15N20 and L6 steel???

[Birch River blades]

I'd agree with Kentucky. I have made many knives from both and when heat treated properly you end up with a very tough blade that will hold a good edge. The only difference I really see is that L6 will air harden easily unless you can really slow down the cooling time during annealing.

 

[nzedge]

Iv got a couple of knives made from 15N20.

Iv got a small fixed blade, and a santoku kitchen knife.
I like them both. Patina's pretty much instantly.

 

[samuraistuart]

A thread from 2011? Really?

 

[james terrio]

A thread from 2011? Really?

Happens all the time, usually because someone googled the topic they're interested in and this just happens to be the thread that popped up.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Nothing new being added....thread closed.