David wrote:

> Dee Dee: As I understand it, high carbon steel is stainless steel with
> extra carbon. It is probably very good, however I have carbon steel knives
> that I really like. They will blacken and rust if left wet, but they seem
> to get sharper than stainless and stay sharper longer. David

Sorry, but high carbon steel is not stainless steel. It is a very strong but
brittle and it can be sharpened to a very keen edge. Stainless steel has
chromium and nickel added to it to make it resistant to corrosion.