A2 or O1?

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LeeCQC

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Which one of these steels do you guys prefer? I'm ordering a custom knife, and these are the two steels the maker said he prefers to work with, so I was wondering which one you guys would go with for a general purpose outdoor knife?
 
Both make a fine blade. It is up to you and the design of the knife. Will it be a large camp style knife? or a hunter style?


O-1 will tarnish faster than A-2 other than that there really is not much difference in the two.

Nick:)
 
They are both awesome IMO. I like o1, seemes to be my personal choice, but a2 is a great one too.
 
It's actually not Scott. This is a guy who lives about 20 minutes from me, named Randy Hicks. I saw a knife that he made, and I was blown away. So, I went to check out his shop and was more blown away. He's got some serious skill, and uses quality material. Once I get the knife in hand, I'll put up some pictures for you guys to see.
 
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