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A Poll, Which blade material?
- Thread starter Gary W. Graley
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Boy, Gary, I'll bet you're sorry you tried this one!
I was very happy to have what I know will be my favorite steel when I get one of the customs I've ordered. Specially when I know it'll outcut 440V, is both strong and tough, and it sharpens super quickly.
Of course, if it hadn't been there, I'd have been at a loss without VG-10 there. Sorry, couldn't help it.
I was very happy to have what I know will be my favorite steel when I get one of the customs I've ordered. Specially when I know it'll outcut 440V, is both strong and tough, and it sharpens super quickly.
Of course, if it hadn't been there, I'd have been at a loss without VG-10 there. Sorry, couldn't help it.
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Wow, I locked in my vote and was really surprised that the majority of people are still prefering ATS-34 over all the other steels/aloys.
Hmmmm.
Mine vavorite was/is A2.
Hmmmm.
Mine vavorite was/is A2.
Gary W. Graley
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Bugs...you've no idea...
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Interesting poll, and it is generating some interesting results. ATS-34/154CM is a very good all around steel, and some of my best knives are made out of it.
My current preferences though are for 3V or 10V. I don't have much of a corrosion resistance requirement of my knives, at least that can't be handled reasonably well by a coat of mineral oil, so I am more focused on toughness and edge holding. 3V is my choice for big blades, and 10V for small ones. These are reall extreme performance steels if properly heat treated, 3V offering great impact toughness and 10V offering amazing wear resistance.
For a stainless working knife, I have really been favoring gool ol' 440C lately. Highly rust resistant, holds an edge better than the standard 420 production stainless steels, almost as good as ATS-34, and sharpens fairly easily in the field. It would be interesting to see a side by side evaluation of 440C and VG10 one day.
My current preferences though are for 3V or 10V. I don't have much of a corrosion resistance requirement of my knives, at least that can't be handled reasonably well by a coat of mineral oil, so I am more focused on toughness and edge holding. 3V is my choice for big blades, and 10V for small ones. These are reall extreme performance steels if properly heat treated, 3V offering great impact toughness and 10V offering amazing wear resistance.
For a stainless working knife, I have really been favoring gool ol' 440C lately. Highly rust resistant, holds an edge better than the standard 420 production stainless steels, almost as good as ATS-34, and sharpens fairly easily in the field. It would be interesting to see a side by side evaluation of 440C and VG10 one day.
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but I like BG-42 the most. Just wasn't on your list so I voted my 2nd choice.
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