20cv vs Elmax

I am not sure on methods for fixing a bent blade so I will give you that but a warped blade I understand the fix to be redoing the heat treat. I would not recommend anyone do the fix themselves unless they are a professional and why I mention cost as I assume any cost to a fix worth having done being beyond reasonable given the alternative.
 
Wow... I guess my eyes are getting old... I bent the tip on a Protect Godfather... 1/4" of the tip 90 degrees to the side... Bent and sharpened it as best I could... But I don't see a bend in your blade...
 
I just got it in the mail yesterday from knives ship free, and they said the are out of stock already.
 
KnifeCarsen10 said:
I just got it in the mail yesterday from knives ship free, and they said the are out of stock already.
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Hello OP
My names Cv
Just going to join the chorus that CV20 is fine steel
But if they sold out Elmax that quick an thinking also it’s a bad grind
Would probably hold on to it
 
Another option, would be to see if you can buy a replacement blade in 20CV and hang on to your Elmax blade, which I think will be just fine. That way you would have two blades in two awesome steels. If you do decide to sell your knife at some point, the two blades that came with it would boost its value.
 
Xander3Zero said:
For the price you paid, it shouldn't be like that. Therefore I would get it fixed. My mind would not let me just "forget about it and use it anyways". Every time I picked it up I'd know its flawed.
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I dont think a warped blade can be fixed. OP better asks for an exchange or refund.
 
Cvrobinson said:
Would probably hold on to it
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They are not collectors pieces. You can find them used or nib for fairly cheap from exchange. No reason to collect them. Plus they have a bad reputation for Elmax even though that was either a short run or a made up rumor. Overall Elmax is a good steel, but the stigma stuck. Easy to sharpen and get razor sharp. But nothing that people search out for. They made alot of them too. So there's no shortage of them. They just are switching to 20cv for production.
 
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I know I'm late but I'd keep the wonky Elmax for sure, just for fun! Elmax is tougher, perhaps, depending on thermal cycles, but I never use folders for tough use/ heavy cuts. That's what fixed blades are for. Elmax and scarcity are pretty cool and a little non perfection is a thing as well, they call it wabi-sabi in Japanese. Makes it fun!
 
Oh boy, a Frankenthread :).

Is it considered acceptable wabi-sabi, even of it's the most critical part of the knife?
 
20CV > Elmax ~ S45VN > S35VN

These are some of my favorite steels for their overall performance. They stay sharp long enough, especially with stropping. Not too hard to sharpen, basically corrosion-proof. Good stuff
 
Mo2 said:
They are not collectors pieces. You can find them used or nib for fairly cheap from exchange. No reason to collect them. Plus they have a bad reputation for Elmax even though that was either a short run or a made up rumor. Overall Elmax is a good steel, but the stigma stuck. Easy to sharpen and get razor sharp. But nothing that people search out for. They made alot of them too. So there's no shortage of them. They just are switching to 20cv for production.
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They did have a bad rep for the Elmax for a while I remember that. Not in my experience tho, I carried an 0801, 0566 in Elmax that stood up just as good as the S35VN in my 0900 and 0909…. Couple of bad batches, maybe…
 
tony281sc2 said:
20CV > Elmax ~ S45VN > S35VN

These are some of my favorite steels for their overall performance. They stay sharp long enough, especially with stropping. Not too hard to sharpen, basically corrosion-proof. Good stuff
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Do you find any difference in performance between 20CV and 390M? I know they are similar, just not sure if they are close or identical.
 
scorpnsnake said:
Do you find any difference in performance between 20CV and 390M? I know they are similar, just not sure if they are close or identical.
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I’m not sure about the 20CV, I haven’t used ZTs in that steel. I don’t use knives nearly as much as I did when I worked in a warehouse, but I did use the hell out of my Hinderer Eklipse in 20CV and I liked it. People say it’s a little soft, but it’s easy to strop/maintain and it doesn’t chip. So if you’re actually using them that’s a plus if you ask me…
No scientific testing, just carrying the same knife for a month or two and see how often it needs to be touched up and how bad
 
That blade grind looks so uneven that it must have been done by a monkey.

I’m starting to get really irritated by knife manufacturers who charge premium prices for premium steel and then ship something that bad.

Send it back. Tell them that the grind needs to be even on the replacement.
 
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