durable and resilient 4. Be comfortable to use 5. T his combination does not come automatically, nor easily. One must consider all of the aspects of the knife, as well as it's intended purpose, and as with most things, there are some trade offs that must be realized by both the maker and the customer.
Lets begin with steel selection.
Each question should lead to another. The general parameters of use should be helpful in choosing the steel. Once the type of steel is chosen, the next set of questions arises. Now let's take a look at grinding. Through years of experimentation and testing, I have come to the very pointed conclusion, that the best cutting blades are those with very small, or no edge bevels.