1085 vs other steels...(all input welcome)

[boki_zca]

I find a knife I own in 1085(bark river bowie)holding an edge and performing better than all other knives I own in same and other steels.Toughness and ease of sharpening make it my favorite steel, and it gets hair splitting very easily and cuts forever! Could it be a heat treatment that is a big factor in its performance because i have knives in 1095,154cm,vg10,1075,that do not perform nearly as well as 1085 regarding edge holding and toughness!

 

[Noctis3880]

I suppose it depends on what you cut as well, as I find it a little hard to believe that 1085 would outlast 154CM on say, rope or cardboard. But then again, the convex grind might also help with edge retention.

 

[Thomas Linton]

It is not so much the material as what is done with it.

 

[Gator97]

I'd disagree on that. Granted the knife is being properly used vs. abused, it does matter what you cut, especially with the low alloy, very low wear resistant steel like 1085.