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One slicey Boi!
Nice, I equate a thinner grind to taking the "training wheels" off the blade.
Very enjoyable to use and sharpen.
52100 Question
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One slicey Boi!
Nice, I equate a thinner grind to taking the "training wheels" off the blade.
Very enjoyable to use and sharpen.
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My favorite high carbon steel. Tough, takes a fantastic ultra fine edge and holds it a long, long time. Two of my prized blades in 52100 are Marbles Fieldcraft and Campcraft from Mike Stewart's era there.
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I love my 52100 PM2.
Easy to sharpen. It does just about everything I expect from it. I convexed the edge.
https://bladeforums.com/threads/52100-paramilitary-ii-for-good-measure.1528806/page-4
Not a beach knife. I didn't rinse my hand of Salt water.
It does require more user maintenance because of the high carbon steel.
And it is my FAVORITE PM2.
My cat too.
Patinas beautifully.
Easy to sharpen. It does just about everything I expect from it. I convexed the edge.
https://bladeforums.com/threads/52100-paramilitary-ii-for-good-measure.1528806/page-4
Not a beach knife. I didn't rinse my hand of Salt water.
It does require more user maintenance because of the high carbon steel.
And it is my FAVORITE PM2.
My cat too.
Patinas beautifully.
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Cold Steel uses 52100 for all their Drop Forged line of integral , one piece , fixed blades . Inexpensive and very tough but not a bit stainless under that poor coating .
They make several different models and are cheap enough to try out to see if you like the steel .
High toughness is most important in big , long blades for chopping or other hard impact use . Not my choice for a small folder , normally , because stainless is more important to me in that case . YMMV !
My Drop Forged Bowie in 52100 :
They make several different models and are cheap enough to try out to see if you like the steel .
High toughness is most important in big , long blades for chopping or other hard impact use . Not my choice for a small folder , normally , because stainless is more important to me in that case . YMMV !
My Drop Forged Bowie in 52100 :
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Not really a fan of the PM2, but I'm a huge fan of 52100.
Easy to sharpen, takes a fantastic edge, and takes a beautiful patina over time.
Also a fan of carbon fiber. I enjoy the look, the feel, the strength to weight ratio... good stuff.
Were I to get a PM2 or get one for a friend or family member, I'd get this version. Sure it's more expensive, but the materials are top shelf and Spyderco certainly knows how to put out a fantastic product. And hey, it's a limited edition so you'll be in rare company.
Easy to sharpen, takes a fantastic edge, and takes a beautiful patina over time.
Also a fan of carbon fiber. I enjoy the look, the feel, the strength to weight ratio... good stuff.
Were I to get a PM2 or get one for a friend or family member, I'd get this version. Sure it's more expensive, but the materials are top shelf and Spyderco certainly knows how to put out a fantastic product. And hey, it's a limited edition so you'll be in rare company.
52100 is a high purity ball bearing steel with low Chrome content. It is not stainless. BG-42 is a high purity ball bearing steel with a high Chrome content. It is stainless. If I had to pick between the 2, I would opt for stainless.
I also like Vanadium in my blades for wear rersistance. I would pick CPM 10-V (non stainless) over 52100 and CPM 20-CV (stainless) over BG-42.
I also like Vanadium in my blades for wear rersistance. I would pick CPM 10-V (non stainless) over 52100 and CPM 20-CV (stainless) over BG-42.