EdgeSage

EdgeSage is a knife-steel reference and sharpening coach that works entirely offline. KNOW YOUR STEEL Search 52 knife steels by name, alias or maker. Open any steel for its composition, its heat-treat notes, and plain-language pros and cons. Put two steels side by side and compare them across five axes — edge retention, toughness, corrosion resistance, wear resistance and ease of sharpening — on radar and bar charts. NOT SURE WHICH STEEL? Answer four questions about how you actually use a knife and the Steel Wizard returns a ranked shortlist, each result one tap from its sharpening recipe. A RECIPE, NOT A GUESS Every steel resolves to a concrete plan: the target angle in degrees per side, a grit ladder with micron equivalents, what to look for before moving to the next stone, a strop step, and a realistic time estimate. Recipes account for the abrasive a steel actually needs —…