Case CV or Queen D2

Thanks for the clarification gents, but I thought stainless steel was carbon steel with chromium added. Does this mean that Case CV is slightly more "stainless" than 1095?

I just ordered up a slipjoint with a 1095 blade, but may get a Case CV also if it is in the same ballpark.
 
Rev:

You are not the only one who believes Case CV knives are plated, and this fairly common belief is partly why I asked. However, there is apparently "Chrome Vanadium Steel" which is not plated:

CHROME-VANADIUM STEELS. The vanadium content of this steel is approximately 0.181percent and the chromium content approximately 1.00 percent. Chrome vanadium steels when heat-treated have excellent properties such as strength, toughness, and resistance to wear and fatigue. A special grade of this steel in sheet form can be cold- formed into intricate shapes. It can be folded and flattened without signs of breaking or failure. Chrome-vanadium steel with medium high carbon content (SAE 6150) is used to make springs. Chrome-vanadium steel with high carbon content (SAE 6195) is used for ball and roller bearings.

According to AG Russell, you have to put at least 14% Chrome into steel to qualify it as "high carbon stainless," so the addition of chrome to Case CV may be to improve "strength, toughness, and resistance to wear and fatigue" over 1095.

If you can stick a CV blade into an apple and see results, it almost can't be plated. On the other hand, that guy at Case may have refered to other CV blades that actually are plated.

In any case, it sounds like a CV knife would be worth trying out.
 
The three Queen D2 blades I have all came with a blunt, obtuse edge. I like thinner edges on a small knife, so I reprofiled them all. I eventually convexed the edge of the thickest one (canoe) and it is much better now. As for the hype surrounding D2, I have found them to be good, but perhaps not up to what others have been saying.

I have never used the Case CV (which would not be plated, it is a carbon steel with Cr and V). My brother, however, has both CV and Queen D2 blades, and I'm pretty sure he has had much better edge holding from the D2.
 
Th D2 would hold a better edge. But the CV is decent steel and has been around allot longer than you and I.
 
I mentioned before that my Case CV Canoe pitted very easily here in humid Japan. I have been carrying it lately for EDC and spent a happy few hours whittling some very hard sticks while my son was paddling at the beach. This afternoon I reprofiled it with an Edge Pro to about 17 degrees. Mama Mia! Its sooooo sharp I cut myself and didnt realise til later, didnt feel a thing. I'm going to be carrying it a lot more now.
I have in fact been lusting after a D2 Queen Canoe in Cocobolo but none of suppliers carry it (Infidels) so I guess I won't be able to compare the two, but in terms of performance there isnt a lot more one could ask of a little slip joint who's only purpose in life is to cut things.

Either way I think you will be happy with any of the carbon steels.
 
A knife blade can be too hard for whittling/carving. If you make a turn in the wood and hear a little snapping a blade that is too hard will chip out whereas a softer one won't. Another one of those trade off deals. If whittling/carving is what you're buying it for, I would go with the Case. Just my .02.
 
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