Might be simpler to just have Andrew Demko make you a custom in Elmax. Though admittedly his backlog seems to be full 24/7. On the other hand, I'm not sure how many people do reblades for existing knives outside of Reese Weiland.
Not sure how tough AUS-8 is, but IIRC, Chuck Bybee mentioned hearing from a maker who bent his Elmax blade to 90 degrees without breakage. Though I'm not sure what bearing that has on impact resistance, it would be interesting to see Elmax used in a chopper. Though to be honest, I'm not sure the things people usually chop demands a stainless steel for that. The 1095 in my Junglas has held up superbly thus far, though I suppose increased edge holding would be good if you plan to cut down a forest:thumbup:.
Well, any steel which can potentially pass an ABS test is of interest, at least. Especially if it has usability qualities better than S30V.
