Are there different brands of ceramic swevil knife blades?

[Ace Lungger]

Howdy Pards,
I hope in the near further, I can buy a ceramic blade for my swevil knife Seems like a lot of people have went to those, do they cut better , or stay sharper longer/ Just would like to know the advantage of them? If there are different brands whick do you buy? All I have ever seen are the Tandy, seems like they run in the $30.00 price range or higher?
I would again be great full, for any and all advice!
Thanks ACE

[cowboywc]

Howdy Pal
Tandy is the only one who has the ceramic blades. They are not as good as they used to be. They take a lot of work to make them right.
If you want to buy from Tandy get one of the ASB blades, they are better quality than their normal blades. Otherwise get a good blade from Bob Beard, Henley, Chuck Smith.
WC

[Ace Lungger]

WC,
Are you using the ceramic blades? If so what one? As I jave played with the blades I have, I like the 1/4 angle blade the best for me at this time! It might all be in my head to, for I am alking on thin ice I do know when i get use to carving I am going to injoy it!! I was hopeing to post a pic of my chicken scrathing's I did today, but it didn't get dry, and I wanted to put a little oil on it to help it as much as possible.
Depending on your answer, I might give you a pm.
Thanks
ACE

[Dalton Masterson]

Ace, I use the ceramics from Tandy. I have the filigree/angle, the straight one, and the beader.
I like them, as they do cut very nice. I have found with mine that I need to strop quite often, but that may be normal. They start to drag just a hair, and after a quick strop, they are smooth again.
I did take one of mine to one of my diamond sharpening stones (fine grit), and then 400 grit wet paper laid on my marble. I removed a bunch of marks, and it works a LOT better now than it did. I plan on doing this to all of them when I get a chance.

I like the filigree/angle (whichever one it is I have) blade for any turning work, and the straight blade for my borders, and long stretches of carving.

DM

[cowboywc]

WC,
Are you using the ceramic blades? If so what one? As I jave played with the blades I have, I like the 1/4 angle blade the best for me at this time! It might all be in my head to, for I am alking on thin ice I do know when i get use to carving I am going to injoy it!! I was hopeing to post a pic of my chicken scrathing's I did today, but it didn't get dry, and I wanted to put a little oil on it to help it as much as possible.
Depending on your answer, I might give you a pm.
Thanks
ACE

Howdy Pal
I pull mine out every so often but use my good steel blades most of the time. It depends on the job if I use a angle or straight blade.
I do use my ceramic beader blade all the time.
WC

[Excalibur]

What is a beader blade?

[Marshal Will Wingam]

It cuts a rounded bead. The center of this fern pattern is done with one.