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80crv2 is tougher— I might have guessed that! What about edge holding?80crv2 is a tough user friendly steel, one of my all time faves.
A2 should hold an edge longer. Also, if this factors in at all for you, A2 should also be more corrosion resistant.80crv2 is tougher— I might have guessed that! What about edge holding?
80crv2 is tougher— I might have guessed that! What about edge holding?
80crv2 is tougher— I might have guessed that! What about edge holding?
General camp more robust knife (5” to 5.25” blade 5/32 or 3/16” thick), used for general fire prep (batoning included), general meal prep, white tail hunting, etc... will be used as a primary blade
Bushcraft knife (3.5” to 4” blade at 1/8” thick and scandi grind). Uses include all of the above minus batoning and adding finer “carving type work”. Will be used as a backup blade 99% of the time.
For the discussion, I’m buying both knives and only need to know what steel would be best for each
A lot depends on the edge profile, grind, and heat treat.. but I'm going to say A2 will likely hold an edge a bit longer but I've also had some A2 chip.
When things like strops and super fine stones exist where you can literally get back to razor with a few swipes on 80crv2, I myself don't see the merit of a tiny bit of edge retention in the field.
How much harder is 3v to sharpen with a water stone ? That’s my biggest hesitation.You certainly can get a good knife in steels with A2 or 80CrV2, but you can get much tougher blades with better wear resistance with steels like 3V, Cruwear, Vanadis 4E, M4 and such.
I don't use water stones, just diamonds. But the better steels with superior edge stability will allow you to use a thinner, more acute blade geometry, which makes sharpening (and cutting) easier. You can also go with a microbevel, which is very easy to resharpen.How much harder is 3v to sharpen with a water stone ? That’s my biggest hesitation.
How much harder is 3v to sharpen with a water stone ? That’s my biggest hesitation.
Not too worried about rust. Plus, I like a hard use patina that developed over time. Part of the fun for meAll I know ia A2 @ ~62 Rc. It',s a fine steel and holds an edge well, but that is convex chisel ground. A2 does like to rust.
I have heard A2 can take a scary edge. Can 80crv2 take a scary edge too?A2 should hold an edge longer. Also, if this factors in at all for you, A2 should also be more corrosion resistant.
From what I've been told by friends who own blades in that steel and read online it sure seems to be the case. Most steels can, generally.I have heard A2 can take a scary edge. Can 80crv2 take a scary edge too?