BG-42 Steel?

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ReconTech

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I was thinking about getting a SOG X-42 Recondo in BG-42, is this steel really all that hard to sharpen? And what about it getting wet? Any problems with it in a pool (chlorine)? Any real concerns here?
 
As long as you have diamond sharpeners and some patience, BG42 is no problem to sharpen.
 
Well the blade is covered in the powder coat so you should be fine with it for rust or reaction. It is Bearing Grade steel BG-42 so it is hard steel so yeah diamond and patience.
 
Hmmm... food for thought.

I'm ordering a custom 110 from Buck (PCKS) and was thinking about BG42. Does this meant that I'd have to own diamond stones for my Sharpmaker. Those are pretty expensive, aren't they?

Should I maybe get ATS-34 instead?
 
BG-42 is tough stuff, but can be sharpened with ceramic stones like on the 204, you don't have to have the diamond rods. I'm not saying they wouldn't help, but you should be fine without them.
 
I've found that between some of the comparable steels BG-42 is my favorite. Never had a problem sharpening it, or with it's endurance. 154CM next on my list, but I personally find it much more difficult to sharpen well than BG-42.
 
Look at it this way, it might be harder to sharpen than some other steels, but that just means that it will keep it's edge longer as well ;)

A great steel, I really like it.
 
Get the BG-42 ATS-34 is passer it's old stuff and there are much better steels out there. If BG-42 can be had then take it and don't look back.

Sure ceramic will do it should sharpen anything but have patience that's all. Ceramic does a great job, so does Diamond one does it faster but hey take you time and do it well. Get so form of polish to finish of the edge a nice buff to bring it to max sharpnes and all is good.
 
I have a Buck Strider in BG-42, and while it's a pain to sharpen, the edge holding is second to none. I like the steel very much. I can only say that I like S30V better.
 
I have owned many knives made with bg42 steel including many sebenzas. I have never had a problem sharpening them on a sharpmaker. The real key is to take care of the blade and not wait until it is butter knife dull before you touch it up. If you touch it up before it gets dull then you should never need more then 10 to 20 swipes on each side of the sharpmaker to bring it back to sharp again. That is the key. As long as you don't need to reprofile the blade, you should not need a diamond hone. At least that has been my experience.
 
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