Advantages of Knife Steel

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There are huge differences in knife steels, such as ability to hold an edge for a long time, ability to chop without suffering damage, ability to avoid rusting, ability to hold an acute, high-performance edge -- on and on. These large differences have been proven by good science.

For casual users, none of these advantages will be apparent. But they are real.

Knives are infinitely complex.

The OP is just trolling.
 
awesome14 said:
I don't know about anyone else. But for me, if D2 steel in the hands of America's disciplined and morally straight fighting force--a thing beautiful in God's sight-- preserved the nation I love, and in doing so permitted the free exercise of my Constitutional rights in this generation and many more to come; then I consider it a blessing from Almighty God, good enough for Him, and good enough for my knife!
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Wait, what????

Is D2 running for President?????
 
awesome14 said:
All the hoopla over expensive steel is just that: a way to extract money from your wallet without giving you value for your dollar! Tell them to sell at a fair price!
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Yeah, and platinum should be the same price as copper. I mean, they're both just metal, right???

Your entire post is ridiculous (in addition to being far too verbose).
 
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I won’t buy a knife unless it has a steel blade. But that’s just me.
 
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awesome14 said:
But hopefully it will be based on rational argument and not prejudice and other less than objective criteria.
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awesome14 said:
...D2 steel in the hands of America's disciplined and morally straight fighting force...
...I consider it a blessing from Almighty God, good enough for Him, and good enough for my knife!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 
Wth, the study should have been with people who actually use knives for a long time and know better. This is one of the most absurd post I’ve seen concerning knife steel.

The Op needs to do a lot more research and then try some different knife steels to learn a few things. Maybe read Larrins articles for a start.
 
Lesknife said:
Wth, the study should have been with people who actually use knives for a long time and know better. This is one of the most absurd post I’ve seen concerning knife steel.

The Op needs to do a lot more research and then try some different knife steels to learn a few things. Maybe read Larrins articles for a start.
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Clearly you haven't read his other shenanigans. Ask him about his stance on women 😉

As far empirical data, the "study" in confounded and flawed on every level.

To stay on topic, despite what some may feel, advancements in steel isn't a bad thing. Some may be fine with a simple easy to sharpen carbon (I'm generally in that group). However, the monetary cost of steel shouldn't be the only merit as to value of the steel. The attributes the steel offers (corrosion resistance, edge holding, etc) are worth a premium if the duties it will be used for requires it. One also has to take into consideration that harder steels are hard on tooling. It's going to jack up the price if the manufacture knows that $300,000 worth of tool and die are going to wear out 30% faster.
 
Lee D said:
Too long, couldn’t bring myself to read
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Oh, it's worth it, top notch nuttery!


I think he's selling D2 because it's the most American steel, it won the war. If you're patriotic, why are you buying that Bohler-Uddeholm (sounds like some Nazi steel!) when you could get good ol' American D2! It makes a fine knife blade, heck, all the armaments were made of it! Why wouldn't you want to use the same steel that worked for poking ten holes in a Jerry's face 80 years ago?!

I would like it if you would all stand, please?
America, America, God shed his grace on theeeeee

Just realized A awesome14 started this thread. Man, it seems like you gave the first half of an experiment without any conclusions. Where is the conclusions of actual use amongst the test subjects? Did you give each of the 26 people a knife in all four steels, to use, over how long, doing what, do they sharpen, do they know how to maintain? That is more important than their race, sexuality, them being "traditional, conservative males", probably purposely left one more descriptor out... Anyways, yeah, seems like the "experiment" fizzled out in the end. What happened?

This seems like, borderline racist. "Straight, white conservative males". That is not very American-sounding to me. To test a knife's true usefulness, I would give it to a variety of different people doing different things in their daily life, and then come back after a month and see how it holds up.
 
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So where can I trade in my CRKs with S35 or S45, and get some of those CRKs from China; that have that "rare" D2 steel in their blades?
 
With proper heat treatment, and good geometry, almost any of the alloys commonly used for knives will make at least a decent knife. Doesn't matter who makes it, or where it's made, or how much it costs.
 
D2 with the same edge retention as S30V? Yeah ok.

I have one D2 blade, I never use or carry it anymore. The ease of sharpening/edge retention ratio makes it annoying.

I like my particle metallurgy steels. Current lineup:

M390
CPM-S35VN
CPM-20CV
CPM-3V
CPM-S30V
CPM-M4
CPM-154
CPM-S90V
CPM-SPY27
CPM-S125V
CTS-XHP
CTS-204p

As far as race gender crap, I don't care. I'm a 50/50 mix, straight male. I'm guessing the largest group of knife enthusiast are straight males, which is probably why that's who they interviewed.

I'm sick of everything being about race gender sexual orientation. I don't care what you do or believe, as long as you keep it out of my face and aren't hurting anyone. However, I prefer my knife steel to be straight though.
 
Bob Denman said:
I want to know if pet owners were properly represented in this study...
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Sorry, that along with smoking status, criminal history, and especially education level was ignored for the sake of objectivity. Little more is known about the lucky 26 who each received 8 high-end knives. Actually it was many more than 26, since as the OP says, the study was so well constructed and insightful that it was repeated numerous times by various organizations! Incredible.
 
Bob Denman said:
So where can I trade in my CRKs with S35 or S45, and get some of those CRKs from China; that have that "rare" D2 steel in their blades?
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Right here, sir! I will give you some amazing Eafengrows in wonderful D2 China steel, for all your silly Sebenzas, special price just for you!
Come on, do your patriotic duty and give 'em to me ;)
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M390 X
CPM-S35VN X
CPM-20CV X
CPM-3V X
CPM-S30V X
CPM-M4 X
CPM-154
CPM-S90V
CPM-SPY27
CPM-S125V
CTS-XHP x
CTS-204p technically an analouge.
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Currently have... hmm most of your lineup, all but 154, S90, S125 and Spy27.
Will raise you
Maxamet, CPM-10V, CPM-Cruwear (My favorite!), CPM-S45VN, CPM-440V, CPM-Rex 45 and K390! I don't know if ZDP-189 is powdered or not. Does this make me more of a patriot?

K.O.D. said:
I'm sick of everything being about race gender sexual orientation. I don't care what you do or believe, as long as you keep it out of my face and aren't hurting anyone. However, I prefer my knife steel to be straight though.
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Wharncliffe for life
 
killgar said:
What the ...what???

Why would people conducting a study of peoples opinions of knife steels care about the test subjects sexual orientation or political views? How would they even know? And what does any of that have to do with knife steels? And if they were "randomly selected", how is it all the test subjects were the same race, gender, sexual orientation and political persuasion? Or for that matter, why would they only select white males for the study? Don't women, and people of other races use knives?

Sounds like a pretty bizarre "study" to me. Do you have any links to it?

I can't take such a "study" seriously. Or your post.

EDIT: Forget I asked about the links to the "studies". I'm really not interested.
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It must have been determined by visual examination alone. Or, maybe there were no other kinds of males where it was conducted.
 
Bob Denman said:
Who do I sue over this discriminatory bullcrap?
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People don't have to sue everyone over everything. I swear, no one can tolerate anything outside their own echo chambers! Time to grow up and gets a thicker skin. I really don't mind what any other person(s) say/do, as long as it's legal. WHY? What other reason could there be? What is it about those who don't overreact? Food for thought . . .
 
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