Any S30V blade lovers around here?

If chipping your S30V might be better with a little broader edge angle. Sharpening difficulty?Just stick with diamond sharpeners. There are lots of choices for that .I find a fine serrated edge better.
 
I like S30V. Hell, I've got a chunk of it in my pocket right now. I think its rust resistance is just a little overrated, but it's a good steel.
 
Well, my new Sebenza is currently my only blade in S30V, and it has been cutting quite nicely, but then I've only been using it for a few days.

Edit: This knife is new to me, but was actually made in 2010. Modern CRKs are made with S35VN steel, which is not super different, but perhaps a little softer. Again, I'm not an authority.

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Next to a modern Mnandi:

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S30V is a great steel. Once companies learned how to properly harden it (to prevent chipping on the edge) it has shined in all sorts of blades and configurations.
 
mete said:
If chipping your S30V might be better with a little broader edge angle. Sharpening difficulty?Just stick with diamond sharpeners. There are lots of choices for that .I find a fine serrated edge better.
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Diamonds won't help without good technique. These days it doesn't take me any longer than any other steel, but I find that unless you have your technique down steels like S30V, D2 and very high vanadium CPM steels kind of mark a different difficulty level. I find lower alloy steels to be much more forgiving of inconsistencies in angle and mistakes in general.
 
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